100198 - Crown Counsel

Autism Services; North Battleford; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Pension

Vacation

Scheduled days off

Career development opportunities

Inclusive workplaces

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, seeks Crown Prosecutors to deliver fair and ethical prosecutions with meaningful community impact.

Under Regional Crown Prosecutor guidance, duties include criminal, quasi-criminal, and regulatory prosecutions in Provincial Court and Court of King's Bench, docket management, trials, and appeals, plus advising police and engaging with victims and witnesses.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be able to exercise sound judgment and work effectively with justice system partners.
• Ability to communicate with victims and witnesses and contribute to fair resolutions.
• Willingness to travel and work variable hours, including evenings and weekends when required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct criminal, quasi-criminal, and regulatory prosecutions in Provincial Court and Court of King's Bench.
• Manage docket, trials, and summary conviction appeals; provide legal opinions.
• Review police reports and advise police; meet with victims and witnesses; support legal education initiatives.

Skills

Sound judgment

Communication with victims andWitness

Collaboration

Flexibility

Job description

Application Information

Employer Name: Government of Saskatchewan

The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General works to protect rights and safety, ensure fair and timely access to justice, promote safe communities, and provide legal and justice policy advice to government. The ministry is seeking Crown Prosecutors to help deliver justice through fair, effective, and ethical prosecutions. This role offers intellectually challenging work, the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in communities.

• competitive compensation based on experience
• comprehensive benefits
• pension
• vacation
• scheduled days off
• career development opportunities
• inclusive workplaces
• flexible work arrangements

The ideal candidate is accountable, innovative, collaborative, inclusive, adaptable, and committed to public service excellence. They must be able to exercise sound judgment, work effectively with justice system partners, communicate with victims and witnesses, and contribute to the fair and just resolution of criminal matters. Candidates should be comfortable working variable hours, including evenings and weekends when required, and be willing to travel, including overnight stays.

Under the direction of a Regional Crown Prosecutor and Public Prosecutions Head Office, responsibilities include conducting criminal, quasi-criminal, and regulatory prosecutions in the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan and the Court of Kings Bench, managing docket court matters, trials, and summary conviction appeals, providing legal opinions, reviewing police reports, advising police, meeting with victims and witnesses, and supporting legal education initiatives related to criminal law, ethics, and the justice system. Public Prosecutions also promotes safe communities through the just conclusion of criminal charges, including the use of alternative resolutions where appropriate.