About the positionDutiesAs a Legal Advisor/Reviewer, you will undertake legal research, prepare draft decisions, and provide legal advice and services. This work will be performed in support of the review and investigation of complaints from the public about the conduct of members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) while performing duties under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act or the Witness Protection Program Act. When the Public Complaints and Review Commission Act comes into force, you will also perform this work with respect to complaints about the conduct of employees of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Intent of the process The immediate intent is to fill two (2) English Essential positions on an indeterminate basis. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established through this process.
Positions to be filled 2
Important messages You will be required to show how you meet the education and experience requirements for the essential qualifications and the asset qualifications, if applicable, for the initial screening through your résumé and in answering online screening questions. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you will be screened out.
Communication for this process will be sent by email. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required; candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown senders (some email systems block these types of email).
Various methods of assessment may be used (e.g. written examination, interview, reference check, presentation, role play, recent and past performance evaluation).
The ability to communicate effectively in writing (AB1) may be assessed during the screening stage as well as through the evaluation process.
Please clearly identify your substantive group and level and your employment status on your résumé and/or application form, where applicable. Employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered first for deployment purposes.
Depending on the number of candidates, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, invoking one or more of the asset qualifications for right fit decisions, top-down selection process, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.
Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. Therefore, we encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the four employment equity designated groups in order to be considered should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/
Conditions of employment Secret security clearance
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Membership in good standing with the Bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada.
Willingness and ability to travel.
Willingness and ability to work outside normal working hours.
You need (essential for the job) Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following EDUCATION
Bachelor of Law Degree from a recognized university.
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OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Eligibility for membership in the Bar in one of the provinces or territories of Canada.
EXPERIENCE
EX1 - Experience in conducting legal research and analysis of decisions of courts, administrative tribunals or administrative decision makers.
EX2 - Experience preparing and providing legal opinions.*
*"Legal opinions" means legal analysis and advice provided orally and in writing in the form of correspondence, memoranda, reports or draft decisions.
Applied / assessed at a later date ABILITIES
AB1 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
AB2 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
AB3 - Ability to analyze and synthesize information.
AB4 - Ability to work effectively under pressure.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1 - Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2 - Judgement
Language requirements (essential for the job) Applied / assessed at a later date Various language requirements - English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC
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You may need (asset qualifications) May be applied / assessed at a later date ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1 - A minimum of one year experience in dealing with or working at a law enforcement agency such as a police service or the Canada Border Services Agency.
AEX2 - Experience working in an independent review or oversight agency, a judicial or administrative tribunal, and/or for or as an administrative decision maker.
AEX3 - Experience providing legal analysis and advice in the area of administrative law.
AEX4 - Experience providing legal analysis and advice in the area of criminal law.
AEX5 - Experience providing legal analysis and advice in the area of border services law.
AEX6 - Experience providing legal analysis and advice with respect to the professional regulation of policing.
AEX7 - Experience interpreting and applying the Customs Act or regulations pursuant to the Act.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In order to meet the CRCC's employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, candidates who self-declare as being members of one of the four employment equity groups may be considered first for appointment: Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.
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Information you must provide We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted. Hiring organization contact Name: CRCC Staffing
Email address: hrstaff-rhdot@crcc-ccetp.gc.ca
