Legal Research Editor

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Duties

The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs (FJA) was established in 1978 to safeguard the independence of the judiciary and provide services to federally appointed judges.
The Federal Courts Reports, which are published by FJA, are the official reports of the decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal and of the Federal Court. Only those decisions that are deemed by the Editor to be of sufficient significance or importance are published in the Reports.
The Legal Research Editor is principally responsible for copy-editing those decisions. This includes verifying the accuracy of all legal citations and quotations, as well as grammar, formatting, spelling, syntax and punctuation, both in the original and translated version of the reasons for decision. The Legal Research Editor also prepares and compiles lists of legislative and bibliographical references as well as of case law.

Work environment

FJA is part of the Core Public Administration and is not serviced by the Pay Centre. We have our own compensation team. FJA has approximately 70 employees. Our offices are located at 99 Metcalfe Street, in the heart of downtown Ottawa. The area is served by all major bus routes and a light rail station, and employees have access in the building to amenities such as kitchens, showers, change rooms, secure bicycle storage. Parking is available nearby, at the employee's expense. At the corner of our building, we have a Second Cup, a Starbucks and a Tim Hortons.
All employees are expected to balance working remotely with being on-site for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Intent of the process

CURRENT NEEDS: The immediate intent of this selection process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position in Ottawa, Ontario.
FUTURE NEEDS: A fully or partially assessed pool may be created and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at the same - or equivalent - group and level, with various linguistic requirements, tenures and security clearance within the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.

Part B Notes:
1. An indeterminate incumbent of a former SI position who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated in Part B above, is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience. He/she must be accepted as having met the minimum educational standard for appointment or deployment to Part B EC positions. This note also applies to a person appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a Part B EC position after that date as the result of a staffing transaction started before June 22, 2009.
2. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative. Whenever the minimum educational standard is met through an alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and a candidate must be re-assessed for future appointments and deployments if the manager has asked for this alternative.
3. "Social science" includes economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, geography, criminology, and other disciplines associated with social science. “Library/archival work” includes gallery and museum functions.
4. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines whether the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at that institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EX1: Experience in conducting legal research.
EX2: Experience in proofreading and editing documents in both official languages.
EX3: Experience in proofreading and editing legal documents.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (PPB/PPB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
K1: Knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling and syntax in both official languages.

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to copy edit legal documents in both official languages.
A2: Ability to conduct legal research.
A3: Ability to proofread accurately in both official languages.
A4: Ability to perform comparative editing of translated texts.
A5: Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
A6: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A7: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
PS1: Effective interpersonal skills.
PS2: Attention to detail.
PS3: Reliability.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Our intention is to communicate with candidates via e-mail. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.
Merit criteria may be assessed throughout the entire process. All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the closing of the process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.
The screening questions and résumé may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
The selection committee reserves all rights to use any methods that they deem appropriate in order to evaluate the candidates (written examination, interview, reference check, performance agreement, etc.).
Proof of your education credentials will be required at a later date. Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate.
It is important to note that in order to manage the volume of applications, the selection committee may at any time decide to use various strategies such as the application of one or more other qualifications, the top-down selection or other strategies.
Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.
For Government of Canada employees: please clearly identify your substantive group and level, and your employment status, and Personal Record Identifier (PRI) in your application (if available).
Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.