Our client is looking for a professional to fill their full-time position of Credentials Officer. If you are looking for a career that is both challenging and rewarding, with an organization that values diversity, equity, and a shared sense of purpose, look no further. Our client has also been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers 2022.
What Your Impact Will Be.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the standards are met for all applications relating to good character repute and fitness for admission and reinstatement, whether lawyers’ practice history is current and for conveying information on those standards to applicants, lawyers, the Credentials Committee, Benchers, and staff.
Where is it based?
Vancouver, BC
Responsibilities
Providing advice to applicants for admission and reinstatement relating to good character and repute and lawyers returning to practice.
Independently drafting correspondence to applicants where issues of good character, repute, and fitness arise, deciding what further information will be required, and responding to and providing advice to applicants.
Authorizing and conducting investigations into applications and deciding when to approve applications or refer to the Director or directly to the Credentials Committee.
Deciding whether lawyers are, or have been, engaged in the practice of law and/or whether substantive law and practice skills are current and approving or referring to the Director or directly to the Credentials Committee.
Independently preparing memoranda and presenting to the Credentials Committee on issues to be resolved, often relating to character, fitness, and whether substantive law and practice skills are current.
Recording minutes of Credentials Committee meetings, advising applicants of the Committee’s decisions, reasons, and consequences/options.
Determining the relevant legislation, rules, and policies to ensure that only monies that qualify are received into the Unclaimed Fund, conducting investigations to locate the owner of unclaimed trust funds, managing claims to the Fund, and deciding whether payment can be made from the Fund to appropriate persons.
Reviewing proposals to the Innovation Sandbox initiative, corresponding with proponents, and preparing proposals for presentation to the Innovation Sandbox Advisory Group and the Executive Committee.
Must Haves
Completion of a recognized paralegal program and a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably some in a regulatory environment or the area of administrative law
Excellent time management, analytical, and writing skills.
Professional judgment and sound communication skills, including effective interviewing techniques.
Ability to act independently and demonstrate sound initiative.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic investigative search techniques
What do they offer?
· Hybrid Work Schedule
· Extended health benefits
· Dental plan
· A generous health care spending account and more.
· A work/life balance and collegial atmosphere.
Is this you?
Please send your resume to jobs@expertrecruiters.com and orinih@expertrecruiters.com or apply online @ https://adr.to/qus7c with your resume and cover letter to the attention of Darcia Bower, Managing Director, if you have already met a member of our team and are interested in this opportunity please call or email us asap.
