Legal Assistant, Public Prosecutions**-**ADM026479

Employment Type**:**Permanent Full-time

**Location(s)****:**SK-North Central-Prince Albert

Ministry**:**003 Justice

Salary Range**:**$28.085-$35.195 Hourly

Grade**:**SGEU.07.

The Ministry of Justice requires a skilled, responsible and confident individual to provide a wide variety of complex secretarial and administrative duties in a fast-paced and demanding work environment. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for providing a fair justice system that upholds the law and protects the rights of all individuals in Saskatchewan; promotes safe and secure communities; and provides legal and justice policy advice to assist the government.

The Public Prosecutions Regional office in Prince Albert is seeking a candidate who will pay close attention to detail, is dependable, and will treat colleagues and clients with dignity and respect. The successful candidate must be committed to the pursuit of excellence; exhibit leadership and professionalism; and embrace diversity and equality.

As a member of a small team of professionals, you will establish and maintain accurate and up-to-date prosecution files received from Police Services and RCMP detachments. You will generate Warrants, Information, Summons, Stays of Proceedings, Court Orders and a variety of other legal documents and correspondence. We are seeking an individual who is organized and thorough. You must have superior communication and interpersonal skills when responding to inquiries from the public, police, witnesses and the accused, very often concerning highly sensitive and explicit materials, ensuring strict confidentiality at all times. As the incumbent, you will also process incoming and outgoing mail, file and track missing information and coordinate travel and accommodation arrangements for clients/witnesses to appear in court. The computer applications you will use include Windows XP, CJIMS and EPIC.

Typically, you will have developed your knowledge and skills through the completion of a two-year legal secretarial course or have significant experience in a related legal field or a combination of both legal secretarial education and experience. You must have knowledge of office administrative procedures, including filing systems and knowledge of legal terminology, the administration of legal documents, and the various levels of court as it relates to criminal law. As the successful candidate, you must participate as a willing and able team member within the office environment. Your knowledge, experience and demonstrated abilities will be key to your success in this position.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• accurately update and archive hard copy and electronic records in order to preserve, locate and retrieve information;
• accurately reference and appropriately apply acts, regulations, policies and guidelines to daily operations;
• input, edit, retrieve, maintain, merge, format and transmit information/data using word processing, spreadsheets and database systems and software packages with speed and accuracy for extended periods of time;
• listen, accurately comprehend and orally respond to inquiries and relay information to clients, other agencies or the general public in a clear, concise and courteous manner;
• accurately and in a timely manner compose, proofread, edit and format general correspondence and court-related documents from verbal instruction, hand-written notes and/or Dictaphone, using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation;
• accurately perform mathematical calculations and balance financial or statistical information;
• work independently and as a contributing team member to complete work assignments, achieve common goals and meet the client's needs;
• independently assess, establish and adjust your workload taking into consideration multiple tasks with changing priorities, tight timelines and frequent interruptions;
• calmly deal with people who may be under stress, angry, confused or upset in order to calm them, provide additional information and/or clarify procedures;
• establish and maintain honest, professional relationships with clients and colleagues, exercising discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality within and outside of the workplace.

We are committed to workplace diversity.

Hours of Work**:**A - SGEU Office 36 - one day off every two weeks

Number of Openings**:**1

Closing Date: Apr 4, 2026, 12:59:00 AM