About the role
Apply By: Monday, September 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Counsel
Job ID:
233952
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ministry of the Attorney General
Division:
Civil Law Division – Legal Services Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Temporary (up to 12 months secondment/contract with possibility of extension)
Job code:
ALOC - Crown Counsel
Salary:
Salary commensurate with legal experience
ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.
Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.
Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.
The Legal Services Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), has an immediate challenging opportunity for an intermediate or senior counsel to provide legal advice and opinions to ministry clients.
Our Values: Integrity, Judgment, Commitment, Justice, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration
The Legal Services branch welcomes applications from candidates who can contribute to the goal of promoting a diverse, respectful and supportive workplace
About the job
This role requires counsel to provide legal services to ministry clients including: Correctional Services, Public Safety Division, the Ontario Provincial Police, the Office of the Chief Coroner, the Office of the Centre of Forensic Sciences, Animal Welfare Services and the ministry's Strategic Policy and Infrastructure Divisions as well as other corporate divisions and ministry agencies.
Duties may include:
- Negotiating, drafting, and advising on a variety of legal documents and instruments including memoranda of understanding, appointments, contracts, transfer payment agreements, and procurements;
- Providing legal advice and client support on section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights, the duty to consult and accommodation, particularly in the context of infrastructure projects
- Providing written and oral legal opinions and advice to the divisions and branches of a diverse client ministry to support the operational, policy and legislative requirements of the ministry including addressing a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues, and conflict of interest issues.
- Providing training and education to SOLGEN clients, legal colleagues and across government
- Advise on the development of legislation and regulations, ministerial directions and Orders in Council;
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
- Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario
Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrated experience in Aboriginal law, including section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights, the duty to consult and accommodation, particularly in the context of infrastructure projects; knowledge and understanding of the law relating to Aboriginal rights claims, title claims, self-government, treaty claims, and consultation with Indigenous communities,
- You have demonstrated experience supporting complex negotiation and litigation matters involving Indigenous issues
- Experience in drafting and advising on documents related to public law (appointments, orders-in-council) and corporate/commercial law, including complex contracts that may pertain to transfer payments, procurements, intellectual property, privacy, and digital or IT products and services or the duty to consult;
- Demonstrated experience in negotiating, drafting and advising on corporate and commercial documents including procurement documents, grant agreements, and other commercial legal documents with varying levels of complexity;
- Ability to recognize and assess legal implications in proposed and existing programs and initiatives and able to provide innovative, strategic, risk-based and solutions-oriented legal advice on complex, time-sensitive and high-profile issues that arise;
- Demonstrated analytical skills, political acuity and judgment including ability to identify and assess legal and risk implications in client practices, policies and programs;
- Demonstrated ability to handle a high-volume practice involving senior clients with short turnaround times, and able to work both independently and as part of a team with effective outcomes;
- Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent client service and ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines with changing and competing demands;
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable Ontario Public Service Directives and Policies;
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and experience leading legal support with ability to be a collegial team player and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and accessibility
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
Additional information:
Apply by:
Monday, September 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 655 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record Check
Compensation group:
Association of Law Officers of the Crown
Work hours:
Schedule 6
Category:
Legal Services
Posted on:
Friday, August 29, 2025
Note:
- About security checks:
A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential. - For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact CSMD.HR.LegalCompeti@ontario.ca
How to apply:
-
You must apply online.
-
Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
-
Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
-
Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
-
OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
-
If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
Strengthening Ontario, together
About Ministry of the Attorney General
The Ministry of the Attorney General is committed to equal access to justice for all Ontarians. We are working to ensure that people with disabilities can use and benefit from our services and programs equally and free from discrimination in keeping with the following principles:
-Respect for the dignity and independence of people with disabilities -Equal opportunity for people with disabilities to access, use, and benefit from our services or programs -Integration of people with disabilities with others, unless alternative ways of providing our service or program are necessary for equal opportunity.
We comply with all Ontario Public Service accessibility policies and are continuously improving accessibility for people with disabilities in our services, programs, information and communications, websites and facilities. Please see our Annual Accessibility Plans to find out about our plans for improving accessibility.
