If you’re passionate about fighting for the rights of the underdog, contact us and tell us why.

Summer/Articling Students and Associates:

Job Responsibilities:

• Attend at courts in the 416 & 905 areas for set dates, adjournments, guilty pleas, and trials
• Meet with clients both in and out of jail to conduct client interviews
• Conduct legal research and conduct crown pre-trials
• Prepare Charter motions and factums

Job Requirements:

• Ability to function in a high volume, fast paced criminal defence environment
• Ability to manage stress effectively
• Ability to empathize with marginalized individuals and provide them with a representative voice
• Ability to represent clients while maintaining professional boundaries
• Ability to think fast and negotiate effectively
• Ability to devise creative responses to clients’ legal problems emanating from social disadvantage
• Ability to conceptualize criminal defence law in a social justice paradigm
• Street smart and savvy to street culture
• Caring and helpful communicator with clear and articulate communication skills (oral & written)
• Driver’s license and automobile

Other Requirements:

• Interest in challenging the status quo
• Curiosity about the law and the psychology and politics of marginalization
• Practical and realistic understanding of how much one can help clients
• Knowledge of a second language is an asset
• Willingness to learn Legal Aid Ontario’s billing practices and procedures

Salary:

• Competitive

Contact:

• Email your application to recruiting@irepresent.ca
• Address applications to Travis Ritchie, Paralegal to I. Loui Dallas
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