Senior Law Clerk
Organization: Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
Division: Legal Services
City: Toronto
Job Term: 1 Permanent, 1 Temporary Position (Until February 13th, 2015)
Job Code: AGCO/035 - OPSEU Local 565
Salary: $53,937.00 - $63,453.00 Per Year
Posting Status: Open
The Legal Services Division requires a Senior Law Clerk with superior written communication and organizational skills to prepare legal documentation and provide legal support services.
What can I expect to do in this role?
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director Legal Administration and individual Legal Counsel, the incumbent will be responsible to:
• Provide both administrative and clerical support services to Counsel.
• Provide detailed and technical information to the public and licensees/registrants concerning status of matters.
• Review files at each stage of the process for Letters of Incident (LOI), Notices of Proposal (NOP) or other processes to ensure that the files are complete and accurate in accordance with the Branch Manual and request additional materials as required.
• Prepare documentation for hearings, appeals and judicial review applications consistent with rules of practice or procedure.
• Apply legislation to extract information from reports and applications and draft the initial copy of relevant documentation.
• Maintain files in an orderly manner consistent with Division practices.
• Monitor the status of files and prepare monthly statistics and a monthly report tracking the files, including numbers and status.
• Maintain a current list of all files closed to date.
How do I qualify?
Knowledge and Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
• Experience as a Law Clerk in a regulatory environment
• Completion of a post-secondary Law Clerk program, or ILCO Certification.
• Superior writing skills including the ability to compile information from files in order to draft documentation.
• Research and investigative abilities required to find relevant cases and supporting records.
• The ability to work within strict time constraints while maintaining a high volume of work.
• The ability to meet constant deadlines by working both independently and as a team player.
• Detail orientation with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize.
• The ability to grasp legal terminology and phraseology in order to prepare legal documents with minimal supervision.
• The ability to apply various legislation (i.e. Liquor Licence Act, Gaming Control Act, Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code.)
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills with an ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. AGCO staff, police, court office employees and the public).
• Advanced computer skills using various MS Office Suite Programs, and experience using Quick Law, Canii, and AS400.
Additional information:
Address: 1 Permanent, Toronto, Toronto Region 1 Temporary, duration up to 9 months, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation Group: Excluded
Schedule:
Category: Legal Services
How to apply:
    You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.
    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.
    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.
    Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
    OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
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 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 applying and/or accepting a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from applying and/or accepting 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 Wednesday, April 23, 2014 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.

Applications accepted by email only. jobs@agco.ca