Crown Counsel

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The Legal Services Branch of the Treasury Board Secretariat has an immediate opening for one intermediate/senior litigation counsel to join the Labour Practice Group (“LPG”), which represents the Crown as the Employer on labour and employment matters. This position requires exceptional client service skills and a demonstrated ability to handle grievance arbitrations and other litigation matters in an exciting and innovative legal environment.

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About the job

Responsibilities include:

• Act as counsel in litigation proceedings before a range of administrative tribunals and courts, including the Grievance Settlement Board, the Public Service Grievance Board, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• Provide strategic legal advice to all government ministries and various Crown agencies on significant labour relations, employment law, policy and human resources issues, including human rights, health and safety and disciplinary responses
• Provide legal advice and support on collective bargaining files
• Interpret and apply public sector statutes, policies and directives
• Provide written and oral legal opinions

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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

• Litigation background and experience in labour and/or employment law
• Extensive experience before labour arbitration boards and tribunals
• Analytical skills in order to assess legal implications of government policy and practices
• Organizational skills and ability to successfully manage a high-volume litigation practice
• Proven ability to work independently and provide exceptional client service
• Proven oral and written communications skills as well as the flexibility and the ability to provide innovative solutions to complex problems
• Proven ability to anticipate and respond to the client ministry's needs
• Professional judgment, analytical, problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolution and communication skills
• Proven ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines with changing and competing demands
• An enthusiasm to actively promote branch collegiality and a culture that values everyone's contributions and
• The ability to promote a collaborative, diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace.

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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.