Jurilinguist

Important messages

The Courts Administration Service (CAS) provides services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

The CAS’s mission is to provide timely and accurate registry, judicial and corporate services to the four superior courts and to their clients in the most innovative and effective manner, while promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging employees’ ongoing contribution to service delivery excellence.

Join our team in a work environment that fosters creativity and new ideas to improve our business practices and the quality of our services.

_Supporting the delivery of justice for all Canadians_

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ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

**Please note that this process is anticipatory.**

1. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

2. You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume.
Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

3. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

4. A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

5. Asset qualifications may be applied in this selection process.

6. Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

7. Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application (if applicable).

8. Please provide the contact information (including a valid email address) for two recent (within the past 2 years) references. One of them should be a current manager/supervisor.

Duties

Revises and applies jurilinguistic and linguistic expertise to judgments and reasons for judgments of chief justices and judges relating to high profile and national interest cases
Edits and revises draft judgments and reasons for judgment prepared in the language of origin, as well those prepared in the judges second language.
Provides jurilinguistic and linguistic advice on both official languages to chief justices, judges, law clerks, senior management and contracted revisers/translators on the proper usage and terminology for texts of the four courts, as well as to assist in evaluating the quality of language in other situations (e.g. specialized language proficiency testing in staff selection processes).
Revises and edits official translations of judgments and reasons for judgments to ensure the technical and legal accuracy and quality of the French and English versions.
Revises and edits administrative documents for the four courts of law, including the Office Consolidation of Acts and the Rules of Practice.
Reviews, monitors and evaluates the quality of the French and English versions.
Participates in the selection of suppliers of translation and revision services.

Intent of the process

A pool of prequalified or fully qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenure, various bilingual linguistic profiles and security requirements within the Courts Administration Service.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

Degree in law from a recognized university and acceptable combination of education, training and experience in translation and revision relevant to the duties of the position.

OR

Degree in translation from a recognized university and acceptable combination of education, training and experience in law relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent* and Extensive**experience in legal translation and revision from English to French or French to English.

* “Recent experience” means having acquired this experience within the last 10 years.
** “Extensive experience” means at least five (5) years of experience translating and/or revising legal texts, with such activities representing at least 80% of everyday tasks.

N.B.: The University of Ottawa’s Maîtrise en traduction juridique and Diplôme d’études supérieures en traduction juridique count for one (1) year of experience.

Experience in using a personal computer and software such as Microsoft Word to complete the revision of translated documents.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CCB/CCB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of legal terminology and of jurilinguistics.
Knowledge of legal and language research tools and techniques.

Ability to revise legal translations from English to French or French to English.
Ability to compare the English and French versions of complex and sensitive legal texts that are to be published, with a view to identifying discrepancies between the two versions and making appropriate corrections and improvements to the translation.
Ability to identify, analyze and solve linguistic problems.
Ability to produce, when needed, faithful and idiomatic translations — from English to French or French to English — of legal and other texts.
Ability to work under pressure while observing set deadlines and priorities.

Reliability
Judgment
Thoroughness and attention to detail
Effective interpersonal relations

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

Willing and able to work occasional overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

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.