Barrister, Solicitor
Government of Alberta
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Edmonton • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$100,610 - CA$176,556 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Drafting substantive legal opinions (often with cross-ministry involvement)
- Providing legal and strategic advice to a diverse group of clients, with a focus on Administrative Law, Contracts Law, Corporate Law, Statutory Interpretation, Privacy Law
- Drafting and review of contracts, grants, and other legal agreements
- Providing legal advisory services for the development of legislative projects
- Advising on procurement issues
- Conducting legal research
- Acting as a resource for Legal Services Division colleagues
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (JD) is required.
- For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required.
- You must be an active member or must have immediate eligibility for full membership with the Law Society of Alberta.
- Civil Crown Counsel 1: 0-4 years of legal experience.
- Civil Crown Counsel 2: Minimum of 4 years legal experience.
- Civil Crown Counsel 3: Minimum of 11 years legal experience.
- A cover letter is required along with your application.
Benefits
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal researchcontract draftingstatutory interpretationadministrative lawcontracts lawcorporate lawprivacy lawlegal advisory servicesprocurement advicelegislative project development
Soft skills
strategic advicecollaborationcommunicationresourcefulnessclient focus
Certifications
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)Juris Doctor (JD)National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) accreditationLaw Society of Alberta membership