142171 - Paralegal

Work Location
Exec - 601 W. Broadway, 11 flr
Home Worksite
00 - Excluded - VCHA
Labour Agreement
Excluded
Union
905 - Mgt/Excluded-VCHA (37.5 Hr)
Position Type
Baseline
Job Status
Regular Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Standard Hours / Week
37.50
Job Category
Leaders & Corporate Support
Salary Grade
06
Min Hourly
CAD $34.68/Hr.
Max Hourly
CAD $49.85/Hr.
Shift Times
0800-1600
Days Off
Saturday, Stats, Sunday

Come work as a Paralegal, Legal Services with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, the Paralegal is a key member of the Legal Services department and performs legal, case and document management, and research support for the legal team as directed. Duties and responsibilities include: reviewing, and collating records and evidence as required for administrative tribunal hearings, court, or legal team projects. The Paralegal will also prepare and send correspondence; schedule meetings for Associate General Counsel and senior legal counsel as directed, maintain bring forward systems; conduct research and organize and analyze information for presentation; assist with the preparation for hearings and court appearances; maintain filing, precedents and case management and database systems, including the case management system for Public Health, and assists Legal Counsel as necessary with presentations, project work, and other related tasks.

This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

As a Paralegal, Legal Services with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Open, update, maintain, index and assemble digital files and records.

• Maintain record management system for all Legal Orders and other documents of legal significance referred for advising to the Legal Department.

• Liaise with Court and Administrative Tribunal Registries and oversees accurate filing and retrieval of court and tribunal documents.

• Draft correspondence and provide administrative support in the preparation of legal documentation including memoranda, committee meeting materials, pleadings, and other administrative tribunal and court filings.

• Prepare and distribute minutes for key health sector meetings.

• Check and edit legal forms and documents for accuracy; make recommendations on precedents and presentation of documents to enhance professional presentation of materials, and maintains legal precedent library.

• Use document management expertise to assist with the maintenance of a centralized electronic file management system (NetDocuments) for the Legal Department.

• Provide assistance to Associate General Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Counsel as directed with presentations, project work, minute-taking, calendar updates, and other tasks as assigned.

• Carry out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements. Immediately report unsafe situations by notifying supervisor or other appropriate personnel.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or completion of a college diploma as a paralegal or legal assistant, plus a minimum of three (3) years’ recent, relevant experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to prepare legal documents and present information in a clear and logical format, research legislation, maintain legal filing system.

• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.

• Superior time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and responsibilities at once and remain calm under pressure.

• Develops and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external partners to promote and enhance services provided with sensitivity to diversity and indigenous lens.

• Practices the recognition, inclusion and support of all types and aspects of diversity at all stages of engagement, with an understanding of the issues faced by people from equity-deserving groups.

• Experience with MS Office including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.