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Location

Toronto, ON | Canada

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Job description

ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.

Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.
Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply

The Ministry of the Attorney General, Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) seeks 1 counsel to provide legal services in and manage a high-volume and diverse legal practice in the area of property guardianship services at the OPGT's Toronto Office

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code . Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation

What can I expect to do in this role?

Duties will include:

• Managing a high-volume legal practice providing legal advice to OPGT internal clients, including daily contact with members of the OPGT's Client Services teams, and contact with the OPGT's incapable clients
• Attending court, drafting pleadings and other documents, providing in-house legal advice on a wide range of areas of law including real estate, trusts, estates, family, landlord – tenant, debtor-creditor, civil litigation and guardianship/mental health matters.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and experience with relevant legislation including the Rules of Civil Procedure, Substitute Decisions Act (1992), Health Care Consent Act, Mental Health Act, Family Law Act, Powers of Attorney Act, Succession Law Reform Act, and Estates Act
• Knowledge and experience with relevant areas of law including guardianship and mental health law, real estate, estates and trusts, landlord/tenant, debtor/creditor, family, personal injury and social assistance
• Excellent oral/written communication skills, including interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to empathize and work with vulnerable persons and their families
• Excellent analytical ability in dealing with complex issues across a diverse range of areas of practice, and comply with strict deadlines
• Sound judgment
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to inspire client confidence and to work effectively as a team member
• Ability and willingness to travel

Additional Information:

Address:

• 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 595 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

Compensation Group: Association of Law Officers of the Crown
Understanding the job ad - definitions Schedule: 6
Category: Legal Services
Posted on: Friday, March 1, 2024
Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact [email protected]

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