LP-02 Counsel - Advisory

Important messages

Tips for applicants:
- Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
- Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
- Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the process.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate candidates.

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Work environment

Would you like to join Canada’s largest and most exciting legal team? Working at the Department of Justice, you can be a leader in your community and the guardian of Canada’s justice system.

Your professionalism and drive to succeed will be rewarded with challenging opportunities in a team-oriented workplace. Training opportunities and a National Mentoring Program will help you further develop personal and technical skills and excellence in legal knowledge.

Experience a healthy work-life balance! We support and encourage the wellness and mental health of our employees. We are committed to workplace policies such as employment equity, flexible work hours,job sharing and teleworking. At the Department of Justice, we also offer a supportive work environment, competitive compensation, a pension and full range of benefits.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to fill immediate term and indeterminate vacancies within the National Litigation Sector in Vancouver; and may be used to fill positions within the Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio – CIRNAC/ISC Legal Services Unit in Vancouver on an anticipatory basis.

More positions (term or indeterminate) may become available within the Department of Justice in Vancouver depending on the needs of the organization.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum) "Please detail in your resume and cover letter how you meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education, Occupational Certification, and Experience Qualifications) using concrete examples, and indicate time lines of when experience was gained (please indicate the month and year). Do not provide a list of current responsibilities."

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

Common Law degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Eligibility for membership of the law society of British Columbia.

Approximately 4 years within the last 6 years of experience providing legal advice (or an acceptable combination of legal advice and litigation support).

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience providing legal advice in one or more of the following areas of Canadian law or file types: Aboriginal law, administrative law, commercial law, constitutional law, Crown law, environmental law, human rights law, real property law, federal real property transactions, tort law.

Experience with negotiations or other dispute resolution processes.

Experience in conducting legal research.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally: Demonstrated ability to present ideas, proposals, concepts and other information clearly, succinctly and with credibility. Adjusts the language, style and tone of communication to suit the audience.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing: Demonstrated ability to present ideas, proposals, concepts and other information clearly, succinctly and with credibility.

Ability to analyse legal issues and provide strategic advice.

Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Thinking Things Through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

Knowledge of Indigenous legal and policy issues in the Canadian context.

Knowledge of the following area(s) of law: Aboriginal law, administrative law, commercial law, constitutional law, Crown law, environmental law, human rights law, real property law, tort law.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Department of Justice is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, qualified candidates who self-declare in a staffing process as members of Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs including reducing representation gaps.

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willing and able to work extended hours including weekends.
Willing to travel as required and for extended periods of time.

Conditions of employment

Security clearance (according to the position Enhanced Reliability, Secret, Top Secret)

Remain a member in good standing of the law society of British Columbia.

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

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

All information pertaining to this process will be sent by e-mail and/or will be indicated in your account. Candidates who participate in this selection process must include an electronic e-mail address which accepts e-mails from unknown users (some e-mail systems block this kind of e-mail). It is your responsibility to verify your e-mail and account on a regular basis for new communication regarding this selection process.

You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials at a later date. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If the candidate has been educated outside of Canada, it is the candidate’s responsibility to have his or her certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. Candidates will be required to submit proof of education during the assessment phase of the staffing process. Guidance may be found at the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) 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.

Testing/Interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the 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.

Candidates may be required to meet some asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Other considerations may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed from the pool (i.e. other qualifications deemed relevant, organizational needs, and/or operational needs).

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

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.