Due to technical difficulties that prevented the Canadian American Dual JD information session to proceed as planned (previously scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.), it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Please join us on Zoom.

The deadline to apply is on Friday, February 28th, 2025.

Global Technology Law and Policy is an intensive two-week seminar that examines the development of global technology law policy including privacy, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence regulation. The course is a joint initiative of the University of Ottawa, the University of Haifa, and Bocconi University in Milan with up to ten students from each university participating.

The course is scheduled to run from April 28 to May 11, 2025. This year’s class will run solely in Canada. Classes in the first week will be in Ottawa. The second week will include a day trip to Montreal and conclude for two days in Toronto. All University of Ottawa students will receive a bursary of $250 to support related travel costs.

The course credit can be applied for the 2025-26 academic year in either the fall (CML 3351 FS) or winter (CML 3351 WS) semesters. No additional fees are required.

To be considered, the following should be submitted to Professor Geist via hard copy or e-mail ([email protected]):

• Statement of interest
• Curriculum vitae including e-mail contact information
• Law School transcript

Deadline to apply: February 28, 2025

More information on the course can be found at the course site at https://www.michaelgeist.ca/global-technology-law/ (English only)

The Law Practice Program will offer an information session. This presentation is intended for Francophone or Francophile students who wish to become lawyers in Ontario, the session will be conducted in French.

Information session

March 7 | From 11:30 a.m. to 12 h 30 p.m. | Online

Registration: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__vfXjm2nRxeFUxyjMtNzCA

You are responsible for managing your own licensing process. Be sure to check your email regularly and keep track of important deadlines. To have your proof of legal name document certified book an appointment through the Appointments tab on The Source to reserve a five-minute time slot with a member of our team.

Applications now open! Apply now to be an Associate Editor for Volume 57 in 2025-2026 here: https://rdo-olr.org/join/ !

Associate Editor positions are open to students entering 2L in Fall 2025. The Associate Editor position is a 3-credit course that can be applied to your fall or winter semester. Associate Editors are responsible for conducting the primary edit of submissions accepted for publication and supervising Assistant Editors during the editing process. In addition, Associate Editors are responsible for performing work as a member of a committee overseen by a Senior Editor.

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. 

The University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Canadian Red Cross are pleased to announce the 2025 Summer School on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), to be held May 25-30, 2025.

The goal of this course is to provide students and professionals with the fundamentals of IHL and the opportunity to apply this knowledge through realistic case studies and a full-day simulation exercise.

The course is offered in both French and English, and enrolment is limited to 30 students per language group.

Interested students (under certain conditions) can take this course for credit (DRC4521), but please note that you must first register with us. Registration will begin on MARCH 1st, 2025.

The registration form will be available on the Summer School webpage where you will find all the details!