Crown Prosecutor

Government of Alberta; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned day off per month for excess**

Northern Allowance (may apply)

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Pro-rated relocation support

Job summary

The Government of Alberta, through the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, invites applications from experienced Crown Prosecutors for the Grande Prairie Regional Office. This role emphasizes fearless, fair, and effective prosecutions in a dynamic regional setting.

You will manage bail hearings, charge screening, case resolution, and trial decisions while engaging with victims, police, and witnesses. Strong analytical and drafting skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership or immediate eligibility for membership with the Law Society of Alberta.
• Crown Prosecutor levels require specific years of legal experience as listed (0–4, 4, 11).For foreign degrees, NCA accreditation may be required.

Responsibilities

• Attend bail hearings, charge screening, and early case resolution.
• Prosecute cases and make decisions on proceeding to trial or discontinuing prosecutions.
• Provide evidence and legal arguments to the Court; work with victims, witnesses, and police.
• Draft legal opinions, briefs, and court documents; manage complex prosecutions.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal writing

Courtroom advocacy

Analytical skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

LLB or JD

Law Society eligibility

Job description

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Job Information
Job Title: Crown Prosecutor, Grande Prairie
Job Requisition ID:87807
Ministry:Justice
Location: Grande Prairie
Full or Part-Time:Full Time
Hours of Work:36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope:Open Competition
Closing Date: October 12, 2026
Classification: Crown Prosecutor 1 - 3
Salary:
Crown Prosecutor 1 - ($3,947.31 to $4,972.47/bi-weekly) ($103,204.66 to $129,781.47/year)
Crown Prosecutor 2 -( $5,593.60 to $6,926.96/Biweekly) ($145,992.96 to $180,793.66/year)
Crown Prosecutor 3 - ($7,450.08 to $8,260.75/bi-weekly) ($194,447.09 to $215,605.58/year)

Crown Prosecutor Incentives
Crown Prosecutors shall receive a retention incentive after one year of continual employment in the Grande Prairie Office. This retention incentive shall be ten percent (10%) of the Crown Prosecutor’s current salary as of the date the one (1) continual year of employment is reached. Also, Crown Prosecutors, get one earned day off per month for excess hours worked.
The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx
The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) prosecutes persons charged with Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act, and provincial statute offences. The ACPS promotes safe communities by vigorously prosecuting cases involving serious and violent crime and working with individuals and organizations in the community to identify and implement improved and alternative approaches to the administration of criminal justice.
To learn more about Alberta Justice, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/justice
To learn more about Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, please visit https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-crown-prosecution-service.aspx

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Are you a lawyer with exceptional litigation experience? The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) is seeking a Crown Prosecutor to join its Prosecutions team at the Grande Prairie Regional Office in Alberta.
As a Crown Prosecutor, you will play a key role in delivering justice through fearless, fair, and effective prosecutions. The daily responsibilities of Crown Prosecutors encompass a broad range of duties, including bail hearings, charge screening, early case resolution, alternative measures, decisions on whether to proceed to trial or discontinue a prosecution, conducting prosecutions, entering stays of proceedings, withdrawing charges, plea resolutions, providing disclosure, electing to proceed summarily or by indictment, taking positions on sentencing, drafting legal opinions and briefings, working with victims, witnesses, and police, and launching appeals.
Specific accountabilities of the position include:

• Ensuring the public interest is served and a just result is achieved.
• Providing the Court with evidence and legal arguments that are fair, accurate, and complete.
• Assigned prosecutions of serious and complex cases in a highly competent manner.
• Working effectively with victims of crime and their families.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• The ability to draft legal opinions, briefings, and court documents in a professional and effective manner.
• The ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the justice system.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the flexibility to adapt approaches as needed to achieve desired outcomes.
• Sound independent judgment and decision-making.
• The ability to effectively prioritize cases and responsibilities in a challenging and demanding environment.
• Strong analytical skills to assess situations thoroughly and make informed decisions.

Position specific competencies:

• Organizational Awareness: Understanding business plan goals, and a commitment to act upon them
• Teamwork: Working cooperatively with others toward agreed goals.
• Leadership: The ability to influence others to follow one’s business plan.
• Innovation: Ability to adapt to change and proceed toward revealed goals.
• Self-management: An on-going effort to improve one’s own performance.
• Resource Management: Effectively management internal and external resources to achieve organizational goals.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf

• Agility: Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments
• Drive for Results:Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
• Develop Self and Others:Desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and others
• Build Collaborative Environments:Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks:Proactively builds networks, connects and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders
• Systems Thinking: Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
• Creative Problem Solving:Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD), and active membership or immediate eligibility for membership with the Law Society of Alberta isrequired.

• Crown Prosecutor 1: a minimum of 0-4 years legal experience isrequired.
• Crown Prosecutor 2: a minimum of 4 years legal experience isrequired.
• Crown Prosecutor 3: a minimum of 11 years legal experience isrequired.

Other requirement

• For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required.
• A valid Alberta Motor Vehicle Operators License and travel within the province.

In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter briefly outlining your criminal law experience and your bar call date (applications without the Cover Letter may not be considered).

Asset

Experience in Criminal Litigation is an asset.

This opportunity is located in Grande Prairie.
The Hours of Work are 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Travel within Alberta to circuit court locations is a requirement for this role.
Final candidates for this position will be asked to undergo security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

This competition may be used to fill future permanent, temporary, full time and part time vacancies.

Successful candidate(s) may be eligible for relocation expenses up to $10,000.00.
The Alberta Public Service is a great place to work!

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Crown Prosecutors get one earned day off per month for excess hours worked.
• Northern Allowance: You may be eligible to receive a Northern Allowance in addition to your basic salary (pro-rated for partial pay periods of work). For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.alberta.ca/premium-pay-directive.aspx

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Ashley Crooks at [e-mail] .