Careers
To apply for one of the positions below, submit your resume and cover letter by email or fax to:
Yukon Legal Services Society
Attention: Shannon Hendrickson
Email: shendrickson@legalaid.yk.ca
Fax: (867) 667-8649
At Yukon Legal Aid, we are dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining a motivated workforce. We foster a flexible and supportive environment and offer competitive compensation packages.
For lawyers, applicants must be a member of good standing of a Canadian Bar and eligible for admission to the Yukon Bar.
Compensation is based on relevant experience. We also consider temporary and short-term contracts. Prior experience with Legal Aid will be considered an asset.
We give priority to applications from Indigenous candidates and encourage submissions from individuals who will add to the diversity of our team, including racially visible persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Please include a cover letter with your application that shares a bit about yourself and why you are interested in working with us.
What we offer:
- An inclusive and welcoming environment
- Competitive salary
- Generous paid vacation leave (20 days at the start)
- Extended health care coverage
- Dental coverage
- RRSP matching program
- Sick / family care leave
- Long-term disability
- Maternity/parental leave with top-up pay
- Professional development allowance
- Wellness spending account
- Opportunity to explore various areas of law
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
Positions currently available are listed below:
Criminal Lawyer
Desired qualifications:
- Ability to defend clients with serious Criminal Code and CDSA charges.
- Open to mentorship and willingness to work with other lawyers as part of a team.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience working with complex clients.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, highly demanding environment.
- Ability to stay organized while managing a heavy caseload.
- Reliable, resourceful, flexible, and a strong problem solver
- Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.
- Strong time management and communication skills
- Excellent legal drafting and legal research skills.
- Trauma-informed approach to client service.
Family Law Lawyer
Desired qualifications:
- Experience representing clients in family law matters, particularly matters related to decision making, custody, parenting time, access, child support and spousal support
- Ability to develop appropriate family law strategies and advise clients accordingly
- Excellent advocacy, negotiation, and communication skills
- Experience working with vulnerable and marginalized clients
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, highly demanding environment
- Ability to stay organized while managing a heavy caseload
- Reliable, resourceful, flexible, and a strong problem solver
- Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team
- Strong interpersonal and time management skills
- Excellent legal drafting and legal research skills
- A compassionate approach to the practice of family law
- A trauma-informed approach to client service
Therapeutic Court Lawyer
We are looking for a lawyer to provide full legal representation to all individuals proceeding through the therapeutic courts; the Domestic Violence Treatment Option Court (DVTO) and the Community Wellness Court (CWC).
The therapeutic court lawyer position is a part-time position that can be expanded to a full-time role by adding additional responsibilities in criminal or family law.
Desired qualifications:
- Experience practicing criminal law;
- Understanding of the DVTO and CWC courts;
- Understanding of alternative based principles of therapeutic jurisprudence;
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience working with complex clients;
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, highly demanding environment;
- Ability to stay organized while managing a heavy caseload;
- Reliable, resourceful, flexible, and a strong problem solver;
- Strong time management and communication skills;
- Excellent legal drafting and legal research skills; and
- A trauma-informed approach to client service.
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