Hybrid Legislative Editor, Paralegal

at Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

• Job title: Legislative Editor, Paralegal
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$76,955 - CA$93,848 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Victoria, Canada

About the role

• Legislative Editor and Paralegal supporting legislative drafting at the Office of the Law Clerk in British Columbia. Ensuring accurate and confidential legislation preparation with high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the legislative drafting functions of the OLCPC by helping ensure that draft legislation is prepared in accordance with current legislative drafting conventions and standards in use in British Columbia.
• Editing highly confidential draft legislation prepared by the LCPC and other lawyer drafters.
• Conducting research into legislative history, statutory interpretation, and other topics relevant to drafting requests at the direction of the LCPC or other lawyer drafters.
• Providing broader legal research and support services to the LCPC and other lawyers.
• Assisting the LCPC in the preparation of bills for publication by the King’s Printer and tracking draft legislation before the House through the various legislative stages.
• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of legislative materials, as errors may have legal implications and create reputational risk for the OLCPC, the broader Legislative Assembly Administration or the Legislative Assembly as an institution.
• Meeting strict and externally driven timelines while maintaining high-quality outputs.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in a related program, plus at least 3 years of clerical work experience in a legal office environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience editing, proofreading and checking the accuracy of documents prepared by others, including conducting related research and analysis.
• Experience handling competing demands and shifting priorities.
• Experience editing legislative instruments.
• Completion of course work in law, specifically justice studies or a paralegal or legal secretary program (preference may be given to candidates with this).
• Experience working in a high volume, deadline-oriented environment.
• Experience working in a parliamentary or legislative setting.
• Training in communications strategies such as plain language and inclusive strategies.
• Experience in a position requiring legal research, including legislative research.

Benefits

• Career development – We support continuing education by providing innovative, inclusive and diverse learning opportunities for growth, skill development and career advancement.
• Community, engagement and recognition – We value teamwork, collaboration and connection. Employees have the opportunity to interact and engage through projects, committees, working groups and events. Together, we celebrate and acknowledge each other's outstanding achievements and contributions.
• Extended health benefits – We provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package, which includes extended health and dental, basic life insurance, an optional family funeral benefit plan, optional life insurance, optional accidental death and dismemberment, travel medical insurance, sick leave and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible work options – We have a collaborative and team-oriented culture where onsite presence is required for all positions. Flexible work arrangements, including modified work weeks (flex days) and hybrid work schedules (onsite/remote) are offered and subject to operational requirements which may not be available for all positions.
• Health and wellness – We promote employee health and wellness by providing access to an employee assistance program, an in-house fitness room, secure bike storage and a reduced-cost bus pass through the BC Transit ProPASS program. We also offer an infant and family wellness room, a meditation room and a sustainable commuting and active living program that provides reimbursement for fitness and wellness activities.
• Location, location, location — We provide employment in an architectural landmark, the Parliament Buildings, which overlooks Victoria's Inner Harbour on the edge of the downtown core, close to shops, restaurants, cafes and parks.
• Retirement benefits – We offer a generous pension plan with the Public Service Pension Plan where contributions are made by both the employee and Legislative Assembly. This pension plan provides employees with a lifetime monthly pension when they retire.
• Vacation benefits – We offer four weeks of annual vacation time to start, or 8 percent vacation pay.