Military Legal Advisor

Canadian Forces; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Training opportunities

Job summary

Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes seeks a Legal Officer to deliver legal services across operational, international, and military justice domains. You will advise commanders, provide general legal support to CAF bases, and represent clients in Court Martial proceedings.

As a Legal Officer, you may be posted to various bases, with opportunities for training, language courses, and advancement through the JAG.

Qualifications

• All Legal Officers must be admitted to the Bar of a Canadian province or territory, and be a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial law society.
• If you have graduated within the last two years, you must have practice experience within the last two years. This experience may include clinic work or articling experience under the supervision of a licensed lawyer in Canadian Criminal Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law or Human Rights Law.
• If it has been more than two years since you graduated from Law School, you must have practised law on a full-time basis in Canada since graduation. This will be evaluated by the Office of the JAG after you have applied to the CAF.
• Basic training and military officer qualification training are required before being assigned.
• Following basic officer training, official second language training may be offered to you.
• During the first posting, Legal Officers are expected to complete all Legal Officer basic occupational training.
• Legal Officers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training, including graduate degrees.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice on international and domestic law to the commander of a deployed force.
• Providing general legal advice and services to the commanding officer of a CAF Base.
• Providing advice on operational legal issues at National Defence Headquarters.
• Representing clients at Court Martial and appearing before the Court Martial Appeal Court.
• Representing CAF and DND interests as a member of a Canadian delegation negotiating treaties, or on military liaison staff, or delivering training on military law and military justice.

Job description

Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes seeks a Legal Officer to deliver legal services across operational, international, and military justice domains. You will advise commanders, provide general legal support to CAF bases, and represent clients in Court Martial proceedings.

As a Legal Officer, you may be posted to various bases, with opportunities for training, language courses, and advancement through the JAG.