Job Posting – Staff Lawyer (Public Legal Education)
Department Legal
Reports to Director of Legal
Posting type / term One year contract
Location Hybrid in Toronto (2 days in Office) / Remote in Canada
Salary $85,000 annually
Application deadline July 18, 2025, 5 PM Eastern
Apply To jobs@egale.ca
Role Summary
Reporting to the Director of Legal, the Staff Lawyer (Public Legal Education) will primarily work to enhance public understanding of the litigation efforts of Egale as well as other key legal issues for 2SLGBTQI communities in Canada. The successful candidate may also support Egale’s litigation efforts directly and/or other projects of the legal team depending on operational needs.
Statement on Employment Equity and Diversity
Egale Canada is committed to work led by and for 2SLGBTQI communities. We strive to ensure members of equity-denied groups, from a broad range of communities, feel empowered to apply for positions within the organization. We encourage qualified applicants to consider work opportunities with Egale because a diverse work force is critical to accomplishing our mission. The organization is dedicated to taking proactive steps to overcome historical patterns of discrimination in employment which have created barriers of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, language, class, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression for some individuals.
Egale welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you have questions or requests for accommodations, please email hr@egale.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.