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Legal Aid Saskatchewan is seeking a term lawyer for its Swift Current Area Office for a period of one year.
Legal Aid Saskatchewan provides accessible and professional legal services in criminal and family law to eligible people.
The successful applicant can expect to practise predominantly in the area of family law plus provide coverage for adult/youth criminal matters. Other duties will include the provision of child apprehension legal advice to clients via telephone; assembling a collection of precedents/briefs used throughout Legal Aid; and completing file assessments.
Applicants should be Lawyers entitled to practice in Saskatchewan with experience in litigation in both Provincial and Superior Courts. Placement within the salary range [$77,420 to $139,708] is commensurate with experience. The position is within the Union. Term employees qualify after 6 months for life insurance/health/dental benefits. On an annual basis, 3 weeks of vacation and 15 EDOs are available (prorated if employed less than a year).
We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal ancestry, persons of a visible minority group, persons with disabilities and women seeking management and non-traditional roles. Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an employment equity program approved by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
We thank all applicants, however only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Membership in a provincial or territorial law society
Specific Skills
- Advise clients of their legal rights
- Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards
- Negotiate settlements
- Draw up legal documents
- Conduct legal research
Work Setting
- Legal-aid clinic
- Court
Area of Legal Specialization
- Family
- Criminal
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