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4. Career Services – Public Interest Guide 5. Provincial Court Judge Jeanine LeRoy This is a national project that has students working under the supervision of Western’s Career and Professional Development Office (CPDO). The intention of this project is to develop a National Public Interest Guide to assist students interested in pursuing careers in the public interest in Canada. The guide will list public interest organizations and employers, both articling and post call, along with a description of the work completed and additional details about each organization building upon the work already initiated by several law schools in Canada. The guide will also provide career and job search advice from CDOs and employers as well as information on what public interest employers are seeking from potential candidates. This is not a substantive legal project. The project offers interested students an opportunity to network with local public interest employers, and to help develop public interest employment resources for law students across the country. Students placed on this project must have strong communication skills, a demonstrated interest in working in the public interest or public interest advocacy, and a willingness to network with local employers. Because public interest organizations tend to be under-resourced, it can be difficult to reach representatives from these organizations in order to gather the information needed for this project. It is therefore extremely important that the students be self-motivated and resourceful, and that they demonstrate initiative. Students must also have strong writing and research skills as well as a capacity to work well both independently and as part of a team. Lastly, in addition to the PBSC general training, volunteers placed on this project must be available for a mandatory specialized training via conference call, provided by Stacy Keehn, on October 22, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm, or 7:00pm – 8:30pm – which ever is more convenient for the students. Team 2-3 students. Justice Leroy was called to the Bar in 1993 and has 18 years experience as a criminal defence lawyer. She practiced criminal law at several firms in London until 2003 when she became a sole practitioner. She has been a lecturer and presenter for numerous organizations including the Ontario Police College, the London Police Service, the Criminal Lawyers Association and the Ontario Conference of Judges. She has been president of the Criminal Lawyers Association in London, and a member of the Muslim Educator Advisory Council and the Justices of the a. Resume b. Cover Letter Explaining Interest c. Student Application Form a. Resume b. Cover Letter Explaining Interest c. Student Application Form d. 3L Student
6. Lawson Health Research Institute Peace Appointments Advisory Committee. Justice LeRoy co-founded One Good Turn: A Giving Circle, a non-profit organization that raises funds for youth in the London area and has been a mentor for the Criminal Law Intensive Program, University of Western Ontario Law School. Justice LeRoy was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in 2011. Justice LeRoy is looking for one third year student to do background research for her on decisions that she will be writing. Students will have the opportunity o spend time in the judges’ chambers and attend court sessions when and if they so choose. The successful applicant is welcome to work at the library located at the courthouse or from home. Students applying for this project should have an interest in criminal law. Lawson Health Research Institute is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario. It is one of the largest research institutes in Canada, and it committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world. The Ontario government recently reorganized funding to provincial homelessness programs. Five existing homelessness-related programs have been consolidated into one program called the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI). Additionally, the provinces decreased funding of the former Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) by 50 percent and delegated control over the CHPI funding to the municipalities. While these changes have given local governments some much needed control in planning homelessness programs, there is concern that the decrease in funding will have a significant impact on the homeless population’s ability to secure housing. Students participating in this project will develop a legislative history of affordable housing from the early 1990s when the issue was under federal jurisdiction, to the time that it was a provincial matter, and to the present, where it is now in the hands of the municipalities. Students will be covering the following issues in their research: 1. Providing the legislative context explaining how and why the changes to affordable housing have occurred and how they have influenced recent cuts to the CSUMB. 2. How other municipalities across Ontario are hoping to address this void and how this might affect London, Ontario. a. Resume b. Cover Letter Explaining Interest c. Student Application Form
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