JOB PURPOSE
The primary responsibilities of Senior Lead Discipline Counsel involve representing the Law Society in significant, high risk and/or high profile legal professional regulatory matters before the Law Society Tribunal and in the courts.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
*By submitting your application for employment, you agree to a clearance check of your regulatory history with the Law Society, and to the use of this information in assessing suitability for employment at the Law Society.
Client / Customer Service Delivery
In conduct of significant, high risk and/or high profile matters, role is responsible for preparing cases for hearing, communicating with licensees and their counsel, attending prehearing and proceeding management conferences, communicating with Law Society staff and complainants, and, ultimately achieving a fair, timely, and efficient regulatory outcome based on thorough risk assessment.
Provides legal advice to members of Litigation Services, Investigation Services, the Executive Director’s Office, and other staff in Professional Regulation and the Law Society as required.
Carries a full caseload, with the specific number of cases at any given time being dependent on the size and complexity of their complement of cases.
Leadership
Reseach and Policy Development
Performance Goals, Targets and Standards
Team Membership
The Law Society has introduced a Distributed Workforce Model to leverage flexibility and agility, and to maximize employee productivity and engagement. Work arrangements will be determined by role and departmental requirements. The working arrangement for this position has been classified as hybrid, where the employee will regularly flex their work location between home and office. The specific application of this will be communicated to applicants contacted during the recruitment process.
The Law Society of Ontario is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from persons representing the diversity of our community. We are committed to creating an accessible, barrier-free and inclusive workplace and are committed to continuing compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Please make any requirement you may have for accommodation during the recruitment process known when contacted.
If you are unable to apply to this position due to the requirement for an accommodation of any kind, please email us at hr@lso.ca or call 416-947-3475. We appreciate all interest and will directly contact candidates under consideration.