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Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Community Legal Worker 3-Month Full-Time Contract Description: Currently NALSC is seeking to hire (1) Community Legal Worker on a three-month contract based in Sioux Lookout. The Corporation employs a number of Community Legal Workers who provide legal, paralegal, and law-related services to members of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation.  The Corporation functions as an Area Office of Legal Aid Ontario.  Where a NAN member requires the services of a lawyer, the community legal worker will help the member make an application to Legal Aid Ontario and assist Clients and their families in all Court matters.   Qualifications:¨     

• Successful completion of Secondary School and/or equivalent experience in a related field;
• experience with the Euro-Canadian legal system and knowledge of Aboriginal legal systems;
• ability to work in a cross-cultural environment;
• good command of the English language;
• ability to speak the Oji-Cree language fluently;
• willingness to communicate with others about law-related and traditional issues;
• must be willing and able to travel.  

SalarY: $35,000.00 Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario Deadline to apply is August 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm E.S.T. Please send resume that includes 3 references and cover letter to: 

Larry W. Jourdain, Executive Director

"Community Legal Worker Position"

Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation

86 South Cumberland Street
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2V3
Tel :  807-622-1416
Fax: 807-622-3024 
Email:  jmckenzie@nanlegal.on.ca Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted For more information, please contact Jennifer McKenzie at 1-800-465-5581. 

COMMUNITY LEGAL WORKER

Summarized Job Description Community Legal Workers provide services by:·        

• taking legal aid applications either by phone or in person;
• finding lawyers for people who need legal counsel;
• making referrals and other routine administrative assistance;
• referring legal advice or short service questions to advice lawyers;
• assisting people on Advance Days and in Court;
• assisting the Courts and Duty Counsel;
• updating Chief and Council when requested;
• helping Defense Counsel with translating, arranging meetings, interviews with witnesses, and updating files;
• helping Clients understand the legal process; and,
• assist in the delivery of workshops in the communities for other programs of the Corporation related to justice in restorative justice, victim/witness, public legal education, and special projects.