Civil Law/Community Legal Education Lawyer
Core
Provide high-quality civil law advice, casework, and advocacy to financially disadvantaged clients and victim-survivors of domestic violence, while coordinating community legal education and law reform initiatives.
Role type
Civil lawyer (casework & community legal education coordinator)
Builds
Legal advice, casework, plain-language legal resources, and community legal education programs
Domain
Legal services / Social justice / Community sector
Required skills
Civil law expertise, Victim Services experience, domestic financial abuse handling, motor vehicle accident property damage knowledge, plain language legal education design, stakeholder relationship building, law reform advocacy, social justice commitment
Preferred skills
Multi-disciplinary team collaboration, community sector knowledge, marketing resource development
Technologies
Word processing tools, file management systems
Responsibilities
Provide timely legal advice and representation in focus areas; coordinate and deliver community legal education workshops; develop plain language legal information resources; contribute to law reform and policy submissions; collaborate with community organizations to improve access to justice
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC