Counsel

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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, Civil Law Division, Ministry of Transportation, Legal Services Branch (MTO LSB) is seeking an experienced and team oriented lawyer who is well organized, a self-starter, and who can work in a fast-paced environment.

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About the job

Reporting to the Director and/or Deputy Director, you would:

• Draft and provide excellent legal advice to support the negotiation of a high volume of large complex commercial and inter-governmental agreements, contracts, transfer payment and cost sharing agreements, including transfer payment agreements with municipalities, private sector and other entities and funding agreements involving the federal government
• Advise on a high volume of commercial matters and various types of agreements including data sharing and exchange contracts, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and memoranda of understanding pertaining to various high-profile Ministry programs
• Provide oral and written opinions and advice on a wide range of freedom of information and protection of privacy matters, including FOI access requests and appeals, as well as advising on privacy considerations for issues involving ministry information, such as data sharing agreements with third parties
• Support the advancement of MTO's capital highway and infrastructure projects and other Ministry work by providing excellent solution oriented legal advice in the areas of commercial, expropriations law and administrative law
•Provide excellent written and oral legal advice to support the development of MTO programs and policies
•Brief Ministry officials
•Participate in committee and administrative duties as assigned

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

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

Knowledge and Skills

• You have proven experience drafting complex contracts, transfer payments, procurement agreements and other complex commercial and inter-governmental agreements, including agreements with municipalities, private sector, and other entities, as well as funding agreements involving the federal government and federal funds
• You have proven experience advising on complex commercial transactions and agreements, including data sharing agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding
• You have proven experience advising on freedom of information and protection of privacy issues in the context of theFreedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• You have a working knowledge of commercial law, contract law, privacy law, expropriations law and administrative law
• You have excellent judgement and the ability to work under pressure, providing legal advice that fully considers clients' policies, programs, objectives and interests
•You have experience providing advice to statutory decision-makers
•You are familiar with thePublic Service Works on Highways Act, the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, theExpropriations Act and other legislation relevant to MTO
•You have the ability to handle multiple tasks while working under tight deadlines
• You have excellent analytical skills and communication skills, including the ability to write clearly
•You have excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to contribute and work effectively as part of a team
•Demonstrated computer skills

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer  accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please  contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact CSMD.HR.LegalCompeti@ontario.ca

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.