QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• An LL.B. or J.D., coupled with being entitled to practise law by the Law Society of Ontario*.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience practising law.

• Solid understanding of the Law Society, including organizational structure, services, and mandate.
• Superior knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Paralegal Rules of Conduct, the Law Society Act and its by-laws and the professional responsibility and practice management standards applicable to licensees.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical, professional responsibility, and practice management issues facing licensees.
• Superior ability to quickly identify ethical, professional responsibility, and practice management issues in complex factual situations, and then to synthesize, identifying assumptions and gaps and applying professionalism and practice management standards and best practices to same.
• Outstanding call management, including strong risk assessment skills.
• Ability to take an advisory approach when educating licensees on standards and best practices and to use a coach-like approach when guiding licensees through analysis and synthesis of standards and best practices and through the application of same to their current state.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adapt for audiences and venues.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills with a detail-orientated approach to written materials.
• Strong statutory interpretation skills.
• Solid knowledge of coaching and its applications for professional development.
• Strong research skills to support professionalism and practice management resource development or other Law Society initiatives.
• Ability to produce, organize, and manage sometimes large volume of written materials, hard copy and online, relating to practice management, continuing professional development, and legal ethics matters.
• Knowledge of online information provision and learning technologies and environments would be an asset.
• Knowledge of best practices in adult learning and development and evaluation of same would be an asset.
• French language skills would be an asset.
• Proficiency in computer word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), cloud-based communication systems (e.g., 8x8, Zoom, MS teams) , e-mail, the Internet, Intranet, online collaboration platforms (such as Microsoft Azure, and SharePoint)
• Ability to organize and manage large volume of written materials.
• Aptitude and interest in technology, including social media and collaborative learning tools.
• By submitting your application for employment, you agree to a clearance check of your regulatory history with the Law Society, and to the use of this information in assessing suitability for employment at the Law Society.

Counsel, Practice Management acts as a subject matter expert and confidential source of guidance for licensees relating to the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Paralegal Rules of Conduct, select by-laws under the Law Society Act, and other ethical, professionalism and practice management issues. Counsel exercises a high degree of judgment, discretion and autonomy while providing guidance on these topics.
In addition, Counsel performs a diverse range of work. This includes drafting, updating, and reviewing the Law Society’s professionalism and practice management resources; supporting the counsel functions of the Coach and Advisor Network (CAN) and Program Accreditation (ACC); and preparing and delivering presentations on professionalism and practice management topics and emerging regulatory issues. Counsel also acts as a subject matter expert within the Law Society on questions of ethics, professionalism and practice management and contributes to any other initiatives or projects that further the Practice Supports and Resources (PSR) Department or the Law Society’s mandates.