Crown Counsel - Complex Prosecutions Bureau - Serious Fraud Office

Loading Back to search results ***Apply By:*** *Friday, December 4, 2026 11:59 pm EST* **Crown Counsel - Complex Prosecutions Bureau - Serious Fraud Office** ====================================================================== **Job ID:** 251464 **Posting status:** Open **Organization:** Ministry of the Attorney General **Division:** Criminal Law Division **City:** Toronto **Position(s) language:** English **Job term:** 1 Permanent **Job code:** OCAA - Crown Counsel **Salary:** Salary commensurate with legal experience The Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Law Division (CLD), Complex Prosecutions Bureau (CPB) is seeking counsel for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The Bureau is a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach to ensuring Ontario's prosecution service is equipped to prosecute increasing volumes of serious and violent crime effectively and efficiently, and to ensure continued prosecutorial capacity in local Crown Attorney Offices. The CPB is comprised of the Serious Fraud Office, Cybercrime Unit, Mega Case Unit, Provincial Support Unit and Major Auto Theft Prosecution Response Team. As part of the CPB, the Serious Fraud Office is a specialized team of prosecutors who work with investigators to respond to significant and large-scale financial crimes affecting the province of Ontario. Please note, although counsel may be hired and assigned to a specific Complex Prosecutions Bureau unit, they must be prepared to support files across the entire Bureau portfolio. This includes some responsibilities that do not fit wholly within any single unit, such as responding to abuse of process applications on behalf of local Crown offices. **Our Values: Integrity, Judgement, Commitment, Justice, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration.** The position is based in Toronto with extensive travel across Ontario as required. Note that the specific office location will be discussed with the successful candidates during the hiring process. **About the job** ----------------- Duties include: * Conducting prosecutions in the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice throughout Ontario * Assisting with research, case preparation and courtroom advocacy in complex financial crime prosecutions in the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice throughout Ontario * Conducting appeals in the Summary Conviction Appeal Court * Work in the area of criminal law policy * Work in the area of Mutual legal Assistance and Extraditions and Criminal Asset Forfeiture * Providing legal advice to the police, the Director of the Complex Prosecutions Bureau, Chief Counsel of the specialized units, other ministry officials and other government departments and agencies * Participating in educational and training sessions for prosecutors, police and other justice partners **What you bring to the team** ------------------------------ ### **Mandatory requirements** * You have **membership in good standing as a lawyer** wi