Government of PEI – Children’s Lawyer
- Category : Job Posting
- Title/Position : Children's Lawyer
- Offered by (Organization) : Government of PEI
- Location (City/Town) : Prince Edward Island
- Posting End Date : 2025-01-20
Description :
Department: Justice and Public Safety
Location: Charlottetown
Position: One (1) Full Time (Commencing Immediately Until December 2025 with Possible Extension)
Employment Type: Temporary-Excluded
Hourly Salary Range: $57.95 - $72.44
Annual Salary Range: $113,003 - $141,258
Pay Level: 25S Excluded
Bi-Weekly Hours: 75.0 hours bi-weekly
Posting ID: 166132-0125JPSTO
Closing Date: Monday, January 20, 2025 5:00pm
Open to: Public
The purpose of the Children’s Lawyer is to promote access to justice by providing legal representation
and advice to children and also in the administration of justice on behalf of the government and children.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Representing children who require the services of a lawyer to protect their best interests in
custody and access cases;
Briefing the court about what, if anything has been accomplished to advance the interests of
the child client towards a resolution or court order;
Determining children’s best interests with respect to a custody and access proceeding by
conducting interviews, making observations about the parent/child relationship and collecting
relevant collateral information from departments and agencies dealing with the child or youth client; and
Other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must possess a law degree a recognized university and be a practicing member of the Law
Society of Prince Edward Island or be eligible for registration.
Candidates must have extensive experience as a practicing lawyer (a minimum of 5 years at
the Bar) and at least 5 years of experience in the area of Family Law. Applicants who have
less than 5 years experience in Family Law (but still 5+ years at the Bar), may be considered
for provisional appointments if they have significant educational or practice experience
relevant to Family Law requirements.
Must have extensive litigation experience, particularly in matters involving parenting time
and decision-making responsibility.
Must have completed related human services work (i.e. conflict resolution, suicide
prevention, etc.).
Must have experience dealing with high conflict families, and aggression and de-escalation
of anger including experience applying positive problem-solving approaches.
Must have experience drafting court documentation.
Must have a demonstrated knowledge of the Children’s Law Act, the Divorce Act, the
Judicature Act, and the Rules of Civil Procedure. Must have a demonstrated ability to use legal research databases.
Must have excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Must have experience with alternate dispute resolution.
Must have family violence prevention training.
Must have a good work and attendance record.
Other Qualifications:
The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory criminal records check prior to
beginning employment.
Child interviewing skills/training, knowledge of the stages of child development and
knowledge of family systems theory would be an asset.
A degree in Social Work or Psychology would be considered an asset
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- Name : Jenny Mason
- Telephone : (902) 213-4522
- Email : [email protected]