Legal Assistant

Job Information

Job Title:

Legal Assistant
Job

Requisition
Ministry:

Justice

Location:

Calgary
Full or Part-Time:

Full Time
Hours of Work:
36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent
Scope:

Open Competition
Closing Date:
March 16, 2026
Classification:
Legal Administration 2
Salary: ($2,240.86 to $ 2,835.40) bi-weekly ($58,486.45 to $74,003.94)/year

The Ministry of Justice helps ensure that all Albertans can live in safe and resilient communities while having access to a fair and innovative justice system. Working alongside its partners in law enforcement, family justice, health, the judiciary, criminal justice system and other stakeholders, the ministry has a direct or shared responsibility in all elements of the justice system in Alberta.

To follow this link, find out more about our department  .

The Advanced Projects and Traffic Office (APTO) is a branch within the ACPS that consolidates Provincial Prosecutors with the Advanced Project teams. The purpose of this branch is to increase justice system capacity, improve regulatory enforcement, and improve overall access to justice. The APTO is also dedicated to enhancing current traffic court operations by providing consistent and dedicated management that can be applied to provincial prosecutors across the province.

By consolidating with the new advanced project team, new and innovative technology can be applied seamlessly across the province.

Are you looking for a great opportunity to provide administrative support for the prosecution of criminal and traffic offences? Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative work environment?
The Advance Projects and Traffic Office has an exciting opportunity for you to join their team as a Legal Assistant
.

As a Legal Assistant your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide administrative support to Provincial Prosecutors in the Traffic Unit, ensuring files, court materials, and documentation are prepared and managed efficiently.
• Manage and organize traffic prosecution files, including opening, endorsing, reviewing, and maintaining files in accordance with office procedures and records management standards.
• Utilize justice information systems such as JOIN to verify court dates, assigned prosecutors, and courtroom details, and ROADS to process driver’s abstracts.
• Access and retrieve police reports and related documentation for reviewing, printing or filing.
• Prepare court materials, including retrieving files for the Crown, assembling pre-dockets and dockets, and supporting daily court runs for Traffic Court.
• Review and vet files for disclosure, ensuring all relevant documentation is complete and preparing disclosure packages for distribution through the Document Service Centre.
• Draft and process correspondence and court-related documentation while ensuring accuracy and adherence to established procedures.
• Track and manage disclosure requests and additional disclosure documentation using internal systems and tracking tools.
• Monitor shared email inboxes and respond to disclosure inquiries and traffic-related requests from stakeholders.
• Support general office operations, including managing supply inventory, coordinating equipment servicing, and contributing to effective information sharing within the Crown Prosecutors’ Office.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

To be successful in the role you will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Build Collaborative Environments to manage relationships in order to work towards a common goal.
• Agility to quickly adapt to changing priorities and to respond with effective decisions.
• Creative Problem Solving to be proactive in identifying solutions and focusing on continuous improvement.
• Systems Thinking to recognize the broader impact of your work and to be able to understand broader goals.
• Develop Networks to proactively build networks, connect and build trust in…