Legal Support Team Leader

Important messages

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:

The Federal Public Service is stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) is dedicated to building a diverse workforce and an equitable, inclusive and accessible workplace culture. We are committed to being representative of Canadian society and ensuring that our workforce feels they belong. All candidates in the area of selection who believe they are qualified are encouraged to apply, especially equity groups like members of a racialized group, persons living with a disability, Indigenous Peoples, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Bringing your whole self to work each day is important to us. We are genuinely interested in understanding who you are and what your identity factors are.

Accessibility:

Set yourself up for success! As the objective of this process is to assess qualifications needed for the position(s) to be staffed, it is important to us that you feel included and that you can participate without barriers. We are committed to improving accessibility in all areas of our organization and adopting a “Yes, by default” approach when necessary requirements are requested. You are encouraged to communicate your unique needs for accessibility and/or accommodation. For example, you may contact us if you need assistance in completing and submitting your application. Should you proceed to a future assessment stage, such as an exam or interview, we will send you an e-mail with additional information and you can determine if you may require an accommodation at that time (such as, but not limited to, a different test format, an adaptive technology, additional time, a new date, etc.). Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed so that candidates can fully demonstrate their abilities.

Please use the Contact information below to request accommodation during any phase of this assessment process. This information will be kept confidential and your right to privacy will be protected.

If you are unable to submit your application before the closing date, please do not hesitate to contact Denise Tremblay by email at .

Duties

As an AS-03 Legal Support Team Leader, your responsibilities will include supervision of a team of up to twenty administrative professionals in the AS and CR job classifications. You will liaise with those administrative professionals daily and on occasion with counsel where the need may arise, ie. to discuss and manage support requirements, to investigate and talk through problems and working relationships. You will plan for and attend monthly support staff meetings, you will attend weekly Management Team meetings, Legal Support Team Leader meetings and other Administrative Committee meetings. You will also be required to review and approve vacation leave and training requests, complete performance reviews twice a year and provide additional performance coaching or mentorship where needed throughout the review period. You will be involved in the hiring processes for administrative professionals, as they are hired, you will be responsible with onboarding them and ensuring they are provided with the necessary tools to begin their career at the PPSC. In this new hybrid work model, it is important to have employees feel engaged and involved, you will be researching, planning and carrying out team-building sessions with your team a couple of times a year. As an integral member of the management team and admin team, projects and tasks will be assigned according the capacity of the manager’s workload.

Work environment

The Department:

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) is a national organization that prosecutes federal offences. We offer career opportunities for prosecutors, paralegals, legal assistants, and a wide range of business professionals. Our organization consists of approximately 1000 employees in regional offices across the country.

In 2023, we updated our Mission and Values to reflect our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation as well as Equity and Inclusion. The PPSC acknowledges the realities faced by individuals subjected to systemic discrimination and the significant over-representation of racialized and Indigenous persons in the criminal justice system. The PPSC’s mission is to serve the public interest and help make Canada a safe and just society by conducting prosecutions in a manner that is equitable, objective and independent, while protecting the rights of every individual; and contributing to the change necessary to support a criminal justice system that is fair to all.

To learn more about the PPSC’s guiding mission and values, visit: https://www.ppsc-sppc.gc.ca/eng/bas/mis-mis.html.

Every PPSC employee has a role to play in creating a work environment where every person can bring their whole self to work and feel valued and empowered to contribute. Being informed and influenced by our diverse employees helps change the heart and conscience of the PPSC. As part of the larger PPSC Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) governance structure, you can join one of five National Councils for Employees: Persons living with Disabilities, Racialized Persons, Black Persons, Indigenous Peoples, and 2SLGBTQIA+.

The Team:

The Alberta Regional Office serves the province of Alberta, with offices in Edmonton and Calgary. The region’s work is primarily focused on drug and organized crime prosecutions, which often present complex Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms issues. There is also a notable volume of economic crime and regulatory prosecutions. National security work has become a priority in recent years.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis.

The results of this staffing process may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, linguistic requirements, security requirements, and/or locations as needs arise. Other locations may include the Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Regional Offices.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
- A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Significant* experience providing legal support services or a combination of legal support and administrative services.

*Significant is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties gained over a five (5) year period within the past eight (8) years.

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

Asset Qualification – Education:
- Successful completion of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in Legal or Office Administrative Studies or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualifications – Experience:
- Experience in providing training, in mentoring, or supervising in a professional work environment.
- Experience maintaining administrative systems, procedures and processes in the context of legal services operations.
- Experience providing legal support on criminal or regulatory matters.
- Experience working in a cross-cultural environment.
- Experience in preparing cases for litigation.
- Experience dealing with performance management or labour relations issues in a supervisory context.

Organizational Needs:
The PPSC is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. We encourage candidates belonging to one or more of the following equity groups to self-declare: Indigenous peoples, persons living with a disability, members of a visible minority group, and women. Applications from those who self-declare as belonging to one of these groups could be considered first. They could also be given preference at the hiring stage.

Operational Requirement:
- Ability and willingness to work outside normal working hours which may include working evenings and weekends based on operational needs.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
- Create Vision and Strategy
- Mobilize People
- Uphold Integrity and Respect
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change
- Achieve Results
- Communicate Effectively with Others

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: Enhanced Reliability and Secret

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

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.