Role Responsibilities Ready to put your advanced legal administration skills to work? Grande Prairie Crown Prosecution Office is seeking a motivated and highly organized paralegal to join their team.

Within the Grande Prairie team this paralegal position provides a broad range of support including: You will play a critical role in the ACPS prosecutorial process, contributing significantly to the effective and efficient prosecution of responsible and complex cases, reporting to a designated supervisor (i.e.

Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor).

As an integral part of the prosecution team, this position manages and assumes substantive and procedural legal work, including administrative responsibility, for assigned files to assist with ensuring compliance with common law principles, legislation, and regulations.

In addition to providing comprehensive file management and associated consultation and specialized services for assigned cases, the Paralegal attends court proceedings to facilitate witness and courtroom management and provide research and technical support to Crown Counsel.

This position is also relied on to carry out legal research and analysis for diverse and complex issues associated with cases, as well as serve as the primary contact with legal professionals, law enforcement representatives, witnesses, victims and other stakeholders in relation to the files being managed.

Your detailed knowledge of legal theory and provincial and federal legislation, regulations,



and guidelines relevant to the criminal justice system to all aspects of responsibilities.

Work is performed with a high degree of independence and personal accountability, with the Paralegal expected to provide guidance and advice to other members of the prosecution team, particularly in relation to explaining, troubleshooting and facilitating completion of complex legal processes pertaining to assigned cases.

Our Paralegal functions within the parameters of applicable legislation, regulations, policies, directives, and procedures.

Our ideal candidate requires comprehensive knowledge and understanding of: The criminal justice system and legal theory File management and court documentation requirements and processes Early case resolution processes Legal research techniques and processes Police investigative techniques and respective Criminal Code requirements The Ministry and ACPS vision, business plan, organizational structure, and strategic priorities The client and stakeholder community impacted by the ACPS mandate and operations, the public, including relevant organizations, committees, advisory groups, and representatives Relevant common law principles; legislation and regulations (i.e.

Canada Evidence Act, Alberta Evidence Act, Jury Act, Criminal Code, Provincial and Federal Victims of Crime Legislation, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Tackling Violent Crime Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act); and Ministry policies, guidelines and procedures

📌 Paralegal (Grande Prairie Crown Prosecution Office) (Alberta)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Alberta