Work environment
🔔 Are you looking for a career where you can help support the delivery of justice for all Canadians? We strongly encourage you consider a career at CAS!🏛 The Courts Administration Service (CAS) provides innovative, timely and efficient judicial, registry, e-court, security and corporate services to four courts of law: the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada, known collectively as the “Courts”.📌 This employment opportunity will provide many benefits to you, such as:◽ Career development and learning opportunities;
◽ Chance to develop new skills and competencies;
◽ Gain valuable experience in building relationships across government; and
◽ Work in an engaging, empowering role.📌 CAS is part of the core public administration, and its employees benefit from the federal public service pension plan.
📌 CAS has its own compensation services which include direct access to a Compensation Advisor for timely resolution of all pay inquiries.
📌 CAS is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace, well-being of employees and respect for all!
📌 CAS proposes flexible telework arrangements. Subject to authorization, full-time telework is possible for jurilinguists until March 2026 or possibility to work from a CAS office anywhere in Canada.

Intent of the process
A pool of pre-qualified or fully qualified candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenure within the Courts Administration Service.The process is currently aimed at filling a position from English to French, but there could be French to English needs later on.The process aims to fill a determinate position of 18 months, with the possibility of conversion to an indeterminate position.

Positions to be filled
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Important messages
🔔Please note that this posting is a republication of process 25-CAJ-EA-858, with a modification to the linguistic profile.If you have already submitted an application under process 25-CAJ-EA-858, please do not apply again. Your initial application remains active and will be considered as part of this process, in order to avoid duplicate submissions.
If you are unable to apply online and need to be accommodated please contact the e-mail referenced below under “Contact Information”.

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Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

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Education:
Graduation, with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with specialization in law or translation.

Experience:
Recent* and significant** experience in translating, revising and editing texts of administrative, legal, and/or quasi-legal nature in French or English.

Experience working with automated translation tools.Definition:
* “Recent experience” means in the last five (5) years.
** “Significant experience” refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of a broad range of related activities which were primarily the candidate’s responsibility. This level of experience is normally achieved through the performance of relevant duties for a period of approximately two (2) years.

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of translation and revision.

Knowledge of language research tools and techniques.

Knowledge of legal terminology.

Competencies:
Oral Communication

Written Communication

Ability:
Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to propose linguistic improvements to a variety of texts of complex and sensitive nature.

Personal Suitability:
Attention to detail

Judgment

Dependability

Effective interpersonal relations

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual - Imperative (PPB/PPB)

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Education:
Graduation with degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in both law and translation.

Assets:
Experience translating and/or revising judgments rendered by courts or tribunals.

Experience working in a judicial or quasi-judicial environment.

Experience in legal revision or legal translation in both official languages.

The Courts Administration Service is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce that is representative of the Canadian society. As such, selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity Designated groups: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. We encourage you to complete the Employment Equity section in your application to indicate if you belong to one or more of these designated groups.Information on employment equity: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/employment-equity.htmlOther information:Candidates may be evaluated further, for specific opportunities, on qualifications (including conditions of employment and operational requirements) that are deemed necessary, whether or not these qualifications have been listed on the job advertisement.Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a positionCandidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential and/or asset qualifications on the statement of merit criteria. In order to do so, the candidate must provide the information as part of their answer to the pertinent screening question, using concrete examples in the provided area. The assessment board cannot and will not make any assumptions about your experience. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how you meet the education and experience, both essential and/or asset, where applicable, may result in the rejection of your application.A variety of tools and assessment methods may be used, which may include, but is not limited to written tests, interviews and reference checks. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, selection board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria. Any information that you provide throughout this selection process, including email correspondence, may also form part of the assessment.Written communication may be assessed via the job application.Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials in the form of a diploma or official transcriptIf a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly. Applicants shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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