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 Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeks an experienced counsel with expertise as a judicial educator to provide leadership and pedagogical support in all matters relating to judicial education, including the planning, development and delivery of such education and resources, together with the implementation and evaluation of procedures designed to support the delivery of such programs and resources. Including the supervision of approximately 27 articling student law clerks assigned across the court's judicial regions.

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About the job

Duties will include:

• Providing pedagogical leadership and support on all educational programming offered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, under the direction of the Chief Justice, Associate Chief Justice, Senior Family Justice or Executive Legal Officer and Deputy Executive Legal Officer
• Advising and guiding all matters relating to judicial education, for both judges and associate judges including the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of judicial education, including oversight of the overall curriculum and the introduction and development of educational resources.
• Developing mentoring programs.
• Overseeing the infrastructure of internal judicial education resources.
• Consulting and collaborating with members of the judiciary and education program consultants.
• Assessing the educational needs of the judiciary.
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with key judicial education organizations, law faculties and others.
• Managing and conducting special research projects
• Preparing and writing education materials for judiciary.
• Providing supervision and oversight to the Superior court of Justice articling student law clerks program assigned across the court's judicial regions and to provide timely, clear and concise advice and opinions to the Chief Justice and other judges of the Superior Court of Justice in all areas of court's administration including criminal, civil, family and administrative areas of law.

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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

• Demonstrated experience in adult education and providing leadership and pedagogical support in all matters relating to judicial education, developing, designing and delivering effective skills-based, experiential education to both judges and associate judges.
• Knowledge of court operations, procedures and practices, together with knowledge of substantive law.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills with solid experience writing, researching and presenting detailed reports and materials.
• Demonstrated analytical and research skills and sound judgment with the ability to articulate legal, policy and pedagogical advice clearly and concisely.
• Ability to take initiative, manage work priorities, work quickly, provide effective advice under pressure.
• Ability to interact on a professional level with members of the judiciary, bar, academics, government and non-government organizations and the public.
• Demonstrated computer skills.
• Ability to supervise and provide direction to staff
• Demonstrated project management 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.