If you are a motivated lawyer with a keen interest in administrative and municipal law, consider working in a dynamic, high-paced environment along with a team of other lawyers within the Law Branch who value hard work and a strong work life balance. You will work on challenging legal issues for major City projects and will report to the Section Head, Solicitors Law Section. Working in one of the areas Expropriations or Procurement, key accountabilities include:
Expropriations:
• Provide legal advice and recommendations regarding land acquisition, expropriation, road and access closures
• Provide legal advice and recommendations on transportation planning matters
• Negotiate and mediate resolution of complex and adversarial matters and research and apply the law in divergent factual situations
• Gather facts through interviews and documents and draft legal agreements, documents and submissions
• Take a proactive role in providing recommendations to avoid risk/liability
• Represent the City and its employees in legal proceedings before the administrative tribunals, court and other public forums
Procurement:
• Providing solicitor support to the Materials Management Branch, which includes providing opinions, document review and drafting
• Providing legal advice and recommendations regarding the procurement of goods, services and construction
• Drafting and providing legal advice and recommendations regarding tender documents and agreements
• Providing legal advice and recommendations regarding procurement policies, practices and procedures
• Developing standard documents and templates and negotiating and mediating resolution of complex and adversarial matters
• Researching and applying the law in divergent factual situations and taking a proactive role in providing recommendations to avoid risk/ liability.
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Qualifications:
• Membership with the Law Society of Alberta or the ability to attain membership with the Law Society of Alberta immediately upon appointment
• Minimum of 2 years experience practicing law with 1 of these years post articling experience
• Experience in land acquisition/real estate and commercial drafting is required
• Experience in municipal, administrative law, civil litigation, construction law, and procurement would be an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with confidence under time constraints
• Excellent verbal, written communication skills, strong analytical, problem solving, decision making skills and negotiating experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment and strong legal research skills and computer literacy
Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week. Monday - Friday. Hours of work may be subject to the terms and conditions of a variable hours of work program
Salary Range: 91M, Salary Grade: PS, $79,626 - $157,169 (Annually)
General:
• Applicants may be tested
• The City of Edmonton thanks applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Candidates considered for the position will be contacted
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals
The Province of Alberta is a party to the federal Agreement on Internal Trade, the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement with British Columbia, and the New West Partnership with British Columbia and Saskatchewan. All of these agreements promote labour mobility between the provinces. Applicants may obtain information regarding recognition of extra provincial credentials at http://www.newwestpartnershiptrade.ca/
Recruitment Consultant: IA/MG
Classification Title: Professional Solicitor
Posting Date: July 15, 2013
Closing Date - 11:00 p.m. MST on: August 6, 2013
Number of Openings (up to): 3 - Permanent Full-time
Union: Management
Department: Solicitors (Corporate Services)
Work Location(s): Chancery Hall, 9th Floor, 3 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton T5J 2C3
Edmonton, City
Third Floor, City Hall, #1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2R7
Apply online at:
www.edmonton.ca/careers
or at:
edmonton.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=13869
