**Department of Justice Canada \- National Litigation Sector / Québec Regional Office** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### **Closing date: September 22, 2026 \- 23:59, Pacific Time** **Reference number** JUS26J\-168896\-000153 **Selection process number** 2026\-JUS\-EA\-506267 **Location** Ottawa (Ontario), Montréal Island (Québec) **Salary** $61,786 to $69,106 **Level** AS\-01 **Who can** Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. **Organization information** For further information on the organization, please visit Department of Justice Canada. **Duties** The Quebec Regional Office offers a dynamic and stimulating work environment and is recognized for the quality of its legal services, its innovative spirit, and the dedication of its employees. As a legal assistant at the Quebec Regional Office, you will be responsible for preparing and formatting a variety of legal and administrative documents and correspondence; opening, organizing, maintaining and closing physical and electronic case files; calculating and coordinating timelines when serving and filing legal documents to the courts, the registry office and other various parties; providing administrative support by managing, preparing and maintaining daily agendas and emails of assigned counsels; planning, coordinating and invoicing travel arrangements; facilitating the flow of information between legal professionals, clients and other parties. For more information about the organization, please visit: **Work environment** EVERYONE IS WELCOME Justice Canada is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce with a diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds that represents Canada now and in the future. We are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experience to the success of the team. Justice Canada's tradition is embodied in its culture, which values fairness, justice, excellence, and respect for the Canadian legal system. The Department is often described as Canada's largest and most prestigious law firm. The Department makes and upholds federal laws and is the guardian of the Canadian justice system. By setting for itself the highest standards of integrity, fairness and professionalism, the Department of Justice has earned a reputation as a leader within the legal community. No matter what your experience, you will benefit from Justice Canada's supportive atmosphere, its emphasis on training and mentoring, and the ability to balance the personal and professional aspects of your life. The Department of Justice offers a competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to fully develop your knowledge and skills. **Intent of the process** The immediate need is to staff French essential and bilingual imperative positions with various language requirements on an indeterminate basis. A pool of partially assessed or fully qualified candidates will be established to staff similar positions within the Department of Justice with various tenures, various language requirements, operational requirements, organizational needs and/or conditions of employment. **Positions to be filled** 10 **Important messages** GIVE YOURSELF THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED! At every step of the process, from the application to the end of the assessment, accommodation measures are available to you. Examples include: accessible environments, different formats, larger fonts, adaptive technology, extra time, individual testing and more. Accommodation measures are designed to remove barriers to ensure a fair assessment, and they allow candidates to fully demonstrate their competencies. Persons requiring accommodation preventing them from ing on\-line should contact the contact person prior to the closing date at: dbrq\-sqro@justice.gc.ca. Otherwise, your job application should be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. * General questions on how to online (Toll\-free: 1\-888\-780\-4444 \& TTY/TDD: 1\-800\-465\-7735\) * Advertisements over the phone (Toll\-free: 1\-800\-645\-5605\) INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application. A complete application must be submitted, consisting of a résumé and responses to the screening questions. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that may . Applications that do not clearly demonstrate how the screening criteria are met will be eliminated from consideration. Communication for this process will be sent via e\-mail. It is your responsibility to ensure that a current and valid e\-mail address is provided and updated accordingly and that it accepts messages from unknown senders. We encourage you to provide a second e\-mail address in their application. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. As part of the selection process, a test and interview will be administered. Instructions will be sent to candidates who are selected. You may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. The Department of Justice encourages persons with priority entitlements to self refer to our selection processes in circumstances where they believe to meet the essential qualifications of the advertised position. Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to provide their priority type and Priority Reference Number (PRN) when submitting their application. **Conditions of employment** ---------------------------- Various levels of security clearance: reliability, secret, top secret **Operational Requirements** ---------------------------- Be willing and able to work overtime, often on short notice. Be willing to report to the workplace as required by operational needs. **You need (essential for the job)** ------------------------------------ **Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following** Education: A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience. Learn more about degree equivalency. Experience: EX1: Experience in providing legal or administrative support services. **Applied / assessed at a later date** Competencies: CO1: Showing initiative and being action oriented. CO2: Working effectively with others. CO3: Demonstrating integrity and respect. CO4: Thinking things through. Abilities: A1: Ability to draft, layout and format correspondence and routine legal or administrative documents. A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally. **Language requirements (essential for the job)** ------------------------------------------------- **Applied / assessed at a later date** Various language requirements \- French Essential Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB, CBB/CBB, CCB/CCB, CCC/CCC Learn more about language requirements. **You may need (asset qualifications)** --------------------------------------- **May be applied / assessed at a later date** Asset Qualifications: A.ED.1: A diploma or certificate from a law\-related program (e.g. legal assistant, law clerk, paralegal assistant program or an equivalent program) from a recognized institution. or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience. Learn more about degree equivalency. A. EX. 1: Significant experience (2 years acquired within the last 5 years) providing support s…