Crown 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.

Are you an experienced Crown Counsel, aspiring to leadership, looking for an opportunity to develop and demonstrate your skills? Do you enjoy the challenges and opportunities of business process improvement and implementation? Consider this unique opportunity working with the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) providing support for the development and implementation of divisional tools and technologies to increase effectiveness and efficiency of criminal case processing.

As part of the OSI team you will provide support for a range of high-profile projects, including SCOPE, Digital Disclosure, Heads Up Display and other priority Criminal Law Division initiatives. For the SCOPE application, you will be involved in the continued enhancement and maintenance as well as providing guidance on utilization of the existing system. You will be a key point of contact, building and supporting relationships with stakeholders, to ensure user acceptance and the development and implementation of best practices.

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About the job

Duties will include:

• Providing legal and operational support for various projects led by the Office of Strategic Initiatives
• Liaising with local Crown Attorneys' Offices, police, Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division staff and other justice stakeholders as required to implement and support divisional tools and technologies to increase effectiveness and efficiency of criminal case processing
• Maintaining and strengthening technical skills to communicate and work effectively with computer technology and databases made available to professional staff
• Keeping informed on office/regional/divisional/provincial initiatives, protocols and directives and implementing them in a manner that ensures consistent practices within the justice system.
• Supporting the development of regional and local subject matter experts in divisional technologies
• Assisting in the development of standards and best practices
• Drafting briefing material on specific aspects of the criminal prosecution process
• Assisting with business process mapping, training, support and other maintenance and development activities for SCOPE, the Crown Case Management System

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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

Business and Technical Legal Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law procedures, rules of evidence and case law
• Knowledge and understanding of the role and functions of a prosecutor in the criminal justice system in Ontario
• Proven judgement and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies
• Technical skills to work proficiently with computer technology and databases made available to professional staff

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder relationships and build partnerships
• Demonstrated communication skills to explain, interact, train, and negotiate effectively
• Relationship management skills to effect local change management and sustained best practices
• Demonstrated persuasion skills to influence stakeholders and build consensus
• Written communication skills to prepare complex business cases, reports, and presentations

Research and Analytical Skills

• Ability to assess business objectives, processes and their interactions with justice sector participants to identify process efficiency needs and standardization opportunities
• Demonstrated research and analytical ability to organize a principled approach to cases and issues
• Demonstrated research, analytical, and writing skills to draft and edit reference documents on key issues in criminal case management

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Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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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.