Full-Time Staff Lawyer

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Staff Lawyer, FLC
Permanent, Full-Time
Based on year of call - $73,059.89 (Yr1) to $142,773.62 (Yr15) + 10% Staff Lawyer Benefit Plan (As per the PEA Salary Schedule)
Our commitment to the principles of fundamental justice embedded in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is ambitious and foundational. Our business is aiding people in severe legal distress and necessitates internal and external alignment of practicing these values. Integrating Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout every aspect of Legal Aid BC is critical to building that culture, and we prioritize ongoing resources to achieve that goal.
We are seeking a Staff Lawyer, FLC to join our team.
The Family Law Centre (FLC) provides both in-person and virtual services to clients who have experienced or are experiencing family violence. The FLC operates as a multidisciplinary centre, offering legal services through a team that includes a managing lawyer, staff lawyers, paralegals, advocates, and administrative/intake legal assistants. Together, this team works to assist and advocate for clients facing multiple barriers to accessing legal aid services. Our approach is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally sensitive, catering to those who have experienced family violence, those living in poverty or with low incomes, individuals from equity-seeking groups, and those whose first language is not English. We strongly encourage applicants who self-identify as belonging to an equity-seeking group or who have lived experience of systemic oppression to apply.
As a Staff Lawyer, FLC, your primary function is to work within the context of Legal Aid BC (LABC) policies and is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation, including duty counsel, in the full range of family/child protection law practice including separation, divorce, parenting arrangements, property division and child protection matters. This position works collaboratively with community advocates in developing legal services, programs and law reform.
Provides family law services including summary legal advice and information to clients and individual case representation and provides duty counsel services in courts as assigned.
Conducts legal research and prepares required documents.
Discusses, negotiates and resolves case matters by working with opposing lawyers, judges, witnesses and police as appropriate.
Provides day to day supervision and work direction including performance planning, coaching and feedback sessions to support staff.
Collaborates with community advocates through the exchange of information and assistance with LABC work and law reform work.
Legal Aid BC (LABC) is a non-profit organization established by the Legal Services Society Act in 1979. Our mission is to provide legal information, advice, and representation services to BC's most vulnerable and marginalized citizens who lack the necessary resources to effectively access the justice system when their families, freedom, or safety are at risk. Our vision is to see BC’s legal system transformed, by the way LABC represents our clients, into one more equitable and inclusive with a mission to strengthen client-centred legal help for British Columbians experiencing barriers accessing the legal system.
At LABC, we know that our continued ability to help the people who need us is due to the hardworking individuals who make up our team, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people in need. We foster a positive culture of open communication for our team to thrive within, underpinned by our values of client focus, advancing Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and change through leadership.
Legal Aid BC is in the early stages of, and committed to a transformative journey of embedding Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects of our work. We seek talent from equity-seeking groups, including but not limited to individuals who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Metis descent, persons with diverse abilities, gender diverse, racialized, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, be a part of this exciting stage of Legal Aid BC’s growth. We care deeply about the culture we are building and are looking for staff members who not only excel in their respective areas but are also passionate about supporting the people we serve and each other. All interested and eligible applicants will be considered with due consideration to all protected grounds under the BC Human Rights Code. To understand why legal aid matters, and our commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, please explore our website, planning and guiding documents at
A degree from a Law School of recognized standing and membership or eligibility for membership in the Law Society of British Columbia.
Experience as per job posting year of call requirements, in general practice with an emphasis on family and child protection law.
Experience supervising support staff.
Experience at Provincial and Supreme Court levels involving the full range of family law and child protection issues.
Must be willing and able to travel throughout BC
A competitive annual salary, as well as a comprehensive benefits package (based on your employment status and affiliation including:

• Four weeks paid vacation to start that grows the longer you are with LABC
• A generous defined benefit pension plan
• Support for training and development
• An Employee and Family Assistance program
• 13 paid statutory holidays
• An opportunity for a flexible hybrid work arrangement for some positions (LABC reserves the right to change this policy at any time)
• Transit friendly employer for eligible staff to have their commute subsidized
• Dog-friendly offices
• Dedicated Cultural Leave provisions for Indigenous employees
• An Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council, and Indigenous employees Council and Accessibility Committee of employees from equity-seeking groups that advises on ongoing improvements and investments in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at our workplace