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Legal Assistant

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Government of Alberta Full time $58,486 - $74,004

Job Information
Job Title: Legal Assistant
Job Requisition ID: 77035
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Wages
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 12, 2025
Classification: Legal Administrator 2 (015LA)
Salary: $2,240.86 to $2,835.40 bi-weekly ($58, $74,003.94/year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit:

One of Alberta Justice's core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. Legal Services is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers.

Role Responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated Legal Assistant to provide legal support to the lawyers on the People and Communities Legal Team in Edmonton.

In the Legal Assistant position, you will need to take advice and direction from Directors, Support Services Managers, Office Supervisor, Lawyers, and stakeholders in the supervisor's absence.

Your responsibilities in this position will include, but are not limited to:

  • Preparing, formatting and editing a variety of documents from lawyer's written or verbal instructions, including letters, memos, agreements and reports, contracts, legal documents.
  • Uploading and processing documents in ARTS (Action Request Tracking System).
  • Maintaining and organizing electronic filing system including opening, closing and uploading documents into the Prolaw system.
  • Managing files by liaising with a variety of clients, counsel, and stakeholders.
  • Working in a team environment, assisting several lawyers and working closely with other legal assistants on the team.
  • Maintaining strong Outlook calendar management through arranging appointments, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements.
  • Performing searches (Corporate registry, Land Titles, bankruptcy, etc.)
  • Drafting external counsel retainers and processing of external counsel invoices.
  • Utilizing research tools such as CanLii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statues.
  • Other duties as required, including general administrative duties for the office.

To be successful in this position, you will need to:

  • Pay attention to detail.
  • Work as part of a team.
  • Work independently.
  • Handle a high-volume workload for multiple lawyers awhile meeting necessary deadlines ensuring high quality standards are met. 

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

  • Agility - Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments.
  • Drive for Results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
  • Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
  • Systems Thinking - Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Two-year Legal Assistant or Paralegal diploma plus 1 year of related experience working as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal with a Law Firm or other agency; or equivalent as described.

Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of:

  • One year of experience for one year of education or
  • One year of education for one year of experience. 

A cover letter is required along with your application. In your cover letter, please briefly summarize:

  • Your legal experience and expertise.
  • Relevant strengths and skills.
  • Reasons for interest in the position.

Assets include experience with:

  • Action Request Tracking System (ARTS) or equivalent tracking system.
  • Prolaw
  • Legal research
  • Experience with Microsoft Office 365 program (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint)
  • Experience with Adobe.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
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Notes

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm /week)

Positions Currently Available: One (1) temporary Wages position (up to October 16, 2026) is available.

Location: This opportunity is based in Edmonton.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

  • Working for the Alberta Public Service - 
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - 
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - 
  • Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - 
  • Professional learning and development - 
  • Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool - 
  • Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
  • Leadership and mentorship programs.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Opeyemi Asama