Judicial Paralegal

Role Responsibilities

Do you have experience providing Executive and Legal Assistant support within a challenging and dynamic work environment? Do you want to work with the busiest court in Alberta, assisting the Justices of the Alberta Court of Justice in rendering judgments that will impact Albertans?  If so, the Alberta Court of Justice has an exciting opportunity to provide executive and legal support to the justices in Edmonton Region, based out of the St. Albert Courthouse.

As a Judicial Paralegal, working in a team environment as well as independently, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and legal support for a number of Justices of the Alberta Court of Justice, including but not limited to:

• Managing calendars and scheduling appointments 
• Documenting and processing budgetary/claim expenses
• Typing, formatting, editing and proofreading judgments, including researching and verifying case and statute citations, to ensure accuracy of the finished product prior to filing
• Researching and preparing correspondence and memoranda of a highly complex and confidential nature
• Preparing material for court hearings
• Handling sensitive and confidential information
• Establishing and maintaining hard-copy and electronic filing systems including organizing and classifying records
• Handling incoming telephone inquiries and mail
• Coordinating travel arrangements often of a complex nature
• Coordinating meetings and conferences, which includes organizing and assembling all documents required
• Scheduling judicial assignments
• Performing backup duties for other Judicial Paralegals
• Performing other related administrative tasks as requested
  
  

As the ideal candidate, you will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills and will be highly motivated and creative in managing multiple projects with competing deadlines. 

To succeed in this role, you must have excellent attendance, as well as exercise a high level of professionalism, flexibility, and attention to detail. You will also possess strong leadership skills and have a well-developed ability to work independently. Having excellent knowledge of the court system, court procedures and relevant legislation will allow you to identify and deal quickly with complex technical problems as they arise.

Competencies for this position include:

• Excellent communication and judgement 
• Time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Punctuality
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work independently and without supervision
• Conflict management skills
• Dependability
• Professionalism
• Diplomacy
  
  

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.

Qualifications

• All applicants must include a cover letter of 300 – 400 words in length. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, please give us a brief overview of why you are suitable for this role. Your grammar and punctuation will be assessed.
  
  A two-year diploma in a related field (e.g., Legal Assistant, Legal Administration, and Paralegal) supplemented with at least two year progressively responsible related experience. 
  
  Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of one year of education for one year of related legal experience or one year of legal experience for one year of related education.
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Lifting/moving up to 25 pounds
• This position involves bending, walking or using the elevator to access different floors within the courthouse, and pushing or pulling a cart for file movement between floors.
  
  

Assets include:

•  Previous experience as a Judicial Assistant/Paralegal/ Executive Assistant
• A Legal Assistant Diploma
• Experience working in a Court environment, preferably with the Court of Justice
• Experience working in M365 environment.
  
  

Candidates may be asked to do further testing.

Selected candidates will be asked to complete a typing test prior to scheduling an interview. Typing speed of at least 50 WPM desired.

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 position, full-time, working Monday to Friday 8:15AM - 4:30PM, 36.25 hours a week.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example: January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs shifts/week).

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. 

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service  
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) OR Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP)  
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information  
•    Professional learning and development 
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool  
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance