Prosecutions coordinator
City of Brampton’s Legislative Services department is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Prosecutions coordinator. City of Brampton’s Legislative Services department facilitates democratic processes, managing bylaws and council meetings. It ensure transparency in government proceedings and provide support for elections. Essential to Brampton’s governance, it uphold accountability and accessibility, fostering civic engagement. The candidates selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
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Job Description:
Employer Name: City of Brampton
Department: Legislative Services
Position: Prosecutions coordinator
No of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $66206.00 – $82757.00 yearly
Employment Type: Full Time/Permanent
Job Category: Management and Administration
Job Industry: Government and Public Sector
Location: Brampton, ON, CA
Shift: 35-hour workweek
Job ID: 2024-8565
Reference Number: 106009
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates should have Post secondary Paralegal Diploma from an accredited college and is capable of being licensed by the Law Society of Ontario
Experience: Candidates should have experience in a public service setting
Physical Requirements:
- The candidates should be able to complete accurate work within established timeframes and meet external deadlines under pressure
Other Requirements:
- The candidates should have an understanding of the fundamental elements of prosecutions and applicable legislation and possess an understanding of the fundamental elements of a litigation practice
- The candidates should demonstrate practical knowledge of municipal government and applicable legislation, including council proceedings
- The candidates should exhibit strong customer service skills to handle inquiries and resolve issues in a professional and timely manner. They should also have the ability to manage and direct calls in a prioritized manner
- The candidates should be detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage time and multi-task to accomplish a variety of tasks, sometimes with conflicting priorities and timelines
- The candidates should demonstrate good people management and organizational skills to interface with internal/external clients, court and tribunal staff, external legal counsel, witnesses, opposing parties, and legal counsel
- The candidates should possess good analytical skills for complex problem-solving
- The candidates should have computer proficiency in Microsoft Office/software
- The candidates should have good analytical skills for complex problem-solving
- The candidates should have experience in a municipal, Crown prosecutor’s office, in a litigation office
Responsibilities:
- The candidates should be able to provide administrative and legal support in preparation and processing of legal documentation and information to meet legal services requirements as assigned by the Attorney General in relation to prosecutions
- The candidates should be able to review and decide whether or not to authorize and prepare Notices of Motion for Peel Regional Police matters where they are asking to adjourn matters and to review prosecution requests to determine the validity of charges before processing them and to process incoming and outgoing correspondence
- The candidates should be able to attend court with prosecutors on Municipal files to provide Court, witness, and prosecutor availability and to assign Municipal files to prosecutors and to arrange for service and filing of documents with appropriate parties and offices of courts and to schedule Municipal matters for all client departments and assign them court dates and to assist in court updating Municipal files
- The candidates should be able to update and maintain tickler systems and prosecution lists and to return files to client departments where charges cannot be proven to attend Early Resolution court and to prepare summons for defendants to be issued by a court and ensuring proper service as per the Provincial Offences Act
- The candidates should be able to secondarily provide administrative and legal support in preparation and processing of legal documentation and information to meet Legal Services’ requirements as assigned by the City Solicitor where paralegals are acting as agents for the City before small claims court or administrative tribunals
- The candidates should be able to prepare and create correspondence, reports, and presentations ensuring completed materials meet established deadlines and confidentiality to manage and track timelines, limitation periods, and deadlines for numerous steps in the prosecution process in the courts and to coordinate and ensure daily itinerary is current, discuss priorities and maintain calendar, email, correspondence, and/or other related requests that require immediate attention on behalf of prosecutors in a timely and professional manner
- The candidates should be able to manage communications professionally with all internal stakeholders, external paralegals and legal counsel, courts and tribunals; ensure that all stakeholders and witnesses receive notifications of upcoming court or tribunal matters to identify witnesses to prepare and arrange for delivery of Summons to witness
- The candidates should be able to prepare and distribute Municipal court updates for each file in court every week and deliver notification to our Municipal clients of trial dates for attendance and to use effective resource and expense management at all times to meet corporate policies and guidelines
- The candidates should be able to coordinate and administer employee vacation planner, absence tracker, order office supplies, timesheet coordination, input bi-weekly union and non-union payroll entries, make adjustments, coordinate merit increases for approval, file, and respond to enquiries
- The candidates should be able to maintain unit records related to overall budget administration and monitor monthly financial reporting accounts for the section to work well within diverse groups to achieve common goals and objectives to improve efficiency
- The candidates should be able to participate in planning, coordinating, and implementing department events and demonstrate corporate values at all times and to participate as a member of cross-functional team and to provide support/backup and to keep current on legal processes and changes in legal framework, City policies and practices, legislation, safety rules, regulations and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
How to apply:
If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume and Reference number) through the below-mentioned details.