2023-2024 Articling Student

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The Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of the Solicitor General provides a full range of legal services in: public and administrative law; human rights; freedom of information and protection of privacy; procurement and contracts; and the law governing policing, correctional services, coroners and animal welfare. Branch counsel represent ministry clients before all levels of court, and administrative tribunals, including the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Animal Care Review Board, coroners' inquests, and police misconduct proceedings.

Branch counsel also participate in the development of legislation and regulations, prepare and review a wide variety of contracts and other legal documents, and provide legal opinions and advice for their diverse client base. Ministry clients include: the Ontario Provincial Police; provincial Correctional Services; the Office of the Chief Coroner; Ontario Forensic Pathology Services; the Office of the Fire Marshal; the Office of the Chief Animal Welfare Inspector, and Ministry divisions such as: Public Safety; Strategic Policy Research and Innovation; and Corporate Services.

You can find out more about the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Legal Services branch at our practice page websitehere

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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About the job

Articling students will assist Branch counsel by:
conducting research; drafting memos, opinions, facta, and correspondence; assisting with contracts and procurement; reviewing documents and preparing materials for court and tribunal proceedings; and attending client meetings, mediations, inquests, and hearings with counsel.

The students' work may include longer-term research projects as well as more urgent matters with tight timelines. The students will have carriage of Small Claims Court matters under the supervision of counsel and will work with the Class Actions Legal Team. Students may also have an opportunity to do a placement as a provincial offences prosecutor.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

Application Requirements

Please include cover letter, resume/CV, law school transcript, undergraduate transcript, anticipate upper (3rd) year courses, three (3) letters of reference, three (3) reference names (can be the same people who provided reference letters), and a writing sample of no more than five (5) pages. National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) candidates, please disclose your status in obtaining the NCA Certificate of Qualification.

Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Please submit your application at viLawPortal This is the preferred method

Applications can be submitted via e-mail to
Bushra Munawar, Manager, Business Operations
655 Bay St, Suite 501
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 0A8
Bushra.Munawar@ontario.ca

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Development Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.

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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).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.