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Job Title:

Barrister and Solicitor, Constitutional and Aboriginal Law Team
Job

Requisition
Ministry:

Justice

Location:

Edmonton or Calgary
Full or Part-Time:

Full Time
Hours of Work:
36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:

Permanent and Temporary (more than 1 position available)
Scope:

Open Competition
Closing Date:

Open until suitable candidates are found.

Classification:

Civil Crown Counsel 2 and 3
Salary:

• Civil Crown Counsel 2: $5,462.50 to $6,764.60 bi-weekly ($ to $ / year)
• Civil Crown Counsel 3:$7,275.46 to $8,067.13 bi-weekly ($ to $ / 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:

Justice, Legal Services Division, is responsible for providing quality legal advice to the Government of Alberta. The work is fast-paced and provided in a collaborative team environment. Our lawyers are involved in a wide range of legal work that is challenging, interesting, important, and ever-changing.

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 an opportunity to focus on your legal skills in a collaborative environment while working on interesting, novel, cutting edge, challenging and unique matters? Are you interested in practicing constitutional and/or aboriginal law in either an advisory or litigation capacity? If your answer is yes, then we are interested in hearing from you!

Legal Services Division is seeking to hire legal officers at the CCC2 and CCC3 classification level to join the Constitutional and Aboriginal Law Team. We are looking for someone with either or both advisory and litigation experience, however priority will be given to experienced litigators.

The Constitutional and Aboriginal Law Team provides strategic legal advice and legal opinions to client Ministries across the Government of Alberta on constitutional and aboriginal law matters, including advice related to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Constitution Act, 1867, the Alberta Bill of Rights, federal/provincial division of powers, the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous peoples, and section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The team also handles complex constitutional and aboriginal litigation involving the Government of Alberta at all court levels, including interventions, judicial review applications, and civil claims.

Our ideal candidates will have constitutional or aboriginal law experience in some or all of the following areas:

• Representing clients before courts and tribunals both independently and as part of a team of lawyers, as lead or junior counsel;
• Preparing court documents including pleadings, applications, affidavits and written arguments; and
• Reviewing and assessing documents for production purposes and utilizing litigation document management software.

Advisory experience, including:

• Conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions and memos for clients;
• Providing client-focussed verbal and written strategic legal advice to enable decision-making; and
• Experience providing client education sessions and working with a broad range of clients across multiple divisions.

In all capacities, you must be adept at collaborating in a team environment and possess strong client relations skills.

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

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.

• 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.
• Develop Self and Others - Desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and others
• Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks - Proactively builds networks, connects and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders
• Systems Thinking - Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
• Creative Problem Solving - Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

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