Senior Criminal Counsel in Thunder Bay represents vulnerable clients through complex proceedings, trials, bail hearings, and court appointments across Northwestern Ontario.
Legal Aid Ontario seeks a Senior Counsel for its provincial Senior Counsel Program. You will handle criminal matters through trial, advise clients, conduct legal research, and support access to justice. The work includes collaboration with staff lawyers, paralegals, Legal Aid Workers, private counsel, and multidisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent eligible clients through criminal matters and contested trials
- Conduct complex bail, fitness, NCR, and ORB hearings
- Accept court appointments and advance appropriate public interest litigation
- Provide client advice, legal research, and timely document drafting
- Mentor counsel and support referrals to certificate services
Requirements:
- Membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- Substantial recent criminal law expertise meeting LAO standards
- Experience before Ontario’s Superior and Ontario Courts of Justice
- Knowledge of Canadian criminal law, procedure, and Charter rights
- Solid advocacy, communication, analysis, judgment, and problem-solving skills
Apply criminal litigation, advocacy, and client-service expertise as Senior Counsel supporting vulnerable clients across Northwestern Ontario.