Criminal law experience meets frontline advocacy at Legal Aid Ontario’s Oshawa Courthouse, providing duty counsel services in person and remotely. Navigate bail hearings, pleas, and remands for clients with complex needs.

As a Criminal Duty Counsel Lawyer, you will assist unrepresented clients facing criminal or quasi-criminal matters. The work includes legal advice, courtroom representation, client assessment, referrals, and Crown pre-trial negotiations. You will also support specialty courts, colleagues, file management, and timely data entry while reporting to the Manager, Legal Services.

Key Responsibilities

Represent clients at bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands

Provide summary legal advice in custody and remotely

Assess client needs and facilitate appropriate service referrals





Support specialty courts, including Youth and Drug Treatment Court

Manage files, statistics, referrals, and daily court attendance

Requirements

Lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario

Two or more years practicing criminal law

Knowledge of criminal procedure, evidence, case law, and Charter

Robust advocacy, negotiation, communication, and analytical skills

Ability to use Microsoft Office and video conferencing platforms

Bring criminal law knowledge, sound judgment, and advocacy skills to Legal Aid Ontario’s Oshawa duty counsel services.

📌 Criminal Duty Counsel Lawyer Oshawa (Winnipeg)
🏢 Legal Aid Ontario
📍 Winnipeg