Assistant Director

Job Information
Job Title: Assistant Director
Job Requisition ID: 55739
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: June 24, 2024
Classification: Civil Crown Counsel 4
Salary: ​$7,826.61 to $8,608.77 bi-weekly ($204,274 - $224,668/year)

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Role Responsibilities

Alberta Justice, Legal Services Division, has an opportunity for a lawyer to join the Infrastructure and Transportation and Economic Corridors (ITEC) Legal Team as an Assistant Director. The ITEC Legal Team provides advice to the Departments of Infrastructure and Transportation and Economic Corridors. The team performs a full range of solicitor services including providing significant legislative interpretation, and development, and as well work involving capital procurement and contracts. The team also supports Transportation and Economic Corridors with legislative interpretation of the Traffic Safety Act, including administrative sanctions issued under the Act, and is involved in advising on legislative and policy matters for a number of priority issues for both client ministries. We are looking for a self-motivated individual capable of leading and coordinating legal support for the client ministries, and providing legal advice in terms of significant legislative analysis/development and capital procurement. The responsibilities of the position include:

• Leading legislative, policy, and operational advice under the Traffic Safety Act, the Real Property Governance Act and any other legislation for the client ministries
• Identifying legal risks and mitigation strategies throughout the life cycle of a significant client projects including legislation, contract management and public procurement;
• Assisting with human resource matters on the team;
• Assigning work and assisting with briefing notes and other required reporting;
• Supporting the Director with general team operations including team meetings and morale building activities;
• Acting as a mentor and coach; and
• Acting for the Director.

The role the Assistant Director consists of:

• Performing the role of senior legal counsel;
• Managing client relationships; and
• Day to day direct supervision of Civil Crown Counsel on the Team.

The ideal candidate will be capable of forming good client relationships and will have:

• A strong client focus – an ability to serve as the primary client contact and support briefings and communications within Justice and the client ministries;
• The ability to lead a cross-team of solicitors and litigators;
• Exceptional legal, problem solving and interpersonal-client relation skills;
• Strong analytical, research and verbal skills, and superior written advocacy and communication abilities are essential;
• Strong legislative interpretation skills and experience with legislation development; and
• High flexibility and the ability to work within a project team or individually and respond quickly to address changing client needs, issues, and priorities.
  

Qualifications

We are looking for individuals who have: A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (JD). The candidates must be active members or must have immediate eligibility for full membership with the Law Society of Alberta; Required:

• demonstrated leadership experience, either informally or in formal leadership positions;
• a minimum of 11 years Assessed Related Experience (ARE);

Assets:

• experience in interpreting and managing legislation and legislative development;
• experience in providing legal advice in relation to legislative projects;
• experience providing advice in respect of administrative penalties assessed under statute; or
• public sector contract and procurement experience.

Notes

Hours of work: Monday – Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25 /week)Positions Currently available: one (1) permanent salaried position Location: This opportunity is located in Edmonton. (Petwin Tower, 10707 – 100 Avenue N.W. Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3M1)Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

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• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week
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APS Competencies
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach 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. This link will assist you with understanding competencies: Creative Problem Solving: Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning.
Agility: Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to the organizational goals.
Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives.
Build Collaborative Environments: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.
Develop Networks: Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information. It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)( or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application. Closing Statement
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 Marie Mar Bolaron at [email protected] .

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