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CROWN COUNSEL
Organization:
Ministry of the Attorney General
Division:
Civil Law Division - Transportation
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Term:
1 Temporary (up to 12 months backfill secondment/contract with possibility of extension)
Job Code:
ALOC - Crown Counsel
Salary:
Salary Commensurate With Legal Experience
The Ministry of the Attorney General, Civil Law Division - Transportation is seeking an experienced and team oriented, enthusiastic and dynamic lawyer who is well organized, a self-starter, and who can work in a fast-paced environment.
What can I expect to do in this role?
Duties will include:
• Drafting, reviewing, revising, negotiating and registering real property and other transactional and permit related documents with third parties and providing related legal advice (including written and oral advice).
• Providing expertise and advice (including written and oral advice) for conveyancing staff and real property administration staff throughout the Ministry of Transportation.
• Providing legal services (including written and oral advice) on corporate commercial matters with a focus on: land interests and transactions, construction procurements and contracts, expropriation, construction litigation and dispute resolution.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Upper Canada
Knowledge and Skills
• Proven drafting skills, demonstrated experience and expertise in drafting, reviewing, and advising on a wide range of commercial real property transactions and documents as described above and experience negotiating such documents with sophisticated third parties.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in independently handling a significant volume of files as described above and leading and working effectively in a team environment with various program areas, counsel, articling students, and conveyancing staff and property administration staff across an organization with widespread and active property operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide advice to effectively deal with real property permitting issues and issues related to the successful closing and ongoing administration of sophisticated real property transactions.
• Knowledge and understanding of expropriation law and documents and processes applicable to land expropriation files, especially where the client is an expropriating authority.
• Demonstrated experience in and expertise with corporate and commercial matters including, but not limited to: drafting, reviewing, revising, advising on, and negotiating corporate and commercial documents in complex matters. These documents include: procurement documents, purchase and sale agreements and all other types of land transaction documents, OIC's, licence agreements, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding and consulting service agreements, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable and relevant statutory provisions.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial issues.
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to a fast pace and changing work environment.
• Experience in handling urgent matters and working to strict deadlines in a busy and high-volume work environment.
• Proven computer skills.
• Demonstrated judgment and analytical ability.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 125 Sir William Hearst Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region, General Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Association of Law Officers of the Crown
Schedule:
6
Posted on:
Friday, March 23, 2018
Note:
- In accordance with the Ontario Public Service Employment Screening Checks Policy, the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Please refer to the Additional Information / Address section above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
You will be responsible for obtaining the criminal record check at your own expense and provide it, along with your written consent, to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), HR Service Delivery Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional screening checks as indicated in the Additional Information / Address section above that were not obtained directly by you. (Note: If a Vulnerable Sector Screening/Check is required, it must also be obtained in person at your local police service.)
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 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 screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential. - Your application and cover letter must be sent as an attachment in either MS Word (.doc, .docx), PDF (.pdf), Rich Text (.rtf) or Plain Text (.txt) format, less than 2MB in size and must not be password protected
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Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
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