This is the profile that will appear on the public portion of Locum Connect and which applicants will use to request more information and contact details about you. For guidance, please see the sample profiles below.

Sample Litigation Posting:

Three-member full service firm in Calgary is seeking to recruit a locum to cover maternity leave starting June 1, 2017 (running for 12 months) with potential for the position to become permanent. The ideal candidate should have excellent litigation experience, with an emphasis on employment law and wrongful dismissal. Human rights experience would be an advantage, but is not essential. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate attention to detail, is organized, and must be able to run files and work on their own initiative under minimal supervision and as part of a team.

Sample General Practice Posting:

We are a small practice with our office in Drumheller. The firm is run by two brothers each with an excess of over 30 years practice. A locum is urgently needed to commence work immediately. You will need to be of a friendly deposition and be able to deal with a myriad of clients for which you will get experience in all areas of the law in particular civil litigation, real estate conveyancing and probate. Salary will be discussed at interview.

Your posting (max. 150 words)

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1. You have the authority to act on behalf of the firm/organization making this application.
2. The firm/organization is responsible for selecting a locum suitable for its needs including determining whether a candidate has suitable professional and academic qualifications and experience.
3. The firm/organization is responsible for negotiating the locum’s compensation. The Law Society of Alberta does not make recommendations on compensation.
4. The Law Society of Alberta is not a recruitment consultant or an employment agency and does not conduct any employment reference checks. It does not guarantee that it will place a candidate or that any candidate placed will be suitable.
5. The Law Society of Alberta is not responsible for any actions or omissions of either the locum or the firm/organization.
6. Any contract is strictly between the candidate and the firm/organization. The firm/organization is solely responsible for negotiating and fulfilling the terms of any placement and is the firm/organization’s responsibility to comply with all contractual and statutory obligations arising from that relationship.
7. The firm/organization is responsible for supervising the activities of the locum.
8. The locum and the firm/organization are responsible for obtaining full disclosure from each other with respect to all criteria to be satisfied in connection with entering into a contract.
9. In no event will the firm sue or otherwise attempt to hold liable for damages, the Law Society of Alberta, its Benchers, committee members or staff as a result of its participation in this program.
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