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Job InformationJob Title: Legal Assistant (Civil Litigation)

Job Requisition ID: 88599 Ministry: Justice Location: Edmonton Full or Part-Time: Full-Time Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent and Temporary Scope: Open Competition Closing Date: October 27, 2026 Classification: Legal Administration 2 (015LAA) Salary: $2,308.09 - $2,920.47 bi-weekly ($60,241 - $76,224/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

One of Alberta Justice’s core businesses is to provide legal and strategic services to government which is done by the Legal Services Division. It includes providing legal advice, managing risks, and drafting legislation, regulations and orders-in-council.

The Legal Services Division is proud to be a learning organization and offers employees opportunities to learn and grow in their careers. With its inclusive workforce, employees are engaged and supported at all career stages.

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for a current and exciting opportunity to utilize your legal administration skills? If so, take the next step and develop a career with us in an atmosphere that fosters learning and growth in a supportive, respectful, and healthy work environment

We are looking for a motivated Legal Assistant to provide legal support to lawyers on the Civil Litigation team.

The Legal Assistants within our division play an integral part in all of our teams. In these challenging legal assistant roles, you will assist the legal team by:





- Preparing and processing a variety of documents from lawyer’s written or verbal instructions
- Preparing and drafting letters, memos, agreements and reports
- Editing and formatting various documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Uploading documents into ProLaw
- Preparing and filing pleadings and other court documents such as briefs, orders, books of authorities, factums, affidavits, affidavit of records, responses to undertakings and trial binders
- Preparing and editing all electronic court documents, often from numerous lawyers’ input, and filing/e-filing those documents according to the Rules of Court
- Continuing to stay up to date and following all procedural changes from the Court
- Maintaining and organizing electronic and paper filing system, calendars and diary systems
- Maintaining strong Outlook calendar management through arranging appointments, scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements
- Managing files by liaising with a variety of clients, counsel, and the courts
- Working in a team environment, assisting several lawyers and working closely with other legal assistants on the team
- Utilizing research tools such as CanLii, Westlaw to pull and cite various cases and statutes
- Conducting regular case law searches for legal officers
- Effectively managing and organizing legal files and documents in preparation for court proceedings




- Completing other duties as required.

To succeed in this role, you will need to pay attention to detail and demonstrate an ability to encourage others and work as part of a team. You must also be able to work independently and handle a high-volume workload for multiple lawyers and executive directors while meeting necessary deadlines and ensuring high-quality standards are met.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

- Agility - Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments.
- Drive for Results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
- Develop Networks - Proactively builds networks, foster connections, and establishes trust in relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Systems Thinking - Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
- Creative Problem Solving - Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
- Build Collaborative Environment - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
- Develop Self and Others - A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development o

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