Scarborough Community Legal Services · 1 month ago
Staff Lawyer
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$77K/yr - $83K/yr
1+ years expScarborough Community Legal Services is a non-profit community-based legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario, providing clinic law services to low-income individuals. They are seeking a Staff Lawyer to handle casework, engage in law reform initiatives, and provide public legal education primarily in the areas of employment and housing law.
ConsultingLegalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Provide summary advice, brief services, and casework
Undertake court appeal, judicial review, and other complex legal actions, as approved by the Executive Director
Conduct legal research and collaborate with legal teams
Supervise the legal work of other members of the team as directed by the Executive Director
Identify and carry out law reform and community organizing initiatives in collaboration with the legal teams
Represent the Clinic to community groups by providing resources and expertise on housing law, employment law, and poverty law issues
Monitor policy changes, government initiatives, research studies, reports etc. on poverty law issues that have an impact on, and implications for, our client community
Speak to community agencies and community members on housing law, employment law, poverty law issues, clinic services, and other topics within expertise
Write, edit, and review clinic produced PLE materials
Qualification
Required
You are a lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
You have 1 - 3 years of relevant legal experience
You have knowledge of related legislation, including but not limited to the Residential Tenancies Act, Housing Services Act, Employment Standards Act, Employment Insurance Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Human Rights Code
You have experience litigating matters before administrative tribunals or courts
You have a demonstrated commitment to social justice and working for positive social change on issues that affect low-income individuals and groups
You have the strong communication and interpersonal skills that are required to address the needs of clients from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds
You have a collaborative work approach and the ability to work well in a team-based environment
Preferred
Knowledge/experience in multiple areas of clinic law and the ability to speak a second language are assets
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Enrolment in the CAAT DB Plus pension plan
Company
Scarborough Community Legal Services
Scarborough Community Legal Services is a non-profit legal firm that helps residents with housing, employment, immigration, and pension.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase