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ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.

Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.
Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.

Ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.

The Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Law Division is need of one (1) permanent and one (1) temporary (12 months with possibility of extension) Counsel for the Crown Law Office - Criminal.

Counsel with the Justice Prosecution Unit (JPU) and Special Prosecutions Unit (SPU) at the Crown Law Office - Criminal conduct high profile, complex trials across Ontario. Our counsel are responsible for "justice prosecutions" involving serious offences committed by people involved in the administration of justice, including police officers and lawyers. Counsel also conduct "special prosecutions" such as significant commercial crime offences, stock market manipulations, organized crime enterprises, and a wide variety of offences against the public at large, such as health frauds, telemarketing schemes and the wilful promotion of hatred.

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About the job

Duties will include:

• Conducting prosecutions in the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice (primarily in relation to justice system participants, financial crimes and corruption offences) throughout Ontario; although many prosecutions are within the Greater Toronto Area, out of town travel will sometimes be required
• Assisting with research, case preparation and courtroom advocacy in relation to justice system participants charged with criminal offences and financial crimes and corruption offences
• Providing legal opinions and advice to the police, the Director of the Crown Law Office - Criminal, and other ministry officials and other government departments and agencies.
• Providing advice and education to Crown colleagues, police and other justice system stakeholders

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

Knowledge and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of criminal and constitutional law, including statute and case law regarding the prosecution of criminal and quasi-criminal offences at all levels
• Proven research skills and analytical ability to organize a principled approach to cases and issues
• Demonstrated writing skills and trial advocacy experience
• Experience with large case management
• Proven judgment and ability to apply appropriate legal analysis and determine appropriate remedies
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the role and function of prosecutor
• Integrity and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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What we offer

Who We Are

The Ministry of the Attorney General strives to create an innovative, sustainable, and responsive justice system that inspires public confidence and upholds the Rule of Law, a necessary precondition for a just society. The Criminal Law Division has a responsibility to ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.

The Criminal Law Division is a large geographically dispersed operation with approximately 2000 staff (1200 legal and 800 business professionals) who collectively work together to protect community and personal safety through the prosecution of offences across the province. The division's vision is to be the foremost prosecution service in Canada. Additional information can be found here.

Specifically, the division:

• prosecutes all offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the most serious offences under the Provincial Offences Act (Part 3 only), in Ontario's 49 judicial districts
• represents the Crown in criminal appeals at all levels of Court (the Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada), as well as provides specialized services in relation to applications for wiretap authorizations (as designated under Part 6 of the Criminal Code of Canada), extraditions and search warrants
• provides specialized legal advice in all areas of criminal law to the police, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General
• examines and establishes policy guidelines for the conduct of prosecutions within the Province of Ontario
• provides world-class education to its prosecutors and prosecutors from across Canada and the United States

The Crown Law Office - Criminal plays a critical role in the delivery of prosecution services. With over 100 lawyers engaged in all aspects of criminal practice - from high risk offences, AG Consents, mutual legal assistance and extradition, Wagg and FOI, justice and special prosecutions, policy work, appeals in the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, to providing advice to the police and other prosecutors - we offer a unique and unparalleled work environment.

This role comes with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
• group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• a range of vacation and leave options
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services

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