High Impact Opportunities in Corporate/Commercial Law, Real Estate Law and Aboriginal Law

Posting details

• Reference number: JUS26J-078695-000042
• Selection process number: 2026-JUS-EA-507799B
• Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
• Level: LP-02

Work environment

The Department of Justice Canada is recruiting experienced counsel from the private sector to work on some of the Government of Canada’s most challenging and high priority files. We are seeking interest from seasoned corporate/commercial, financial, real estate and aboriginal law counsel to support complex, high value initiatives that directly affect Canada’s sovereignty, national security, natural resource and energy, infrastructure and housing priorities.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this inventory which may be used to staff similar positions (term or indeterminate) within the Department of Justice (including our Legal Services Units located in various government departments). Candidates may be required to meet asset qualifications, organizational needs or other qualifications specific to the position being staffed that may or may not be listed in this job advertisement.

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1. Corporate / Commercial Law Opportunities: Justice Canada is enhancing its corporate-commercial practice and capacity to meet an anticipated increase in workload and to respond to new and evolving Government of Canada priorities. Specifically, Justice Canada is seeking counsel in the following areas: o Marine and Defense Procurement Law Team o Transportation and Infrastructure o Natural Resources and Energy o IT procurement law opportunities
2. Real Estate Law Opportunities Justice Canada is also seeking experienced real estate counsel to strengthen its Real Property Law Team.
3. Aboriginal law Opportunities: Justice Canada is also seeking interest from counsel to advise the government on Aboriginal law and Indigenous rights matters as well as being part of litigation teams working on related challenges. The legal work would include a broad range of subjects including Aboriginal and treaty rights, honour of the crown, work on major national resource projects, claims and assertions, requirements and implications of the Crown’s duty to consult as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. These roles offer private sector counsel the opportunity to apply their transactional and advisory skills to files of national significance, with a clear public interest dimension and tangible impact for Canadians. For further information regarding these specialized roles, please email the contact listed at the bottom of the poster.

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. ► SALARY: as set out in the Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment, the rate of pay on appointment for persons coming from outside the public service is normally set at the minimum rate of the pay scale. However, the delegated authority has the discretion to appoint a person from outside the Public Service at a rate above the minimum, based on their years of experience, demonstrated competencies, and overall profile. The rate of pay on appointment of a person in the public service is to be established in accordance with the rules for promotion or deployment. ► This inventory will be open for six (months). Please ensure to update your applicant profile whenever there is a change of your information or availability.

• To update your application, please go to your “Job Applications Submitted”, click “Retrieve Application”, update your information and click “Submit Application”.
• Should you no longer be interested in being assessed, please go to your “Job Applications Submitted”, click “Retrieve Application”, and “Delete Application”.

Language requirements

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