Legal Executive Assistant

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for a great opportunity to provide support for the prosecution of criminal and provincial offences?  The Edmonton Crown Prosecution Office is looking for a highly organized individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide legal and administrative support to Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutors.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing general correspondence

• Compiling reports

• Preparing briefing notes

• Assigning and tracking opinion memoranda

• Preparing agendas and minutes

• Coordinating daily schedules of management

• Managing and controlling criminal files to ensure cases heard in King’s Bench Appearance Court are accounted for.

• Providing scheduling backup to the Administrative Coordinator

• Scheduling meetings with stakeholders

• Maintaining documentation for applications

As the ideal candidate you will possess:

• A working knowledge of the criminal justice system.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Exceptional organizational ability and attention to detail.

• Problem solving skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• The ability to work independently.

• A high degree of initiative.

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.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following competencies: 

• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• 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: A commitment to lifelong learning, and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself 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 building networks, connecting, and building 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: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

If you are interested in a unique career path that makes a difference in the lives of others, apply today!

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

Two- year Diploma in a related field such as a legal assistant, paralegal, or criminology, plus a minimum of one year progressively related experience working in a legal administrative role within an office setting.

Equivalencies will be considered:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Required

• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is required to prepare statistical reports tables and schedules.

 
Assets 

• Experience working with Adobe, JOIN, ARTS, Criminal Code of Canada and FOIP legislation are considered assets.
• Experience working in a legal environment and/or Executive Assistant experience is preferred. 

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

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

The Hours of Work are Mon-Fri from 8:15am- 4:30 pm. In office.

Location : John E. Brownlee Building, Edmonton, Alberta

Final candidates will be asked 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.

If temporary assignments or under-fills will be considered;

• Northern Allowance;
• Shift work;
• Travel; etc.

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 - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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.