Paralegal Officer

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Team Lead – Paralegal Services, the Paralegal Officer provides a variety of collection and legal enforcement services.  

Key responsibilities for the Paralegal Officer role are:
•    Conducting in-depth review of (GoA) Ministry overdue accounts which can include diverse and complex subject matters, create and maintain electronic and/or hardcopy files for each account and determine next step strategies;
•    Investigating facts surrounding accounts and advise parties of available resolutions including repayment arrangements and schedules;
•    Communicating account information to collection agencies and work with agencies on resolutions.  
•    Performing research in various databases and utilize legal remedies to maximize account recovery such as Garnishee Summons and Writs of Enforcement. 
•    Representing the Crown’s position at mediation hearings, pre-trial conferences and Provincial Court trials.

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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.

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

If you haven’t included competency information in the “Role” section, you can include the critical competencies with examples of how they relate to the role being recruited to in this section; below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you:
•    Agility
•    Drive for Results
•    Develop Self and Others
•    Build Collaborative Environments
•    Develop Networks
•    Systems Thinking
•    Creative Problem Solving 

Qualifications

A University degree in a related field (e.g. Paralegal Studies, Business Administration) supplemented by a minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in a civil litigation/civil enforcement environment or Legal Assistant/Paralegal Studies Diploma plus 4 years’ experience in a civil litigation environment.

Required experience includes:
•    Knowledge of the Alberta Rules of Court
•    Experience with legal terminology and practices, court processes and relevant legislation and regulations
•    Experience in a collections environment and excellent understanding of government structure 

Assets for this role include:
•    Commissioner of Oaths designation
•    Paralegal level membership with the Alberta Association of Alberta Paralegals (AAPP)
•    Previous experience working in complex program administration

Equivalency:
•    1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
•    1 year of experience for 1 year of education

A cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications of this role is required. The cover letter may be used to assess your communication skills.

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

This is a permanent, full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This position will be located in Downtown Edmonton.

Final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo a Level 1 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. 

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

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Please also indicate whether your work experience was part-time or full-time.

For example:
January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Executive Director of Job Title (Full time)

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
•    Pension plans:
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits 
•    Leadership and mentorship programs
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-human-resource-directives
•    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 agreements.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca