About the job

The Ministry of the Attorney General has a challenging opportunity for a counsel to provide legal advice to the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) and the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT). The successful candidate will provide advice on policy initiatives including energy policy, draft legislation, and may be called upon to work on corporate commercial and transactional documents.

Duties

• Providing risk-based legal advice to support client policy and program development, agency matters, board governance, appointments and operational work relating to the energy sector;
• Providing legal advice in policy development relating to the energy sector, including legal advice on policy development that may impact Indigenous communities;
• Negotiating, drafting, reviewing and interpreting legislation, regulation, term sheets, grant agreements, secured loan agreements, memorandums of understandin...