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.
Ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.The Ministry of the Attorney General seeks an Assistant Crown Attorney.
About the job
What can I expect to do in this role?The successful candidate will take a senior, specialized role to assist in the training and prosecution of Drugs and Driving cases. Duties will include:
• Providing training to Crowns, police, Victim Services and the public on the investigation and prosecution of drugs and driving cases
• Providing search and other litigation advice to the police and Crowns
• Preparing resources for drugs and driving cases and providing strategic advice to the division on how to better enhance our prosecution of these cases through the creation of policy, best practices, written correspondence, briefing materials, and legal advice for the Criminal Law Division
• Providing in court assistance on, and conducting prosecutions of, drugs and driving cases as assigned within the East region
• Participating in inter-Ministerial and multidisciplinary teams as assigned
In this position, you will work as part of a provincial team, however, the position reports to the Director of Crown Operations, East Region.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• You have
membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario
Legal Skills and Experience
You have proven knowledge and expertise in:
• the Criminal Code of Canada, Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law procedures, rules of evidence and case law
• the litigation and prosecution of Drugs and Driving cases
• working on major/lengthy cases involving forensic/scientific evidence, voluminous amounts of disclosure, and complex legal and factual issues
• providing legal advice and training on legal issues to the police and Crowns
• the role and function of a prosecutor in the criminal justice system
Advanced Interpersonal and Communication Skills
You are able to demonstrate:
• superior interpersonal, relationship management, presentation, and communication skills
• conference planning experience
• an understanding and awareness of drug and driving issues
• excellent writing skills
• proven judgment and analytical abilities to determine appropriate key issues and set priorities accordingly
• a superior ability to research, analyze and organize a principled approach to cases and issues
• a sophisticated ability to work as part of a team within the criminal justice system and with community stakeholders
Essential abilities and Skills
You are able to:
• travel to other court locations to support the prosecution team across the Region
• work effectively with technology including the presentation of evidence in a courtroom setting
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:
What we offer
Who We AreThe Ministry of the Attorney General strives to create an innovative, sustainable, and responsive justice system that inspires public confidence and upholds the Rule of Law, a necessary precondition for a just society. The Criminal Law Division has a responsibility to ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.
The Criminal Law Division is a large geographically dispersed operation with approximately 2000 staff (1200 legal and 800 business professionals) who collectively work together to protect community and personal safety through the prosecution of offences across the province. The division's vision is to be the foremost prosecution service in Canada. Additional information can be found
here.
Specifically, the division:
• prosecutes all offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the most serious offences under the Provincial Offences Act (Part 3 only), in Ontario's 49 judicial districts
• represents the Crown in criminal appeals at all levels of Court (the Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada), as well as provides specialized services in relation to applications for wiretap authorizations (as designated under Part 6 of the Criminal Code of Canada), extraditions and search warrants
• provides specialized legal advice in all areas of criminal law to the police, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General
• examines and establishes policy guidelines for the conduct of prosecutions within the Province of Ontario
• provides world-class education to its prosecutors and prosecutors from across Canada and the United States
This role comes with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:
• a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
• group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• a range of vacation and leave options
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services