Criminal law experience meets frontline advocacy at Legal Aid Ontario’s Oshawa Courthouse, providing duty counsel services in person and remotely. Navigate bail hearings, pleas, and remands for clients with complex needs.
As a Criminal Duty Counsel Lawyer, you will assist unrepresented clients facing criminal or quasi-criminal matters. The work includes legal advice, courtroom representation, client assessment, referrals, and Crown pre-trial negotiations. You will also support specialty courts, colleagues, file management, and timely data entry while reporting to the Manager, Legal Services.
Key Responsibilities:

Represent clients at bail hearings, guilty pleas, and remands
Provide summary legal advice in custody and remotely
Assess client needs and facilitate appropriate service referrals
Support specialty courts, including Youth and Drug Treatment Court
Manage files, statistics, referrals, and daily court attendance
Requirements:

Lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
Two or more years practicing criminal law
Knowledge of criminal procedure, evidence, case law, and Charter
Strong advocacy, negotiation, communication, and analytical skills
Ability to use Microsoft Office and video conferencing platforms
Bring criminal law knowledge, sound judgment, and advocacy skills to Legal Aid Ontario’s Oshawa duty counsel services.

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Criminal Duty Counsel Lawyer Oshawa