Paralegal - HR Specialty

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) helps people overcome workplace injuries and illnesses and helps business owners make their workplaces safe and healthy. Our people are at the heart of what we do. Bring your enthusiasm and expertise to the WSIB, and we'll help you achieve your personal and professional goals through meaningful work, development opportunities and a culture of compassion, integrity and teamwork.

We are the WSIB. And we're here to help.

This is a temporary opportunity for up to 12 months.
Job Summary:
Under the guidance and direction of a lawyer, perform certain legal services in an expert, timely and responsive manner and maintain confidentiality of privileged and/or sensitive information. Practice area is almost exclusively focused on labour/employment law and human rights litigation, but may also include a limited amount of other work, as described below. Also provides a broad range of general/specific legal services as a licensed paralegal for the legal services program of the WSIB.

What can I expect to do in this role?

Primary Responsibilities:
1. Participate in Employment/Labour law by:
• Preparing materials for, and attending, either independently or in a supporting role, hearings before the Grievance Settlement Board, Human Rights Tribunal, WSIB Appeals Services Branc and WSIAT.
• Preparing all required pleadings and documented evidence and filing them within the legislated timelines; preparing and filing all subsequent documentation for motions, mediations and trials.
• Interviewing parties involved, prepare witnesses for hearings.
• Preparing employment related agreements (including those related to grievance settlements, secondments, terminations and voluntary exits) for review by supervising lawyer.

Potential Other Responsibilities:
2. Review, draft and amend contracts
3. Undertake litigation activities involving the WSIB, including lawsuits by and against the WSIB, and provincial offence matters prosecuted by the WSIB
4. Undertake the enforcement of the collection of debts by:
5. Function as an individual contributor and as a member of a team(s) in Legal Services to ensure that personal, team and branch goals are established and met on a timely basis and co-ordinate work with other team members to ensure consistency and quality of legal services provided by:
• Acting in the capacity of Commissioner of Oaths for the WSIB, reviewing and monitoring Bankruptcy Court files, preparing and/or filing documents with court offices and trustees, and monitoring hearings and trials, as directed.
• Undertaking legal research via libraries, internet, legal publications and other sources. Conducting searches such as corporation and business names, real estate, copyright, licenses, bankruptcy and domain names.
• Reviewing legal documents, such as Powers of Attorney and providing opinions on their validity based on the relevant legislation to WSIB staff

How do I qualify?

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

1. Education:
• Successful completion of an accredited paralegal education program
• Paralegal license, member in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada
2. Experience:
• 2-3 years of paralegal or law clerk work in a legal environment
• As a precondition of employment, the WSIB will require a prospective candidate to undergo a criminal records name check prior to or at any time following hire.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date noted above on our Job Opportunities page: https://www.wsib.ca/en/careers
• We appreciate the interest of all candidates. Due to the volumes of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates that are selected to move forward in the recruitment process. The WSIB is an equal opportunity employer.
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• The WSIB is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodation for job applicants in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you are an individual with a disability and you need accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact talentacquisitioncentre@wsib.on.ca. If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, please provide your accommodation needs at that time. Please be advised that you may be required to provide medical documentation to the WSIB's Corporate Health Department so that appropriate accommodation can be provided to you throughout the recruitment process.
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• Employees of the WSIB have important ethical responsibilities, including the obligation to place the public interest above personal interests. Job applicants are therefore required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. These may include: political activity, directorship or other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with existing WSIB employees, clients and/or stakeholders). Please contact TAC if you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/ or how to make a disclosure.
• Privacy Statement

Personal information will be collected from your resume, application, cover letter and references under the authority of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and will be used by the Talent Acquisition Centre and WSIB hiring parties to assess/validate your qualifications and/or determine if you meet the requirements of vacant positions and/or gather information relevant for recruitment purposes. If you have questions or concerns regarding the collection and use of your personal information, contact the WSIB Privacy Office, 200 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 3J1 or 416-344-5323 or 1-800-387-0750 extension 5323. Be advised that information related to application status will not be provided.

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 Thursday, October 24, 2019 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.