Job Posting 106267

Project Lawyer
METRAC: Action on Violence
Work From Home - Toronto Metro area
closed 2 days ago (Fri, 25 Apr)
full time - temporary / contract

About METRAC: Formed in 1984, METRAC is an award-winning Toronto based not-for-profit agency, historically devoted to advancing safety, justice and equity for women and youth. To find out more about METRAC’s programs, visit our website at www.metrac.org

Position Summary: You will be working on the Creating Safer Workspaces: Workplace Sexual Harassment Project, reporting to the Legal Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Upholds the mission, values, vision and goals of METRAC 
  • Supports the legal information needs of community partners and METRAC’s programs
  • Monitors legal developments relevant to workplace violence and harassment
  • Develops and delivers legal information and education workshops about workplace sexual harassment
  • Conducts legal research for producing inclusive legal information resources
  • Creates and oversees the development of clear language legal materials
  • Reviews, revises and drafts legal information for written resources and for legal trainings
  • Creates content for workplace sexual harassment toolkits and questionnaires
  • Conducts focus groups
  • Builds connections and liaises with community members and organizations
  • Maintains a data system by collecting and tracking project activities for evaluation and for reports to funders
  • Writes reports for project deliverables
  • Keeps abreast of emerging legal issues relevant to the project
  • Assists with special METRAC events (i.e. fundraising, AGM, volunteer training)
  • Contributes to internal committees and working groups, and seminars
  • May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends
  • Travel flexibility is required
  • Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Law degree and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
  • Minimum 1 year’s experience in employment law and human rights law; family law experience is an asset
  • Solid experience in legal research, legal analysis and clear language writing
  • Understanding of legal and social issues pertaining to workplace sexual harassment; violence against women within feminist and gender diversity analysis
  • Anti-oppression/intersectional analysis of law, legal systems and law enforcement
  • Knowledge of intersecting areas of family law, criminal law, immigration law, and human rights law in Ontario
  • Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and inter-cultural skills
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively as a member of a small and diverse team
  • Ability to work in a community agency with limited resources
  • Computer literacy (MS Office suite)
  • Proficiency in speaking languages in addition to English is an asset.

Job Type: Full-time, Term ending March 31, 2027

Salary: To be discussed based on experience

Work location: Hybrid

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