Senior Indigenous Legal Counsel – Criminal Law

Job title:

Senior Indigenous Authorized Counsel – Legal Regulation

Firm

Spirit Omega

Job description

Splendid candidates are these searching for a problem and a chance to play a job within the implementation of an modern group centered on lowering the over-representation of Indigenous peoples within the justice system and in restorative justice, and who’re enthusiastic about being on the front-line working in a fast-paced litigation-based workplace atmosphere. Moreover, the best candidate will probably be enthusiastic about being a part of a staff that gives trauma-informed service inside a collaborative atmosphere. As this can be a pro-bono regulation agency, we search candidates which have a ardour for the work and perceive the restricted assets.

This Senior Counsel place will probably be liable for authorized issues associated to breaches of courtroom orders, driving offences, property associated offences, violent offences, sexual offences, crimes of dishonesty for bail, trial and backbone. As well as, the function will present oversight and supervision on the authorized information of Junior Counsel and college students whereas reporting to the Program Director.

The Senior Counsel will present larger entry to justice and enhance the effectiveness of authorized providers to all Indigenous individuals in a culturally acceptable method in all points and areas of the justice system, together with the appropriate to well timed, environment friendly, and high quality authorized recommendation. To make sure the rights of Indigenous individuals are addressed on the earliest phases of encountering the justice system.

Key Outcomes:

• Indigenous peoples will obtain quick, well timed and culturally efficient authorized providers to handle their authorized issues immediately to cut back time being remanded.
• Indigenous peoples will obtain optimistic outcomes with regard to inclinations at sentencing.
• Indigenous peoples will obtain culturally knowledgeable, conscious and delicate authorized illustration.
• Indigenous peoples can have entry to restorative justice approaches and group sentencing reflecting Indigenous values to justice (i.e.: the supply of peacemaking circles, therapeutic initiatives and/or ceremonies).

Key Duties Embrace:

• Seem in Alberta Court docket of Justice and/or King’s Bench on legal issues which can be each summarily and indictable offences;
• Meet with shoppers, offering authorized opinions on information, working bail hearings, inclinations, trials and sentencings for information underneath their management.
• Conduct efficient administration of a caseload;
• Obtain, manage and overview disclosures;
• Keep acceptable documentation, clear and detailed notes, and timesheets on every file;
• Discuss with the group’s Justice Navigator for service and helps outdoors of their authorized issues;
• Advocacy on behalf of shoppers in any respect phases of a file;
• Present steerage and supervision, file overview and mentorship to junior counsel and articling college students inside the staff;
• Conduct authorized analysis and writing, itemizing and briefing instances as required;
• Draft clear, concise and correct submissions/ written arguments.
• Present supervision and mentorship to articling and regulation college students.

Information and Abilities:

Exhibited Ability Units:

• Robust oral and written advocacy abilities;
• Trial expertise;
• Competency in working trials and making use of advocacy abilities in all ranges of courtroom;
• Robust negotiation and alternate decision abilities;
• Efficient downside fixing and interpersonal abilities;
• Efficient time administration abilities;
• Expertise conduction authorized analysis and getting ready written submissions/functions;
• Expertise conducting authorized analysis and getting ready and presenting authorized opinions;
• Capability to suppose strategically;
• Self motivated with the power to work independently, and proactively as a staff participant;
• Robust dedication to the imaginative and prescient and values of the Group;
• Robust data of the construction and procedures of Canada’s Legal Justice System, together with Gladue rules and case regulation.

Cultural:

• A powerful understanding of Indigenous points, social justice advocacy, range and anti-oppressive follow;
• Understanding of Indigenous restorative justice approaches;
• Information of the construction of Calgary Indigenous Court docket (asset not required)
• Robust cultural data and/or understanding of conventional and ceremonial teachings (significantly concerning native Indigenous peoples and numerous Indigenous populations);
• Understanding of find out how to work successfully with Elders, Sacred Lecturers and Information Holders and comply with conventional protocols;
• Indigenous language (asset not required);
• Understanding of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Reality and Reconciliation Fee of Canada’s Calls to Motion.

Schooling and Necessities:

• Bachelor of Legal guidelines (LLB) or Juris Physician (JD).
• Working fees the place the crown has proceeded each summarily and by indictment.
• At the least 6-8 years expertise in litigation within the follow of legal regulation.
• Susceptible Sector Verify legitimate inside 30 days of employment
• Memberships – Canadian Bar Affiliation, Indigenous Bar Affiliation and Calgary Bar Affiliation

If this sounds such as you and also you’re in search of a rewarding profession, we would like to debate the match!

Closes when profitable candidate recognized

***Indigenous candidates will probably be prioritized***

**We thank all candidates for making use of, nevertheless solely these thought of for an interview will probably be contacted immediately**

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Spirit Omega is dedicated to a various and inclusive office. We welcome functions from anybody, together with members of seen minorities, girls, Indigenous peoples, individuals with disabilities, individuals of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the abilities and data to productively interact with numerous communities.

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Anticipated wage

Location

Calgary, AB

Job date

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:25:19 GMT

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