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COMPETENCY PROFILE FOR EXECUTIVE ADVICE – LEGAL COUNSEL ADAPTABILITY Adapting in order to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations, and with diverse individuals and groups LEVEL 4: ADAPTS PLANS AND GOALS.

• Adapts organizational or project plans to meet new demands and priorities.

• Revises project goals when circumstances demand it.

• Responds quickly to shifting opportunities and risks.
CLIENT FOCUS Providing service excellence to internal and/or external clients, addressing immediate and evolving client needs LEVEL 4: PROVIDES SEASONED ADVICE.

• Acts as a seasoned advisor, providing independent opinion on complex client problems and novel initiatives, and assisting with decision-making.

• Encourages clients to consider difficult issues when it is in their best interests.
• Advocates on behalf of clients to more senior management, identifying approaches that meet clients’ needs as well as those of the organization.

EXEMPLIFYING INTEGRITY Treating others fairly, honestly and respectfully, furthering the integrity of the organization and its relationships of trust within the work environment and in the broader community LEVEL 5: MODELS FAIR AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOURS FOR THE BROADER GOOD OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITY.
• Promotes good corporate citizenship by finding opportunities to prosper while improving the work environment.

• Builds strong trusting relationships with key external stakeholders.

• Seeks mutually beneficial solutions outside the organization to improve the well-being of others and the community.

• Takes actions that balance organizational interests with the broader collective good.
© 2018 HRSG All rights reserved Page 1  4 LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT • Maintains universal ethical values and sensitivities to the laws and customs of a diverse global environment.

• Conducts environmental scans of ethical issues relevant to the organization and the broader community.
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS Understanding the workings, structure, culture and distribution of power within and beyond the organization and for Parliament as a whole, and applying this understanding to solve problems and achieve desired outcomes LEVEL 3: UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, CLIMATE AND POWER DYNAMICS.

• Achieves satisfactory solutions based on an understanding of issues and culture in own and other organizations.
• Recognizes what is and is not acceptable or possible at certain times given the organizational culture, climate and power dynamics.

• Anticipates outcomes based on an understanding of organizational culture and power dynamics.

• Explains how organizational decisions are made and who makes and influences them.

• Applies an understanding of the roles people play in the organization to form alliances and achieve results.
THINKING STRATEGICALLY Seeing and synthesizing different aspects of an issue, examining the full range of options and outcomes, and building frameworks to guide analysis and action LEVEL 3: IDENTIFIES AND HANDLES STRATEGIC ISSUES.

• Foresees longer-term implications of proposed positions, options and approaches that are not readily apparent.

• Exercises sound judgment in new situations in the absence of specific guidance.
• Evaluates emerging opportunities and risks when articulating astute and defensible options and recommendations.

• Selects new information to share with key stakeholders to influence their understanding and decisions.

• Identifies the organizational context and priorities, how they interact, and how they affect issues.
ANALYTICAL THINKING Analyzing and synthesizing information to understand issues, identify options and support sound decision-making © 2018 HRSG All rights reserved Page 2  4 LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT LEVEL 5: APPLIES A WHOLE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE.

• Deals simultaneously with broad issues and detailed analysis.

• Assesses and balances, from a whole systems perspective, vast amounts of diverse information on the varied systems and sub-systems that comprise and affect the working environment.
• Identifies multiple relationships and disconnects in processes to identify options and reach conclusions.

• Thinks beyond the organization and into the future, balancing multiple perspectives when setting direction or reaching conclusions (e.g., social, economic, partner and stakeholder interests; short- and long-term benefits; national and global implications).
PARTNERING Seeking and building alliances, both within and beyond the organization, that further the organization’s objectives LEVEL 3: SEEKS PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

• • • Identifies existing opportunities to partner and seeks out new partnership opportunities.

Identifies potential partners to achieve short-term and long-term goals of the organization.

Initiates partnerships and alliances that promote organizational objectives.
NETWORKING Establishing, sustaining and fostering professional contacts to build, enhance and connect networks for work purposes LEVEL 3: BUILDS A PLANNED NETWORK.

• Scans the environment to identify new contacts who may be of potential use in the near future.

• Identifies opportunities to develop new contacts.

• Builds a planned network of contacts to address a specific need.
LEGAL ADVICE Offering oral and written legal advice on issues affecting individuals or organizations, based on an understanding of the law, the applicability of pertinent laws, the context and experience LEVEL 3: DEMONSTRATES INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND APPLIES THE COMPETENCY, WITH MINIMAL OR NO GUIDANCE, IN THE FULL RANGE OF TYPICAL SITUATIONS.

REQUIRES GUIDANCE TO HANDLE NOVEL OR MORE COMPLEX SITUATIONS.

• Anticipates potential legal problems and recommends appropriate preventive action.
• Manages complex individual or group complaints and legal cases.

© 2018 HRSG All rights reserved Page 3  4 LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT • Offers legal advice based on analysis of factual information, experience and judgment.

• Advises clients on their best possible action given the law and circumstances.

• Develops strategy in legal cases.

• Provides oversight to ensure legislation and procedures are followed appropriately.

• Drafts contracts and letters on behalf of clients.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING Identifying and addressing learning and developmental needs to enhance own performance LEVEL 4: EXPANDS OWN SKILL SET FOR CURRENT JOB.

• Stays abreast of emerging trends in own area, identifying new requirements.

• Pursues challenging experiences beyond customary role or area of expertise to add value in current area.
• Undertakes learning activities that, while not obviously linked to current position, ultimately provide contacts and content that will impact current work significantly.

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