Legal Assistant, Advanced Projects and Traffic Office

Government Of Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Positive workplace culture

Work-life balance

Job summary

The Alberta Public Service, specifically the Advanced Projects and Traffic Office in Calgary, seeks a capable Legal Assistant to support provincial prosecutors in a fast-paced environment. You will manage traffic files, ensure accurate documentation, and handle disclosures and inquiries with discretion.

Primary duties include docket preparation, file retrieval, and using JOIN, ROADS and LIVELINK to verify information.

Qualifications

• Two-year diploma in a related field such as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, Paralegal or Criminology.
• One year of related experience in a legal administrative role.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).
• Equivalencies considered: education or experience may be exchanged 1:1.
• Criminal records check required prior to hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate traffic prosecution files and prepare dockets for court.
• Retrieve and maintain Crown files; process disclosure requests.
• Monitor unit email and respond to inquiries from stakeholders.
• Use JOIN, ROADS and LIVELINK to verify court information and obtain reports.
• Collaborate with prosecutors, police, investigative agencies, defending counsel and court personnel.

Skills

Drive for Results

Develop Self and Others

Build Collaborative Environments

Develop Networks

Systems Thinking

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Legal Secretary Diploma

Paralegal Studies

Tools

JOIN

ROADS

LIVELINK

MOVES

Adobe

Microsoft Office

Job description

Legal Assistant, Advanced Projects and Traffic Office

Job Information
Job Title: Legal Assistant
Job Requisition ID: 88317
Ministry: Justice
Location: Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 6, 2026
Classification: Legal Administration 2
Salary: $2,308.09 - $2,920.47 bi-weekly ($60,241 - $76,224/year)
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding career opportunities.

The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS), within Alberta Justice , 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.

The Advanced Projects and Traffic Office (APTO), a branch within ACPS, is responsible for the prosecution of provincial statute offences.

Role Responsibilities

As a Legal Assistant in the Traffic Unit, you will play an important role in a fast‑paced prosecution environment, providing essential support to Provincial Prosecutors and helping ensure they are prepared for court.
In this role, you will coordinate traffic prosecution files, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete and available when needed. Your responsibilities will include preparing dockets, retrieving and maintaining Crown files, processing disclosure requests, monitoring the unit’s email account, and responding to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders. You will also use systems such as JOIN, ROADS and LIVELINK to verify court information, obtain driver abstracts and retrieve police reports.
Strong organization, sound judgement and attention to detail will be key to your success. As questions or challenges arise, you will locate missing information, safeguard and confidential and sensitive materials, and work collaboratively with prosecutors, police and investigative agencies, defence counsel, court personnel, witnesses and members of the public.
The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.

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.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following competencies:

• 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

Requirements:

• Two-year diploma in a related field such as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant, Paralegal or Criminology.
• One year of related experience working in a legal administrative role within an office setting.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).

Equivalencies considered: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Assets:

• Experience working with Adobe, JOIN, MOVES, and LIVELINK.
• There is one permanent full-time position available.
• Hours of work per week: 36.25 hours, Monday to Friday.
• This position is located in Calgary and works out of the Centrium Place building.
• 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:

• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

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.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Cindy V Zaiffdeen at [e-mail] .