About the role
Apply By: Monday, September 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Counsel
Job ID:
233952
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ministry of the Attorney General
Division:
Civil Law Division – Legal Services Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Temporary (up to 12 months secondment/contract with possibility of extension)
Job code:
ALOC - Crown Counsel
Salary:
Salary commensurate with legal experience
ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.
Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.
Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.
The Legal Services Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), has an immediate challenging opportunity for an intermediate or senior counsel to provide legal advice and opinions to ministry clients.
Our Values: Integrity, Judgment, Commitment, Justice, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration
The Legal Services branch welcomes applications from candidates who can contribute to the goal of promoting a diverse, respectful and supportive workplace
About the job
This role requires counsel to provide legal services to ministry clients including: Correctional Services, Public Safety Division, the Ontario Provincial Police, the Office of the Chief Coroner, the Office of the Centre of Forensic Sciences, Animal Welfare Services and the ministry's Strategic Policy and Infrastructure Divisions as well as other corporate divisions and ministry agencies.
Duties may include:
- Negotiating, drafting, and advising on a variety of legal documents and instruments including memoranda of understanding, appointments, contracts, transfer payment agreements, and procurements;
- Providing legal advice and client support on section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights, the duty to consult and accommodation, particularly in the context of infrastructure projects
- Providing written and oral legal opinions and advice to the divisions and branches of a diverse client ministry to support the operational, policy and legislative requirements of the ministry including addressing a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues, and conflict of interest issues.
- Providing training and education to SOLGEN clients, legal colleagues and across government
- Advise on the development of legislation and regulations, ministerial directions and Orders in Council;
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
- Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario
Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrated experience in Aboriginal law, including section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights, the duty to consult and accommodation, particularly in the context of infrastructure projects; knowledge and understanding of the law relating to Aboriginal rights claims, title claims, self-government, treaty claims, and consultation with Indigenous communities,
- You have demonstrated experience supporting complex negotiation and litigation matters involving Indigenous issues
- Experience in drafting and advising on documents related to public law (appointments, orders-in-council) and corporate/commercial law, including complex contracts that may pertain to transfer payments, procurements, intellectual property, privacy, and digital or IT products and services or the duty to consult;
- Demonstrated experience in negotiating, drafting and advising on corporate and commercial documents including procurement documents, grant agreements, and other commercial legal documents with varying levels of complexity;
- Ability to recognize and assess legal implications in proposed and existing programs and initiatives and able to provide innovative, strategic, risk-based and solutions-oriented legal advice on complex, time-sensitive and high-profile issues that arise;
- Demonstrated analytical skills, political acuity and judgment including ability to identify and assess legal and risk implications in client practices, policies and programs;
- Demonstrated ability to handle a high-volume practice involving senior clients with short turnaround times, and able to work both independently and as part of a team with effective outcomes;
- Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent client service and ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines with changing and competing demands;
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable Ontario Public Service Directives and Policies;
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and experience leading legal support with ability to be a collegial team player and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and accessibility
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
Additional information:
Apply by:
Monday, September 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 655 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record Check
Compensation group:
Association of Law Officers of the Crown
Work hours:
Schedule 6
Category:
Legal Services
Posted on:
Friday, August 29, 2025
Note:
- About security checks:
A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential. - For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact CSMD.HR.LegalCompeti@ontario.ca
How to apply:
-
You must apply online.
-
Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
-
Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
-
Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
-
OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
-
If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
Strengthening Ontario, together
About Ministry of the Attorney General
The Ministry of the Attorney General is committed to equal access to justice for all Ontarians. We are working to ensure that people with disabilities can use and benefit from our services and programs equally and free from discrimination in keeping with the following principles:
-Respect for the dignity and independence of people with disabilities -Equal opportunity for people with disabilities to access, use, and benefit from our services or programs -Integration of people with disabilities with others, unless alternative ways of providing our service or program are necessary for equal opportunity.
We comply with all Ontario Public Service accessibility policies and are continuously improving accessibility for people with disabilities in our services, programs, information and communications, websites and facilities. Please see our Annual Accessibility Plans to find out about our plans for improving accessibility.