General Counsel

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

At ATSSC, diversity is our strength. If you are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

The organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.)

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "*CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE IN WRITING will be ASSESSED through a cover letter (Attach your covering letter with your resume). "IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW: Candidates must submit a cover letter providing CONCRETE EXAMPLES WHICH ILLUSTRATE, how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications. FOR EACH EXPERIENCE CRITERIA, please provide the following MANDATORY information: 1 - Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired; 2 - Title and level of the position occupied and duration for which the candidate exercised its functions; 3 - Specific details of tasks, projects or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION. "N.B. We will be evaluating candidate applications at the pre-selection stage based on the following essential criterion: education, experience and the capacity to communicate effectively in writing."

Intent of the process

A fully or partially assessed pool may be created and may be used to staff similar positions with various linguistic requirements, tenures and security clearances within the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC)

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION

Law degree from a recognized university.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Membership in good standing in the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Significant* experience providing strategic legal advice on complex** issues to:
• judges; or
• tribunal members or;
• senior officials in of employer or bargaining agent organisations in the federal public sector
Experience (at least 1 year) managing human*** resources.

*Significant is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with at least 5 years of experience as a senior legal advisor.

** Complex is defined as the scope and nature involving multiple stakeholders or multiple areas of law or circumstances where sources of information are absent, rare or conflicting.

*** Human resources management: Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have contributed to the human resources management of a unit. Such contributions can include the assigning and monitoring of work, evaluating and managing performance or providing input on client needs and resulting human resource requirements, as well as the selection and training of new employees.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative

CBC/CBC
CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Create Vision and Strategy

Mobilize People

Uphold Integrity and Respect

Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

Promote Innovation and Guide Change

Achieve Results

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

EXPERIENCE

Experience (at least 3 years) in a substantive area of law relevant to one of the following tribunals: the Canada Agriculture Review Tribunal, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Competition Tribunal, Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, Public Servant Disclosure Protection Tribunal, Specific Claims Tribunal, or Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada.

Experience (at least 1 year) as legal counsel to a federal administrative tribunal

Experience (at least 1 year) managing financial resources**** in the Public Service

**** Managing financial resources is defined as being involved in financial planning, forecasting and reporting.

KNOWLEDGE

Extensive knowledge of labour relations and employment in the federal public sector

Willingness and ability to occasionally work overtime and on weekend on short notice

Ability to occasionally work remotely and provide adequate broadband internet

Conditions of employment

Confidential security clearance

Secret security clearance

Condition(s) of employment

Maintain membership in good standing in the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada.

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

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

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

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, written samples, etc.).

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

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).

Please note that the curriculum vitae will be used ONLY as a secondary source to validate the examples described in the screening questions.

Selection board members may consider any information obtained throughout the selection process to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Other sources of information (such as work samples, board member knowledge, behaviour or demeanour etc.) may also be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Knowledge qualifications, key leadership competencies and other competencies may be assessed through an interview and/or psychometric tests.

Reference checks may be sought.

A written examination may be administered.

The term "bachelor" refers to a baccalaureate diploma (undergraduate level) as established by educational authorities.

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.

For information on preparing for an staffing process in the Federal Public Service, please visit the following website: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/sas-sde/ex/appl-fra.htm

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.