Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 58793
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary
Scope: Open
Closing Date: Job Posting will remain active until suitable candidate is found
Classification: Legal Administration 2
Salary: $2,073.50 to $2,549.41 bi-weekly ($54,118.35 - $66,539.60/year)
One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. The Legal Services Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers. With its inclusive workforce, employees are engaged and supported at all career stages.
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to utilize your legal administration skills? If so, take the next step and develop a career with us in an atmosphere that fosters learning and growth in a supportive, respectful, and healthy work environment.
We are looking for motivated Legal Assistant’s to provide legal support to lawyers within Legal Services Division on the Litigation and FASCL (Family and Surrogate Court Litigation) Teams in Edmonton.
The Legal Assistants within our division play an integral part in all of our teams. In these challenging legal assistant roles, you will assist the legal team by:
Preparing and processing a variety of documents from lawyer’s written or verbal instructions
Preparing letters, memos, agreements, and reports
Preparing and filing pleadings and other court documents such as briefs, orders, books of authorities, factums, affidavits, affidavit of records, responses to undertakings and trial binders
Prepare and edit all electronic court documents, often from numerous lawyers’ input, and file/e-file those documents according to the Rules of Court
Continue to stay up to date and follow all procedural changes from the Court.
Maintaining and organizing electronic and paper filing system, calendars and diary system
Manage files by liaising with a variety of clients, counsel, and the courts
Working in a team environment, assisting several lawyers and working closely with other legal assistants on the team.
Arranging appointments, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements
Utilize research tools such as e-Carswell, CanLii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statutes.
Conducting regular case law searches for legal officers
Effectively manage and organize legal files and documents in preparation for court proceedings.
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Sorting and logging electronic disclosure and ensuring logs are current as the files often come back for new applications
Ordering Transcripts at the request of the lawyer
Docket Rocket Assistant duties on a rotational basis
Other duties as required
Please
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:
Systems Thinking – Seeks Clarity - Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems.
Agility – Seeks out new opportunities - Identifies alternative approaches or courses of action in unclear and complex situations. Supports others to identify, assess, and use alternative approaches.
Drive for Results – Plan for results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
Build Collaborative Environments – Encourages diversity – Promotes collaboration and positive relationships (even in challenging circumstances) within and across groups and builds commitment to reach desired results.
Requirements:
- Two-year diploma in a related field such a Legal Assistant or Paralegal Diploma
- Plus one year of related experience
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
As the ideal candidate you possess:
- Proficiency in Adobe / Microsoft Office
- High attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Creativity and personal accountability
- Ability to work in a team environment.
Assets include:
Experience in Litigation, Child Welfare matters and Family Law
Experience with ProLaw or similar electronic filing applications
Legal research experience
Experience in Alberta Civil Law practices
Experience in Alberta Litigation documents and processes
In your cover letter, please briefly summarize:
Relevant experience and expertise,
Pertinent strengths and skills,
Reasons for interest in the position
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to
Departmental: This competition is open to current, salaried temporary, salaried permanent, or contract employees within the Legal Services Branch.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day (36.25 hours per week)
Location: This opportunity is located 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 has 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
- Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
- 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.
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 Marie Mar Bolaron at [email protected].
