Paralegal I Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53927)

Description

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) requires one (1) organized professional to provide exceptional paralegal services to the Legal Advisors Section. The successful candidate will perform complex and independent legal work in the context of a variety of legal proceedings.  The position is expected to be able to perform such work with minimal supervision while working within strict deadlines.   Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and coordinating large volume record production for complex litigation matters.
• Gathering, reviewing, analyzing and organizing records, including legal records, received from various sources for civil litigation matters.
• Redacting documents for privilege, confidentiality, relevance, and internal security issues.
• Drafting, reviewing, and processing various legal documents with a full understanding of the pleadings used and procedural steps required for civil proceedings.
• Interacting directly with various external counsel and internal departments.
• Responding to requests for information and answering or redirecting queries from EPS personnel and members of the general public including unrepresented litigants.
• General administrative tasks including file management, preparing correspondence, requesting ICOL memos from members, managing legal accounts, and ordering supplies.
• Communicating respectfully with staff, stakeholders, the public and other counsel.
• Managing multiple and often conflicting requests and priorities.