Law students entering their second or third year at the University of Ottawa are encouraged to apply for summer employment at the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic (the "Clinic").
Please see How to Apply for more details.
Students will be hired to work in one of the following divisions:
- Community Legal Education and Outreach
- Criminal
- Family
- Tenant
Please see Clinic Divisions section for more information.
In selecting candidates, the Clinic considers factors such as:
- Principles of employment equity;
- Client service related experience;
- Sensitivity to barriers facing the community served by the Clinic; and
- Evidence that the student is not experiencing or in any academic difficulty.
A summer job at the Clinic is an opportunity to work full-time on client files, or community legal education and gain practical legal skills in a collegial and supportive environment. Summer students work very closely with Review Counsel due to the small group size and regular hours. Consequently, they gain significant experience with Clinic files and legal procedure in that time.
Students who work at the Clinic in the summer must return as caseworkers in the 6 credit Clinical Legal Aid II or III course from September to April, where they will continue their casework while providing a mentoring role for new students as Division Leaders. There is not class attendance required.
