Paralegal

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 60805
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: November 28, 2024
Classification: Legal Administration 4
Salary: $ 2,379.63 to $ 2,938.31 bi-weekly ($62,108.34 to $76,689.89 year)
One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide Legal and Strategic services to government; this is accomplished through our Legal Services Division. Legal Services is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

• Two-year diploma in a related field (Paralegal, Legal Assistant)
• Plus, three years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described.

Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Assets for this role include:

• Experience in civil filing procedures and legal citation.
• Experience working within the Microsoft Office suite (Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Experience in Civil Litigation/Forfeiture in a paralegal and/or legal assistant capacity.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
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ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you a self-motivated paralegal looking for a new role where you can actively provide high level paralegal support using your advanced legal administration skills? If so, we have a Paralegal opportunity with the Legal Services Division that could be right for you!
Reporting to the Paralegal Manager, you will be responsible to provide a broad range of support to advisory and litigation counsel handling complex legal matters within the Civil Forfeiture practice area. The lawyers will rely heavily on you, and you will serve as the primary contact with division clients, legal professionals, law enforcement, witnesses, experts,
victims, general public, and the courts.

The Paralegal’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Independently draft and provide comprehensive planning and organizational support to the Civil Forfeiture Office ("CFO") by managing the administrative functions related to reporting, promotion, organizational file management, policies procedures, precedents, and knowledge management/sharing.
• Coordinate CFO files by preparing comprehensive file structure and organization, perform legal research, draft correspondence and court documents for legal counsel review and attendance at court.
• Perform high quality work, sometimes under stress and time pressures, while meeting critical deadlines. The ability to proactively handle many tasks with limited instruction and self-prioritize a high-volume workload is vital.

• Perform work accurately and promptly, applying correct spelling, grammar, and legal terminology utilizing strong writing, research, and technical/computer skills.Working closely with the Team Lead for CFO, you will coordinate final discharges, reporting, documenting and ensure we can close the files securely.

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Assets for this role include:

• Experience in civil filing procedures and legal citation.
• Experience working within the Microsoft Office suite (Adobe, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Experience in Civil Litigation/Forfeiture in a paralegal and/or legal assistant capacity