Law Clerk

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is an independent officer of the Legislature with a multifaceted mandate related to the protection of privacy and access to information. We have an opening for an experienced individual to provide litigation support to the Legal Services Department on a one-year contract, with the possibility of an extension.

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About the job

This individual will be responsible for preparing and compiling court documents, including records of proceedings, notices of appearance, motion records, facta, affidavits and books of authority; serving and filing court documents; liaising with court staff and parties on judicial reviews and appeals under provincial privacy and access to information legislation; and performing other duties as assigned.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

This individual will also be required to possess:
• strong organizational and time management skills;
• exceptional attention to detail;
• excellent communication and problem-solving skills;
• the ability to work independently in a demanding and fast-paced environment;
• the ability to coordinate significant amounts of paper and electronic information;
• good working knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Courts of Justice Act; and
• excellent working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Quicklaw.

A minimum of two years experience providing litigation support to a government organization, law firm or other corporation is considered an asset.

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Additional information:

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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.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

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