Application Description - University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law

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The on-site position offers students the chance to work with clients doing intakes and handling SCI law-related matters. The successful applicant is expected to take notes, ask questions and participate in problem solving activities. Subsequent to each clinic, the student may be given research tasks by the attending lawyer, and will be expected to draft the reiteration letters to the clients (signed by the lawyer). From time to time, students are also assigned research and task assignments relating to other SCI pro-bono files. Where possible, the student will be invited to attend hearings, motions, trials, mediations, etc. on cases involving SCI pro-bono matters. NOTE: Phone Interviews will be held for this position 2. Canadian Environment al Law Association The clinic seeks 1 law student to attend on-site in Toronto once a month from10am – 4pm. The dates of the free clinic are flexible and the organization is willing to work around the volunteer’s schedule to a certain extent. As the clinic is located in Toronto, the successful applicant will be responsible for his or her own transportation. This project requires one upper-year student. Note: Phone interviews between prospective applicants and the Supervising Lawyer for the clinic will be held for this position. The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is a non-profit, public interest environmental clinic. Based out of Toronto, CELA uses existing laws to protect the environment and to advocate for environmental law reforms. Funded by Legal Aid Ontario, it is one of 77 community clinics across Ontario. CELA is participating as an intervener at the Environmental Assessment Hearing of Law and Intermediate Radioactive Waste at the Bruce Nuclear Facility in Kincardine, Ontario. The intervention of CELA focuses on the hydrogeology and sustainability issues that surround the project. CELA seeks to ensure that the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act are followed and applied in a manner that is consistent with the Act’s purpose. CELA seeks 1 PBSC student who will assist their counsel in preparing for the Environmental Assessment Hearing of Low and Intermediate Radioactive Waste at the Bruce Nuclear Facility. The successful student applicant will provide supplementary legal research and is welcome to attend the hearing that will begin on September 16, 2013 and run for four weeks in Kincardine, a. Upper Year Student b. Resume c. Cover Letter Explaining Interest d. Student Application Form NOTE: PBSC will be responsible for the interviewing and hiring of this position.
Ontario. 3. Elgin Oxford Legal Clinic 4. Evictions Prevention Project The following qualifications are mandatory for prospective applicants: • Upper Year Student (2L or 3) • Strong legal research and writing skills • Strong communication abilities • Self-motivated • Demonstrated interest in environmental issues and social justice/poverty issues. The Elgin-Oxford Legal Clinic (EOLC) provides poverty law services to low-income residents of Elgin and Oxford Counties. EOLC provides summary legal advice and represents clients before courts or tribunals in the areas of: • Landlord-tenant disputes; • Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program; • Canada Pension Plan; and • Criminal Injuries Compensation EOLC is looking for up to seven students to work on half-day per week for the duration of the school year (excludes exam periods). Students can expect to work with lawyer-mentors on tradition casework, summary advice, public legal education, law reform, and community development activities. EOLC is especially interested in allowing students to have meaningful client contact and developing effective advocacy skills. The externship will be on-site at EOLC’s main office in St. Thomas, ON. Selected students will be expected to arrange their own transportation to and from the clinic for the year. Note: Interviews will be held by EOLC for prospective applicants. The Evictions Prevention Project (EPP) is in its second year as a PBSC project. Through the project students are able to advocate for tenants who are facing eviction. Clients of EPP would otherwise be unrepresented through the eviction process. Tenants undergoing the evictions process are often confused and emotional, and they are left to defend themselves against claims that they may not fully understand. a. Resume b. Cover Letter Explaining Interest c. Student Application Form d. Interviews will be held by the EOLC a. Upper Year Student b. Resume c. Cover Letter Explaining Interest d. Student Application Form
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