Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 21716
Ministry: Justice & Solicitor Genrl
Location: Grande Prairie
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Regular/Temporary: Ongoing
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: January 20, 2022
Classification: Subsidiary 01B 3625 Legal Administration 2
About Us
Role
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General has one Legal Assistant position available at the Grande Prairie Prosecutors office. Join a supportive team environment that provides challenging work in the legal field.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitate pre-charge consultation and/or contact with stakeholders.
- Manage witnesses, including scheduling interviews, explaining the criminal process, answering and/or resolving questions and concerns.
- Liaise with external and internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate handling of criminal files.
- Manage, organize and maintain Prosecutor files.
- Track and maintain disclosure.
- Prepare court brief (trial books).
- Prepare and file complex legal documentation such as Notices of Motion, Orders and a wide variety of other court documents.
- Respond to and follow up from enquiries from the public, defense counsel and the accused.
- Create and complete all forms of correspondence.
- Perform specialized ad hoc administrative tasks as assigned by the Deputy Chief Prosecutor.
- Cover reception duties
- Assist other Legal Assistants as required
To be successful in this role, you must possess strong interpersonal skills and act in a responsible, professional manner. Your strong communication skills are essential to respond to questions and provide information to the judiciary, government officials, and members of the public. Discretion and diplomacy are required to process sensitive and confidential information. The successful candidate will work well in a team environment, shift priorities with little or no notice and be able to handle high volumes of work.
Qualifications
Two year diploma in a related field such as Legal Assistant, Paralegal, Office administration plus one year progressively responsible related experience.
Experience in a legal environment specializing in criminal or traffic law is preferred.
Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.
Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.
APS Competencies
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reaching our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in-depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:
In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:
Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
Salary
$2,017.62 to $2,480.72 bi-weekly
Notes
These positions work Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM-4:30 PM, 36.25 hours a week.
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs shifts/week).
This position will require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.
What we offer:
- Working for the Alberta Public Service –
- Pension plans:
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
How To Apply
If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,
Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.
Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at
Tips for applicants:
It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
Closing Statement
The Government of Alberta is implementing a proof of COVID 19 vaccination policy for all Alberta Public Service employees, to improve the health and safety of Alberta Public Service employees and Albertans we serve.
Any candidates in the process for applying for employment with the Government of Alberta, must be able to comply with one of the following:
- Proof of COVID 19 vaccination;
- If you are a successful candidate and have not provided proof of COVID 19 vaccination, you may select to produce a negative PCR (molecular polymerase chain reaction) or rapid test result, date-stamped within 72 hours of every scheduled work day/shift, on an ongoing basis starting on December 14, 2021. These tests will be paid for by the employee;
- Candidates and employees who are unable to get vaccinated based on a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act may request approval for an exemption and accommodation.
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, please contact Eunice Mingollo at Eunice.Mingollo@gov.ab.ca.
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