Assistant Crown Attorney

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Apply By: Friday, July 18, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Assistant Crown Attorney
Job ID:
231870
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ministry of the Attorney General
Division:
Criminal Law Division
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Temporary (up to 12 months secondment/contract with possibility of extension)
Job code:
OCAA - 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 Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Law Division, offers a challenging opportunity for an experienced lawyer to act as an Assistant Crown Attorney under the ****** Violence and Harassment Action Plan (SVHAP) Initiative. In this position, you will take a senior, specialized role in ****** assault prosecutions and participate in the ****** Violence Advisory Group (SVAG). The incumbent will be working in the Regional Office and will report to the Director of Crown Operations, Toronto Region.
About the job
Duties will include:

Participating in the ****** Violence Advisory Group (SVAG) to improve ways that ****** assault complainants are dealt with in the criminal justice system
Providing mentoring and training to prosecutors and other justice participants on the conduct of ****** assault prosecutions
Conducting ****** assault preliminary hearings/trials in the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice as required
Providing professional advice to police, related agencies, and the general public on ****** assault matters
Reviewing information, drafting indictments and other documents, including facta
Assisting other counsel with prosecutions, research, etc.
Assisting in the administration of the Crown Attorney's Office
What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements
You have membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

Legal Experience
Working knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law
procedures, rules of evidence and case law
Demonstrated experience in ****** assault prosecutions
Working knowledge and understanding of the role and function of a prosecutor in the criminal justice system in Ontario
Experience in and readiness to conduct prosecutions in the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice

Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Demonstrated judgment and analytical ability to determine appropriate legal remedies
Demonstrated research and analytical ability to organize a principled approach to cases and issues
Demonstrated writing and advocacy skills
Demonstrated interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
Ability to work as part of a team within the criminal justice system and with community stakeholders

Other Essential Skills
Technical skills to work effectively with computer technology and databases made available to professional staff
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, ****** 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

What we offer
Who We Are

The Ministry of the Attorney General strives to create an innovative, sustainable, and responsive justice system that inspires public confidence and upholds the Rule of Law, a necessary precondition for a just society. The Criminal Law Division has a responsibility to ensure public safety, through the effective and efficient prosecution of crime.

The Criminal Law Division is a large geographically dispersed operation with approximately 2000 staff (1200 legal and 800 business professionals) who collectively work together to protect community and personal safety through the prosecution of offences across the province. The division's vision is to be the foremost prosecution service in Canada. Additional information can be found here.

Specifically, the division:

prosecutes all offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the most serious offences under the Provincial Offences Act (Part 3 only), in Ontario's 49 judicial districts
represents the Crown in criminal appeals at all levels of Court (the Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada), as well as provides specialized services in relation to applications for wiretap authorizations (as designated under Part 6 of the Criminal Code of Canada), extraditions and search warrants
provides specialized legal advice in all areas of criminal law to the police, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General
examines and establishes policy guidelines for the conduct of prosecutions within the Province of Ontario
provides world-class education to its prosecutors and prosecutors from across Canada and the United States

This role comes with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
group health, dental, life and disability benefits
a range of vacation and leave options
an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services
Additional information:
Apply by:
Friday, July 18, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 700 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Intelligence, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS
Compensation group:
Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association
Work hours:
Schedule 6
Category:
Legal Services
Posted on:
Friday, July 4, 2025
Note:


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