Director, Legal Services

Role Responsibilities

We have an exciting leadership opportunity within the Legal Services Division (Family and Surrogate Court Litigation team (“FASCL”) for a director to lead a team of civil crown counsel in delivering high-quality legal services and strategic advice to Child and Family Services, Assisted Living and Social Services, and Justice. This role is ideal for a seasoned legal professional who thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment and is passionate about shaping legal and policy outcomes at a senior level.

• Significant knowledge of and demonstrated experience in three or more of the following areas of law: child protection, child support and maintenance enforcement, adult guardianship and trusteeship, wills and estates, and or aboriginal law.
• Extensive experience providing legal advice and/or litigation services within a complex public sector regulatory legal environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing, coaching, and developing high-performing professional teams.
• Strong experience analyzing complex legal, policy, and operational issues and providing strategic advice to senior or executive leadership.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders, client groups, and external counsel.
• Experience leading or contributing to organizational or operational improvements, including resource planning, process improvements, or change initiatives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to a variety of audiences in oral and written formats.

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

APS Competencies

• Systems Thinking: You recognize the broader impacts and connections of your work, understanding that everything is part of a larger, interconnected system.
• Creative Problem Solving: You can evaluate a variety of options and their implications from fresh perspectives to achieve effective outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: You can anticipate and evaluate changing priorities, adapting quickly while maintaining resilience and working effectively in dynamic environments.
• Drive for Results: You understand the key outcomes that matter and leverage resources effectively to achieve results that align with the organization's goals, all while ensuring accountability.
• Build Collaborative Environment: You cultivate and support an environment that encourages collaboration and productivity among team members.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (JD).

In addition, you must have at least eleven (11) years of legal experience.

For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required. You must be an active member or must have immediate eligibility for full membership with the Law Society of Alberta.

In your cover letter, please briefly summarize:

• Legal experience and expertise, highlighting any prior experience providing legal advice in the areas of child protection, child and spousal support/maintenance enforcement, adult guardianship and trusteeship, wills and estates, and or aboriginal law.
• Relevant strengths and skills, and
• Reasons for interest in the position

Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Location: Edmonton.

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

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 - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool - https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.