Articling Student

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Articling with the legal services team of the Secretariat of the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

The Legal Services Team is small, dynamic and collegial. Its primary mandate is to assist Board members in their decision-making role. It also assists Board officers in the development of strategies and solutions adapted to the Board’s operational needs. As such, the team is called upon to examine a variety of questions related to labour relations, administrative law and constitutional law. This includes conducting legal research and providing sound legal advice and analysis on matters before the Board as well as drafting a variety of documents such as legal memoranda, case summaries and general correspondence. The student will also be called upon to assist the legal services team in reviewing Board decisions. When possible, the student will be encouraged to attend hearings and other proceedings before the Board.

Work environment

The Board is an independent, representational, quasi-judicial tribunal responsible for the interpretation and administration of Part I (Industrial Relations) of the Canada Labour Code and certain provisions of Part II (Occupational Health and Safety) and of Part III (Labour Standards) of the Canada Labour Code. The Board is also responsible for the interpretation and administration of Part II (Professional Relations) of the Status of the Artist Act and appeals under the Wage Earner Protection Program Act.

The legal services team is small, dynamic and collegial. Its primary mandate is to assist Board members in their decision-making role. It also assists Board officers in the development of strategies and solutions adapted to the Board’s operational needs. As such, the team is called upon to examine a variety of questions related to labour relations, administrative law and constitutional law.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be created and used to staff similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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

At the time of appointment, candidates must be eligible for articles pursuant to the rules of the relevant law society (i.e. the province in which you are applying) and must have a law degree from a Canadian university.

Alternatively, the candidate may have a law degree from a university outside of Canada but must also obtain a Certification of Qualification issued by the National Committee on Accreditation or an attestation delivered by the Barreau du Québec’s Equivalences Committee.

The offer of employment will be conditional upon providing proof of receipt of a LL.B or J.D. or Certification of Qualification issued by the National Committee on Accreditation or an attestation delivered by the Barreau du Québec’s Equivalences Committee prior to the appointment date.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in legal research and writing.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBB/CBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of the Canada Industrial Relations Board and its mandate.
Knowledge of labour law.
Knowledge of administrative law.

ABILITIES

Ability to analyze legal principles and/or legal problems from a variety of perspectives.
Ability to conduct thorough legal research.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment
Adaptability
Initiative

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

Successful completion of a law school course in labour law, labour relations, or labour / grievance arbitration.

Successful completion of a law school course in administrative law.

EXPERIENCE

Experience working or volunteering in a legal environment.

Degree equivalency

Candidates must be flexible regarding hours of work, lunch, breaks and rest periods.
Candidates must be willing and able to work overtime, sometimes on short notice.
Candidates must be willing to travel occasionally

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada is responsible for the security clearance process.

The candidate must be admissible to article in accordance with their respective law society or with the École du Barreau du Québec at the latest on August 30, 2020, and during the articling appointment.

Candidates must obtain the above mentioned security clearance and maintain it throughout their employment.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "You must provide a cover letter in which you must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential and asset qualifications (if applicable). You must use each criterion as a header and then, using clear and concrete examples, write a maximum of two paragraphs explaining when, where and how you obtained each education and experience criterion. Describe the examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the screening board can clearly understand the circumstances. The content of your response must be supported by your résumé. Lack of examples and details may result in your application being rejected. Your résumé will be used as a secondary source to validate the information described in the cover letter. Please note that point form or a “copy and paste” from your résumé are not sufficient. Failure to provide a complete application, consisting of both a cover letter and a résumé, may result in your application being rejected from the process, as the cover letter will be used to assess the candidate's ability to follow instructions."

Information on employment equity

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

Asset qualifications may be used for the screening or when selecting candidates for appointment. Therefore, if you meet the education and/or experience and/or membership qualification(s) listed under Asset Qualifications, please be sure to clearly demonstrate this in your application.

The selection committee reserves all rights to use any methods that they deem appropriate in order to evaluate the candidates (written examination, interview, reference check, etc.).

Your cover letter and résumé may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Proof of your education credentials will be required at a later date.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process will not be reimbursed.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line or persons without access to the internet are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Only on-line applications will be accepted in order to take advantage of the many benefits of using the electronic recruitment system. Some of the benefits for applicants include:

- modify your application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date;
- verify the status of your application and notification(s), at any time, and
- be notified electronically of assessment details and results.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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