Looking to gain practical legal experience, to use your skills to make a difference, and provide access to justice for under-represented groups? Then joining PBSC is for you. Apply by September 13, 2024.

Here’s more information on the program. 

Various markets such as, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver have a structured recruitment process for summer jobs for 1L and/or 2L students. This means they follow guidelines in which they can post their job opportunities, set the application deadline, and conduct On-Campus Interviews (OCI) and formal interviews.

On-Campus Interviews (OCI) are hosted by the university during a structured recruitment process. They are short 17-minute interviews, it is a way for employers to pre-screen a pool of candidates before the more formal interview process. OCIs are targeted to 2L students participating in structured recruitment.3

The Tutorial Program begins on September 16th. The week of September 16 will be a Drop-in Tutorial week. Access/Equity Tutorials begin during the week of September 23. Tutorials will alternate between a Drop-in Tutorials and Access/Equity Tutorials from week to week. Students wishing to apply for the Access/Equity Tutorials can do so as of September 9th, by filling out an online application form on the tutorial website. All details regarding the 1L Tutorial Program are listed on our website. 

At the start of the academic year, Vice-Dean Yan Campagnolo will address the new students of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. His speech will outline the key qualities that the most successful students exhibit: they are consistent, organized, efficient, ultra-hardworking, and rigorous. Together, the first letters of each of these qualities make the acronym “C.O.E.U.R.”, the French word for “heart”. The speech will show that success at law school is thus ultimately an affaire de cœur—a matter of heart. A copy is his speech is available here.

Are you an Indigenous Learner who is not receiving emails from Tasha Simon, the Intermediate Specialist, Indigenous Programs?Would you like to be on the mailing list and receive emails on the programming and services available for Indigenous Learners through this office in the Faculty of Law? Please email Tasha ([email protected]) to be added to the list.She can’t wait to meet you and get to know you. 

Any Indigenous Learners graduating this year who have not completed their stole survey, or did not receive a stole survey, please email Tasha Simon at [email protected], she is eager to begin production of your stole. 

Pursue a self-proposed internship during your studies at uOttawa. This is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and expose yourself to a variety of practice areas and work environments. Apply by September 11, 2024 for the fall term.

Here’s more information on SPI.