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Job Title:
LawyerJob Type:
Permanent / Full timeJob Location:
Edmonton, AlbertaLawyer
Legal Services - Edmonton, AB
Permanent, Full-Time
Are you a skilled legal professional ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of workers and employers across our province? Join the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and be part of a dedicated team that helps ensure fairness, accountability, and support through expert legal counsel.
As a Lawyer at the WCB, you will provide a full range of legal advice and services related to corporate matters, collections, third-party liability, personal injury, administrative law, and workers’ compensation law. You will represent the WCB in various legal forums, provide legal opinions to internal departments, and play a critical role in both policy and litigation matters.
Your responsibilities:
Provide clear, well-reasoned legal opinions and advice, especially on the interpretation of the Workers’ Compensation Act and WCB policy.
Draft and negotiate supply and service contracts, building leases, and other legal agreements.
Represent or assist senior counsel in proceedings before the Appeals Commission, Human Rights Commission, and various levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Support our Human Resources team with legal guidance related to employment law matters.
Act as plaintiff’s counsel for injured workers, handling all aspects of personal injury litigation from inception through to resolution.
Review files to assess third-party liability and negotiate recoveries where appropriate.
Respond to inquiries from stakeholders including workers, employers, and legal professionals.
Assist in drafting legislation and analyzing proposed legal reforms with potential WCB impacts.
Maintain a broad and current knowledge of relevant legal areas, with a focus on workers’ compensation law.
Your experience and skills:
Law Degree (LLB or JD) and active membership in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta.
Solid knowledge of key areas of law including administrative, personal injury and workers compensation law is an asset.
Demonstrated experience in presenting cases before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal and various administrative tribunals.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts clearly and effectively.
Why work with us?
We will provide you with meaningful, public-interest work that supports Alberta workers and employers.
A team-oriented legal department with opportunities to work on complex and impactful cases.
Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and professional development support.
Work-life balance, flexible work schedules and hybrid work opportunities (combination of work from home and physical office).
For more information, please see our Employee Handbook, available on our website.
Salary: Commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications
Final candidates for this position are required to undergo a security clearance as a condition of employment. Successful candidate must reside in Alberta and be able to work in person in our Edmonton Office as required by their position.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons, without regard to race, colour, religion or national origin, gender (or gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability. Equal opportunity is provided in employment, promotions and wages.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Closing Date: May 15, 2025
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WCB-Alberta was created by government to administer the Workers' Compensation Act for the province's workers and employers. Funded by employer premiums, we provide cost-effective disability and liability coverage for work-related injury and illness. We compensate workers for lost income and coordinate the health care and other services they need to recover after a workplace injury.
We strive for fairness in our decisions that affect the two million workers we cover, and the nearly 160,000 employers whose contributions fund worker benefits, return-to-work programs, and health care services.
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