Purpose:
Provides legal support to KLS (Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services) regarding legislative drafting of legislation and regulations and the Community Decision Making and Review Process (CDMRP).
Roles & Responsibilities
To provide legal counselling and support to the KLS and CDMRP Technical Drafting Committees
- Conducts legislative analysis and review.
- Establish/Develop drafting standards.
- Prepare reference material such as indexes and tables.
- Conducts revision and consolidation of legislation.
To provide legal counselling to KLS for the purposes of legislative development
- Keeps current with the legal and political environment internally and externally, through liaising with the Legislation Portfolio Chief and assigned Portfolio Chiefs responsible for each respective legislation going through the CDMRP, while reporting back to the KLS.
- Provide advice and support regarding the legislation for the KLS.
- Provides legal opinions related to legislative matters to the KLS.
- Attends all CDMRP Hearings as legal advisors, responding to community members’ questions relating to all CDMRP legislation.
- Attends all Kahnawà:ke Legislation Commission (KLC) meetings and any other Working Group meetings as required.
To draft legislation & regulations
- Develops and establishes drafting standards which consider the unique cultural attributes of the Kanien’kehá:ka, Kahnawà:ke, and the CDMRP.
- Drafts legislation and regulations for Kahnawà:ke as per the CDMRP.
To liaise with Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) Legal Services
- Represents KLS, if required, before administrative boards/tribunals, standing committees, and provides support and assistance to MCK Legal Services for litigation matters regarding Kahnawà:ke legislative development and/or Communal Laws.
- Performs other job-related duties pertaining to KLS as directed by the Immediate Supervisor and Second Supervisor.
