Senior Litigator
- Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years of post-call legal experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Responsibilities
- Advise and represent Indigenous communities on natural resources, energy, and major project applications.
- Take a lead advisory role on duty to consult and accommodate, regulatory matters, and negotiations with project proponents.
- Provide legal advice on Aboriginal rights and title, treaty rights, specific claims, administrative law, and environmental matters.
- Handle litigation involving Indigenous rights, environmental issues, and regulatory matters.
- Support senior counsel on complex Indigenous rights and environmental/regulatory litigation.
- Work collaboratively with Indigenous communities and stakeholders using culturally sensitive and trauma-informed approaches.
- 5+ years of post-call legal experience.
- Litigation experience involving Indigenous rights, environmental, administrative, or regulatory matters.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Aboriginal rights and title.
- General Litigation
- Duty to consult and accommodate.
- Treaty rights and specific claims.
- Administrative and environmental law.
- Natural resources, energy, and major project regulatory applications.
- Ability to be called to the Bar in multiple Canadian provinces.
- Experience advising Indigenous communities and negotiating with project proponents.
- Demonstrated commitment to culturally sensitive and trauma-informed legal practice.
- Genuine interest in advancing the rights, interests, and well-being of Indigenous peoples.
- Lived experience and a demonstrated track record of working with Indigenous communities are preferred.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Advise and represent Indigenous communities on natural resources, energy, major project applications, consultation duties, regulatory matters, and negotiations with project proponents. Handle and support complex litigation involving Indigenous rights, environmental issues, and regulatory matters, while working collaboratively with communities and stakeholders.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of post-call legal experience and litigation experience involving Indigenous rights, environmental, administrative, or regulatory matters. Candidates should have strong knowledge of Aboriginal and treaty rights, consultation, specific claims, and relevant legal and regulatory fields, be eligible for admission to the Bar in multiple Canadian provinces, and demonstrate a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed commitment to Indigenous communities.
Skills
- General Litigation
- Indigenous Rights and Title
- Duty to Consult and Accommodate
- Treaty Rights
- Specific Claims
- Administrative Law
- Environmental Law
- Regulatory Matters
- Natural Resources
- Energy
- Major Project Applications
- Litigation
- Proponent Negotiations
- Indigenous Community Advising
- Culturally Sensitive Practice
- Trauma-Informed Practice
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Legal
- Energy
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- General Litigation
- Indigenous Communities
- Aboriginal Rights and Title
- Duty to Consult and Accommodate
- Treaty Rights
- Specific Claims
- Administrative Law
- Environmental Law
- Regulatory Matters
- Natural Resources
- Energy
- Major Project Applications
- Indigenous Rights Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Canadian Provincial Bar Admission
- Culturally Sensitive Practice
- Trauma-Informed Practice