Legal Counsel (Anticipatory)

Important messages

The hiring Department will only accept on-line applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through jobs.gc.ca.

Please detail in your resume and covering letter how you meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. education/occupational certification and experience qualifications, as listed under "essential" and "may be needed for the job"). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather you must provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet the requirements, as well as time lines of when this experience was gained (please indicate the month and year). Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. Applicants are encouraged to use the education and each of the experience factors as a heading and then write a detailed description under each heading demonstrating how they meet each experience and education criterion. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. The results of this process will be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, various security clearance levels, and/or various language requirements.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum)

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Membership in good standing in a Law Society of one of the provinces or territories of Canada or in the Order of Notaries in the Province of Quebec.

Eligibility for membership in the Law Society of (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba] within a specified period of time.

Experience in litigation services.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Professionalism - Chooses appropriate actions and responds calmly and professionally. Conveys a professional and positive image.
• Interpersonal Relations and Team Work - Demonstrated ability to interact with various individuals, staff, colleagues, 'clients', officials of government departments.
• Demonstrated ability to develop respect, mutual understanding, and productive working relationships. Demonstrated ability to work as a contributing member of a team.
• Communication Skills - Demonstrated ability to transmit message in a manner that is clearly understood. Is receptive and responds in ways that communicates clear understanding of what others have said.
• Dependability - Demonstrated regular and punctual attendance. Completes assignments and work in established timeframes.
• Judgment - Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and find appropriate solutions.
• Initiative - Responds with innovative approaches to deal with the demands of changing conditions.
• Strategic Thinking - Demonstrated ability to analyze, evaluate and assimilate information.
• Client Oriented Service - Demonstrated commitment to the provision of quality legal services for the benefit of clients. Demonstrated basic understanding of client needs and responsiveness to those needs.
• Values and Ethics - Demonstrated values and ethics.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Recent experience in litigation services. "Recent" defined as less than 3 years.

Understanding of the role of the Attorney General and counsel in the Department of Justice.

The department of Justice is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

The Department of Justice is committed to Public Service Renewal.

The Department of Justice is committed to considering employees impacted by workforce management.

Willingness and ability to travel when required.
Willingness and ability to work overtime when required.

Other information

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION. Your responses may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Proof of education will be requested at the assessment stage of this process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Proof of citizenship will be required.

A written test may be administered.

Interviews may be administered.

Reference checks may be administered.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required and to update their personal information when it changes. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location. Please note that candidates (including employees of the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.