Senior Indigenous Legal Counsel – Criminal Law

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Senior Indigenous Authorized Counsel – Felony Regulation

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Spirit Omega

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Senior Indigenous Authorized Counsel – Felony Regulation

Calgary, AB, Canada

Full Time

Indigenous

Senior Supervisor/Supervisor

Ultimate candidates are these in search of a problem and a possibility to play a task within the implementation of an revolutionary group targeted on decreasing the over-representation of Indigenous peoples within the justice system and in restorative justice, and who’re involved in being on the front-line working in a fast-paced litigation-based workplace setting. Moreover, the perfect candidate will probably be involved in being a part of a group that gives trauma-informed service inside a collaborative setting. As this can be a pro-bono legislation 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 determination. As well as, the function will present oversight and supervision on the authorized recordsdata of Junior Counsel and college students whereas reporting to the Program Director.

The Senior Counsel will present higher entry to justice and enhance the effectiveness of authorized companies to all Indigenous individuals in a culturally applicable method in all elements 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 levels of encountering the justice system.

Key Outcomes:

• Indigenous peoples will obtain speedy, well timed and culturally efficient authorized companies to deal with their authorized issues directly to scale back time being remanded.
• Indigenous peoples will obtain optimistic outcomes with regard to tendencies at sentencing.
• Indigenous peoples will obtain culturally knowledgeable, conscious and delicate authorized illustration.
• Indigenous peoples may have entry to restorative justice approaches and neighborhood sentencing reflecting Indigenous values to justice (i.e.: the supply of peacemaking circles, therapeutic initiatives and/or ceremonies).

Key Tasks Embody:

• Seem in Alberta Court docket of Justice and/or King’s Bench on felony issues which might be each summarily and indictable offences;
• Meet with shoppers, offering authorized opinions on recordsdata, working bail hearings, tendencies, trials and sentencings for recordsdata beneath their management.
• Conduct efficient administration of a caseload;
• Obtain, set up and assessment disclosures;
• Preserve applicable 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 levels of a file;
• Present steering and supervision, file assessment and mentorship to junior counsel and articling college students throughout the group;
• Conduct authorized analysis and writing, itemizing and briefing circumstances as required;
• Draft clear, concise and correct submissions/ written arguments.
• Present supervision and mentorship to articling and legislation college students.

Data 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/purposes;
• Expertise conducting authorized analysis and getting ready and presenting authorized opinions;
• Skill to suppose strategically;
• Self motivated with the flexibility to work independently, and proactively as a group participant;
• Robust dedication to the imaginative and prescient and values of the Group;
• Robust information of the construction and procedures of Canada’s Felony Justice System, together with Gladue rules and case legislation.

Cultural:

• A robust understanding of Indigenous points, social justice advocacy, range and anti-oppressive apply;
• Understanding of Indigenous restorative justice approaches;
• Data of the construction of Calgary Indigenous Court docket (asset not required)
• Robust cultural information and/or understanding of conventional and ceremonial teachings (significantly concerning native Indigenous peoples and various Indigenous populations);
• Understanding of the way to work successfully with Elders, Sacred Lecturers and Data Holders and observe 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.

Training and Necessities:

• Bachelor of Legal guidelines (LLB) or Juris Physician (JD).
• Working expenses the place the crown has proceeded each summarily and by indictment.
• No less than 6-8 years expertise in litigation within the apply of felony legislation.
• Weak 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 searching for a rewarding profession, we would like to debate the match!

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

**We thank all candidates for making use of, nonetheless solely these thought-about for an interview will probably be contacted instantly**

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Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:30:49 GMT

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