Paralegal

Role Responsibilities

Are you a self-motivated Paralegal looking for a new role where you can actively provide high level paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? If so, we have a Paralegal opportunity with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you!
 

Reporting to the Paralegal Manager, you will be responsible to provide a broad range of support to the Executive Team handling complex legal matters. The Executive Team will rely heavily on you, and you will serve as the primary contact with division clients, legal professionals, law enforcement, witnesses, experts, victims, general public, and the courts.
 

The Paralegal’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
 

• Manages the Contingent Liability Process with Executive Director of Litigation. 
• Collaborates with the Divisional Support Office to run various reports for the Office of the Controller, Office of the Auditor General, and Senior Financial Officer's. 
• Provides detailed knowledge and precise answers within tight timelines to the Executive Director of Litigation.
• Drafts correspondence (emails, letters, memorandums) in response to auditors and financial officers. 
• Liaises with assistants and various counsel on process of contingent liability and outside counsel. 
• Provides comprehensive and accurate file management with a very large number of files. 
• Drafts complex briefing notes to obtain outside counsel. 
• Drafts retainer agreements for outside counsel including high level retainers.
• Drafts retainer agreements for Expropriation inquiry officers.
• Oversees outside counsel invoices including tracking.
• Drafts various Expropriation documents (Appointment of Inquiry Officer, Certificate of Approval, Notice of Extension of Report, etc.) within the timeline of the Expropriation Act.
• Conducts Alberta and Federal Corporate searches for Executive Directors.
• Conducts Court of King's Bench searches for Executive Directors.

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.
 

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

• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning.
• Agility: Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.
• Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.
• Building Collaborative Environments: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.
• Developing Networks: Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
 

• Two-year diploma in a related field (Paralegal, Legal Assistant) 
• Plus, three years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described.
   

Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.
 

Assets for this role include:
 

• Experience in civil filing procedures and legal citation.
• Experience working within the Microsoft Office suite (Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• ARTS training, Prolaw training, Briefing note preparation training.
• Paralegal experience.
• Research experience.
• Experience with briefing notes.
• Experience with retainer agreements.
   

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

Hours of work: Monday – Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25/week)

Positions Currently available: One (1) Permanent salaried position

Location: 4th Floor, Bowker Building, 9833 109 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2E8

Written assessment may be a part of the selection process.

Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening.
 

• 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.