General Counsel, Director, Legal Services

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

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

Work environment

Could this be the change you’ve been looking for?

Do you like working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment that values service excellence? Are you looking for a chance to make your mark in a small organization that plays a big role in providing justice to Canadians? If so, then consider a career at the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC).

You’ll be able to benefit and learn from being closer to management and having the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of files. We’re also committed to supporting a healthy life-work balance and to creating an inclusive and respectful work environment, so we hope that this is something that is important to you as well.

Like many public servants, we’ve been working fully remotely since the pandemic began and employees have access to tools and processes to conduct most aspects of their work remotely.

And if there is one last thing to note that is impactful for our employees, it's the fact that we have our own internal compensation and benefits Advisors.

Intent of the process

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

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter ""The candidate MUST provide a cover letter with a maximum of 5000 words. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications sections. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating not only that you have the required experience, but how and when it was acquired and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The curriculum vitae may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter. Applications that do not clearly demonstrate that the candidate meets the screening criteria will not be given further consideration."""

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 or the Chambre des notaires du Quebec.

EXPERIENCE

Significant* experience providing strategic legal advice on complex** issues to:
• judges; or • tribunal members (including Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons or equivalent) or to senior officials (Director-level or equivalent or above).

Significant* experience providing leadership on files/matters involving complex legal issues

Experience (at least 6 months during the last 5 years) managing human resources***.

*Significant is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having at least 3 years of experience as a legal advisor.

** Complex issues include those with multiple stakeholders, multiple issues or areas of law with competing objectives, 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.

Degree equivalency

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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
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 1 year) in a substantive area of law relevant to the Social Security Tribunal of Canada

Experience managing financial resources**** in the Public Service

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

Experience providing legal advice in an administrative tribunal or an independent government agency setting.

Litigation experience, and/or experience providing legal advice or support to litigators

Experience in dealing with stakeholders and stakeholder organizations particularly members of the bar and professional legal associations

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Secret security clearance

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Maintain membership in good standing in the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada or the Chambre des notaires du Quebec

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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.

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).

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.

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

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.