Legal Counsel
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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixedterm jobs):
16Job Family:
Legal# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service Department:
Legal ServicesCampus:
Main CampusUnion Affiliation:
N/ADate Posted:
March 20 2025Applications must be received BEFORE:
Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
NonUnion Grade NM3Salary Range:
$126119.00 $156525.00Position Purpose
Represents the University in legal proceedings and provides legal services to the University in the conduct of its activities. The primary areas of practice include the following: representing the University before courts and tribunals and providing legal advice and opinion on a wide variety of employment and labour relations matters for example grievances arbitrations wrongful dismissal actions human rights employment standards employment contracts policy matters occupational health and safety pension and benefits faculty and staff immigration matters and participating in collective agreement negotiations.
Since this is a contract role the posting will remain posted until the position is filled.
General accountabilities
- Negotiates drafts reviews legal documents such as pleadings court or tribunal documents agreements settlements and other legal instruments.
- Drafts reviews and provides legal advice on University policies and procedures.
- Conducts legal research and provides legal advice and opinion.
- Remains current on legislation and legislative changes affecting the University and on developments at common law and provides legal advice on appropriate operational compliance and/or policy responses.
- Manages outside counsel retained by the University or by the Universitys insurer as required.
- Establishes and prioritizes goals and objectives in connection with the primary areas of practice of this position and general responsibilities.
- Assists with the development of training on legal aspects for University staff.
- Handles other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge Experience and Skills
- LL.B or J.D. and member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario
- Minimum 10 years of practicing law including at least 8 years prior experience in the primary areas of practice identified above
- Knowledge and experience across a variety of areas of the law affecting the University for example intellectual property law contract law and administrative law.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in both English and French
- Ability to handle complex legal issues with no significant professional guidance or supervision
- Superior analyst negotiator and presenter of legal points
- Excellent judgment clear and critical thinking superior writing and reasoning skills persuasiveness the ability to command respect and unquestioned integrity and discretion.
- Strong planning skills and a positive approachable cando attitude with problemsolving skills
- Ability to quickly learn a variety of areas of the law and provide reliable legal advice and opinion
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Skilled at interpersonal relations particularly the ability to forge consensus out of divergent views of many different University constituents without losing their trust and confidence and the temperament .to work with a wide variety of personalities
- Ability to manage time effectively which in turn supports the ability to handle many matters simultaneously
- Confidence without arrogance and the ability to react calmly in a crisis
- Professional and thoughtful demeanor including objectivity and detachment when needed
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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and selfstarting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrierfree work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a frontline position with responsibilities to interact with students selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1 2022 the University required all students faculty staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid19 as defined in Policy 129 Covid19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
Employment Type
Full-Time
