Crown Prosecutor

Government of Alberta; Peace River; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention incentive

Earned day off per month

Job summary

Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) in Peace River invites applications for Crown Prosecutor roles. The successful candidate will lead prosecutions, manage bail hearings, and provide sound legal opinions and briefs while coordinating with police and victims.

This permanent full-time position requires a law degree (LLB/JD) and Alberta bar eligibility, with travel across Alberta and a commitment to public safety and justice throughout the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership or eligibility for membership with the Law Society of Alberta.
• Crown Prosecutor 1 requires 0–4 years legal experience; Crown Prosecutor 2 requires 4 years; Crown Prosecutor 3 requires 11 years.

Responsibilities

• Prosecute cases with diligence in accordance with the Criminal Code and provincial statutes.
• Manage bail and charge screening, early case resolution, and decisions on trial or withdrawal.
• Draft legal opinions and court documents; provide disclosure and respond to victims, witnesses and police.

Skills

Legal research

Litigation

Bail hearings

Court documents

Communication

Education

LLB or JD

Job description

Job Information

Job Title: Crown Prosecutor
Job Requisition ID: 87492
Ministry: Justice
Location: Peace River, Alberta
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 2, 2026
Classification: Crown Prosecutor 1-3
Salary:

Crown Prosecutor 1 - ($3,947.31 to $4,972.47/bi-weekly) ($103,024.79 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 Peace River 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 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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Role Responsibilities

Are you a lawyer with exceptional litigation work? The Alberta Crown Prosecution Services Division (ACPS) has an exciting opportunity for a Crown Prosecutor to join their Prosecutions team at the Peace River Regional Crown’s Office in Alberta.

As a Crown Prosecutor, you will help deliver justice through fearless, fair and effective prosecutions. The daily responsibilities of Crown Prosecutors encompass a multitude of duties, such as: bail, charge screening, early case resolution, alternative measures, whether to proceed to trial or discontinue a prosecution, conduct of alsl prosecutions, entering a stay of proceedings, withdrawing charges, plea resolution, provision of disclosure, electing to proceed summarily or by indictment, taking a position on sentence, drafting legal opinions/briefings, dealing with victims, witnesses and police, and launching appeals.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Drafting legal opinions/briefings and court documents professionally and appropriately
• Working effectively to build collaborative environments with stakeholders of the justice system
• Problem solving and adapting approach as required to achieve intended outcomes
• Independent decision making
• Prioritizing actions/cases effectively to respond to numerous challenges and demands
• Analyzing situations fully to make informed decisions

Position specific competencies

• Organizational Awareness: Understanding business plan goals, and a commitment to act upon them
• Communication skills: ability to effectively convey, receive, and interpret information in various forms, whether verbally, non-verbally, or in writing
• 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.

APS Competencies

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.

• 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 is required.

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

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.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

• This opportunity is located in Peace River, Alberta
• 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
• Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.
• Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP).
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.