About PBLA

Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA) is a not-for-profit charitable organization with a mission to engage the legal community and leverage their skills and resources in pro bono services that facilitate access to justice for Albertans. Our employees enjoy a collegial, professional, and flexible work environment, with opportunities for impactful work and
professional development.

Organizational Relationships

The Summer Law Student will be supervised by the Program and Communications Coordinators for programs and event-related tasks.

The Summer Law Student will be supervised by the Executive Director for research-related tasks.

Oversight for the Summer Law Student Position is provided by the Executive Director.

The Position

The summer law student will support the delivery of PBLA programs and initiatives. This is an in-person, full-time position (1.0FTE/35 hours per week) located in Calgary,
Alberta from May to August 2023.

Key Responsibilities

A.  Program Support

• Provide support to various programs and projects including the Civil Claims Duty Counsel (CCDC) Project and the King’s Bench (KB) Amicus Program. This includes but is not limited to client intake, application review, evaluation support, shift management, and volunteer training support.
• Respond to public inquiries submitted via phone and email.
• Support the development and implementation of PBLA’s Client Relationship Management System.

B.  Research

• Review and update legal resource manuals on broad areas of law.
• Develop, revise, and update volunteer training materials.
• Research legal topics touching on pro bono legal service delivery.

C.  Other Support

• Assist with the planning and delivery of PBLA events.
• Other program and administrative support, as required.

The Person - Skills/Characteristics

• Superior research, writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, a customer service orientation, and the ability to establish and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships with staff, volunteers, the public and other organizational stakeholders.
• Ability to balance work in a fast-paced, changing and team-oriented environment and working independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and private data.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe PDF.
• Flexible, with a disposition to assist wherever needed.
• Volunteer experience with, CCDC, KB Amicus, Pro Bono Students Canada, or similar programs or initiatives, is an asset.
• Familiarity with mechanisms for virtual delivery of programs is a definite asset.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements can send a cover letter, résumé and two letters of reference to the attention of Nonye Opara, Executive Director via the following channels:

1.  Mail to:

Pro Bono Law Alberta

301, 255 – 17 Ave. SW

Calgary AB T2S 2T8

2. E-mail to: admin@pbla.ca

PBLA is an equal-opportunity employer. We offer a competitive salary that is commensurate with industry standards and appropriate for a charitable organization of our size.

This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will commence immediately with suitable candidates. While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.