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Legal Services

Carole Karbonik, Barrister and Solicitor

Carole KarbonikLegal Services supports the mission of Edmonton Catholic Schools by providing legal services to The Board of Trustees of Edmonton Catholic Schools, the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Superintendent's Council, Superintendent's Services, School Operations Services, Leadership Services, and the Department Services in the following areas of law as they relate to educational and legal matters:

access to information, administrative law, Charter of Rights, commercial law, computer law, constitutional law, construction law, disciplinary law, education law, employment law, health law, human rights law, intellectual property law, labour law, municipal law, real property law, tort law and workplace health and safety law.

Legal ServicesSpecific areas of responsibility of District legal counsel are:

  • Act in accordance with the Access to District Legal Counsel Protocol;
  • Provide sound legal advice and opinions as requested and as required;
  • Draft/review contracts, leases, and other agreements and review existing District contracts as required or as requested;
  • Where required, interpret statutory and regulatory provisions to recommend proactive practices for District operations;
  • Make legal representations on behalf of the District before the courts and administrative tribunals when required;
  • Liaise with School Operations Services on school-related issues of a legal nature as well as plan and implement the monthly Law with Lunch sessions;
  • Develop materials and in-service training on specific issues as required;
  • Act as liaison with all outside legal counsel who may occasionally be retained by Edmonton Catholic Schools. All legal issues from central office and schools are to be brought to the attention of and discussed with District Legal Counsel, who serves as the District contact for any matters which are to be handled by outside legal counsel.
  • Acts as a liaison with the public and outside agencies on legal matters concerning Edmonton Catholic Schools.

In accordance with the Access to District Legal Counsel Protocol, when school administrator has a legal issue and/or question, he/she is to first discuss same with School Operation Services, a Department Director or, where appropriate, the Superintendent of Schools, who would then instruct District legal counsel to work with the school principal on that issue.

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