Law Clerk

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is an agency of the Province of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. As the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Canada, we manage over 800 facilities from small well systems and lagoons to large water and wastewater treatment plants.

What can I expect to do in this role?

Join the Legal Services team at the Ontario Clean Water Agency in an exciting opportunity to provide legal and administrative support services to the legal services group.

How do I qualify?

What's in it for you?

• Flexible learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
• Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 20 years.
• Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
• Comprehensive Health Plan.
• Life and Disability Insurance.

Who We Are

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations

What we are looking for:

As the Law Clerk, you will:
• Co-ordinate the execution of various legal documents from inception to completion such as drafting/analyzing requests and amendments submitted by internal Agency clients, scrutinizing legal documents ensuring accuracy in accordance with legal precedent.
• Prepare legal documentation and/or the summaries on proposed regulation and legislation amendments for use in the Legal Services Group.
• Initiate various legal processes culminating in finalization and execution of legal agreements/contracts prepared for senior management.
• Conduct legal research and analysis of existing legislation and precedent legal matters, interpreting restrictions, advising Counsel on general legal positions to be taken by the Agency to ensure protection of the Agency's legal interests, identify implications of legal issues and clarifying or bringing ambiguous provisions to Counsel's attention.
• Assist the Executive Vice President & General Counsel with preparing materials and presentations for the Board as well as Board governance matters.
• Review evidence, records and other documents for suitability and conduct inquiries to determine the degree of liability against the Agency.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of legal office methods, procedures and related policies and relevant federal and provincial statutes to provide administrative and research services to Counsel (e.g. gathering/assessing evidence, reviewing legal articles, statutes and references) and identify implications of legal issues
• Knowledge of various research facilities and procedures (e.g. corporate searches, bankruptcy, execution searches, land registry searches) for the execution of legal agreements/contracts
• Knowledge of legal principles and procedures, search vehicles, legal formats, style, terminology and phraseology to identify legal issues through analysis of facts and prepare legal documents
• Knowledge of computer operation and various word processing software (e.g. Word, Windows) to manipulate text to produce letters and legal documents according to established procedures

Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills to select appropriate legal terminology/phraseology, style and format when preparing legal documents from precedents or information contained in files
• Research and analytical skills to determine, prepare information pertinent to legal issues by researching files and case law for references, citations and statutes to be inserted in legal documents
• Analytical skill to review evidence and other legal documents, identify legal issues and determine degree of liability against the Agency
• Oral and written communication and customer service skills to consult with OCWA management/staff provide legal administrative support

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

Collection of Information

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for recruitment modernization initiatives. OPS Careers is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 27, 2018 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.