Crown Prosecutor

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to tackle high-stakes cases that shape the future of justice?

The Appeals and Specialized Prosecutions Office of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Services Division (ACPS) is recruiting for an organized crime prosecutor in Calgary. If you thrive on complex and challenging cases and are looking to broaden your prosecution skills, Appeals and Specialized Prosecutions has the perfect opportunity for you!

Key Responsibilities 

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, the successful candidate will:

• Prosecute major organized crime cases and provide pre-charge legal advice
• Offer expert legal guidance to police on organized crime investigations, including disclosure, wiretaps, search and seizure, proceeds of crime, and international legal assistance
• Conduct prosecutions arising from organized crime investigations
• Collaborate with law enforcement agencies and prosecutors across Canada and internationally
• Apply advanced criminal law expertise in complex and high-profile cases
• Manage multiple files and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate strong organizational, multitasking, and time management skills
• Communicate effectively through clear, concise written and verbal advocacy
• Handle complex, sensitive, and violent offence prosecutions

Key accountabilities of the position include:

• The public interest is served and a just result is obtained
• The Court is provided with evidence and legal argument that is fair, accurate and complete
• Assigned prosecutions of all serious and complex cases are conducted in a highly competent manner
• Working with victims of crimes and their families

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Drafting legal opinions/briefings and court documents professionally and appropriately
• Working effectively to build collaborative environments with stakeholders of the justice system
• Problem solving and adapting approach as required to achieve intended outcomes
• Independent decision making
• Prioritizing actions/cases effectively to respond to numerous challenges and demands
• Analyzing situations fully to make informed decisions

Why Join the ACPS?
The ACPS offers an opportunity to engage in impactful work that protects the public interest and promotes justice. You will join a team of dedicated professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of prosecution. This role provides a challenging and rewarding environment for experienced prosecutors passionate about complex economic crime cases.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours 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.

Please click on the link to 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.
• 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.

Position specific competencies:

• Organizational Awareness: Understanding business plan goals, and a commitment to act upon them.
• Communication skills.
• Teamwork: Working cooperatively with others toward agreed goals.
• Leadership: The ability to influence others to follow one’s business plan.
• Innovation: Ability to adapt to change and proceed toward revealed goals.
• Self-management: An on-going effort to improve one’s own performance.
• Resource Management: Effectively management internal and external resources to achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications

A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD), and active membership or immediate eligibility for membership with the Law Society of Alberta is required.

• Crown Prosecutor 3: a minimum of 11 years legal experience is required.
• Crown Prosecutor 4: a minimum of 15+ years legal experience is required.
  
  

Prosecution experience in criminal law is required.

For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required.

A valid Alberta Motor Vehicle Operators License is a requirement. Travel within the province is required.

In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter briefly outlining your criminal law experience and your bar call date (applications without the Cover Letter will not be considered).  

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

Notes

There is a temporary position and this Job Ad will be used to fill future vacancies, and is located in Calgary.

The Hours of Work are 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Travel within Alberta to circuit court locations is a requirement for this role.

Final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

This competition may be used to fill future permanent, temporary, full time and part time vacancies.

Successful candidate(s) may be eligible for relocation expenses up to $10,000.00.

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