JOB OPPORTUNITY
Staff Lawyer IV - Outreach
Department: Justice
Location: Yellowknife, NT
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Staff Lawyer IV - Outreach, gives legal advice and represents persons involved in family law matters and child welfare matters; protects and asserts their legal rights and interests, and fulfills the obligations imposed by the Charter and the Legal Aid Act.
SCOPE
The Staff Lawyer IV - Outreach, is located in Yellowknife, and reports directly to the Executive Director, Legal Aid Commission. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that people who have significant interests at stake in the justice system are entitled to state-funded counsel.
The Legal Aid Commission is established by the Legal Aid Act to provide to qualifying NWT residents authorized legal advice and services. Staff Lawyers employed by the Legal Aid Commission adhere to the Mission of the Department of Justice to protect and promote the rights and safety of all people in the NWT with efficient and responsive justice programs and services.
The Outreach Legal Aid Clinic (Outreach Clinic) provides point in time advice to people appearing before Court without representation; it operates in a wide range of areas, such as providing legal advice and same-day representation in court in the areas of family law and child protection matters as Duty Counsel. Outreach Clinic services are provided throughout the Northwest Territories on a rotational travel basis, taking into account resources, Community needs and requests.
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NWT-Staff-Lawyer-Outreach.pdf