Employment Type: Temporary
Location: St. John’s, NL
Closing Date: February 27, 2026
Salary Scale: Per guidelines set by Treasury Board Secretariat

Under the authority of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 WorkplaceNL administers a mandatory, employer-funded, no-fault work-injury insurance system. More specifically, WorkplaceNL promotes safe and healthy workplaces, provides return-to-work programs and fair benefits to injured workers and their dependents based on reasonable assessment rates. Each year, WorkplaceNL serves approximately 19,000 employers and 13,000 injured workers across Newfoundland and Labrador. Offices are located in St. John’s, Grand Falls-Windsor and Corner Brook.

The Law Student will work closely with the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel in the Legal Department. This position will conduct legal research in the areas of personal injury, administrative law, workers’ compensation, access to information, public procurement, contract law and other areas of law as required.

Accountabilities for this role include:

• Providing support to Legal Counsel on the preparation of claim demands for recovery against third parties in cases of workplace automobile accidents;
• Assisting with access to information requests;
• Assisting with preparation for hearings before the Workers’ Compensation Independent Review Board;
• Assisting with transfer of records into a document management system; and
• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

We think you will thrive in this position if the following describes you:

The ideal candidate must be a first- or second-year law student and have:

• Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• The ability to be a team player but also work independently with minimal supervision
• Effective writing abilities and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills with fine attention to detail
• The ability to work under strict deadlines

If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please send your cover letter, CV and transcripts to the attention of Allison Conway, Legal Counsel, at allison.conway@workplacenl.ca.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

For more information, please visit www.workplacenl.ca.

Posted: 10 February 2026