Legal Counsel 1

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $45.48/Hr. - CAD $65.38/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Legal Counsel 1 with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, the Legal Counsel 1 possesses strong legal research, legal analysis, and client relations skills. The Legal Counsel 1 conducts intake, as assigned, of client’s legal advice inquiries and conducts issues identification, legal research, and upfront legal analysis for the Senior Legal Counsel. Under the guidance of the Senior Legal Counsel, the Legal Counsel 1 participates in assessing and making recommendations on policies, procedures and practices. The Legal Counsel 1 will work closely with the Senior Legal Counsel as part of an in-house legal team to support VCH leaders, managers, and staff.

As a Legal Counsel 1 with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Conduct intake, as assigned, of client’s legal advice inquiries, including conducting client intake interviews and requesting and reviewing relevant documents and information.
• Conduct issues identification, legal research, and upfront legal analysis for the Senior Legal Counsel, in order to support the Senior Legal Counsel in providing strategic legal advice and opinions to VCH leadership.
• Work closely, under the guidance of the Senior Legal Counsel, with a diverse set of professionals including operations, finance, human resources, risk management, professional practice leaders and other clinical and corporate functions to provide legal support on various VCH projects and strategic initiatives.
• Advise internal stakeholders, under the guidance of the Senior Legal Counsel, on legal strategies and solutions to mitigate legal risk.
• Participate in assessing and making recommendations on policies, procedures and practices under the guidance of the Senior Legal Counsel.
• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep up-to-date with health sector trends, new/revised legislation and developing case law.
• Perform other job-related duties.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Law Degree from a recognized University supplemented by zero (0) to four (4) years of recent, related experience practicing law, preferably with a public sector organization or a firm providing legal services to a public sector organization.
• Health care experience or health law advising experience is an asset.
• A member in good standing with the Law Society of British Columbia (or eligible for membership within a specified period).

Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong legal research and legal analysis skills.
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Familiarity with and/or ability to understand complex healthcare systems.
• Ability to develop and bring forward solutions and communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with a variety of audiences.
• Some experience in reviewing and drafting legal documents such as affidavits and legal agreements.
• Ability to foster and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders.
• Exemplary interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Models personal integrity and accountability, and is a committed team player.

Closing Statement

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH): VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation. Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.