The mandate of the Department of Justice is to administer justice, including policing, community justice, victims services and corrections in the Northwest Territories. This mandate will be carried out in a manner which respects community and indigenous values and encourages communities to assume increasing responsibilities.
The Paralegal, Corporate Registries (“Paralegal”) supports the Team Lead, Corporate Registries with the administration of the Corporate Registry (“Registry”). The Paralegal has specialized training and skills in business organizations and corporate/commercial legal matters based on extensive experience in corporate/commercial law.
The Paralegal reports to the Paralegal Team Lead, Corporate Registries in Yellowknife and works with 1 other Paralegal, and 1 Paralegal Assistant. The Paralegal holds the statutory appointment of Deputy Registrar under the applicable statutes. As legal staff, the Paralegal is a representative of the Registrar/Director and of the Registry and must be reliable to maintain the confidence of the office. The Paralegal’s powers are defined by legislation and delegations/instructions, in a workplace where precedents are available, but when in doubt, questions are referred to the Paralegal Team Lead or Director.
The knowledge, skills and abilities the Paralegal must include:
To be successful in this role, the above qualifications would be attained by:
A college paralegal diploma, 3 years’ experience working as a paralegal and 1 year of
experience using registry computer systems or related information technology.
Inquiries Only:
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca
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