networking opportunity for students considering a 12:00-1:30pm EST or public interest legal career. EST. Strong communication skills Please note that this placement does not entail Demonstrated interest in a substantive legal research. public interest career Willingness to network with local employers RANK WoodGreen Community Services: Debt Management Clinic Area of Law & Description # Students & Type of Project Qualifications bankruptcy and Students from U of T and Osgoode will work in the 3 students insolvency law WoodGreen Debt Management Clinic. The clinic Must be available to attend clinical work/public operates every other Saturday. One law student and the clinic every other legal education one financial services professional will meet with Saturday from 1:30-4:30pm each client. Law students will provide legal Must be able to attend information on bankruptcy and insolvency. Students mandatory specialized will also create PLE materials for the clinic. One training on Wed. Oct 2 and student will take on the role of volunteer Oct 9 from 5:30-7:30pm at coordinator. the WoodGreen Community Centre Familiarity with financial services sector and debt management is an asset Bankruptcy and insolvency law in not a prerequisite, but it is definitely an asset We have to create projects in a variety of areas of law as well as different types of projects. If we are unable to place you in your top 10 ranked projects, we will consider where you interest lies with regards to area of law and type of project. Are you willing to be placed on another project if you do not get one of your top choices? [ ] YES [ ] NO If you answered please rank your top 5 areas of law in order of preference (1 being your most preferred “yes”, area). Then, rank your top 5 project types in order of preference. RANK AREA OF LAW RANK PROJECT TYPE Human Rights Public Legal Education (e.g. delivering seminars) LGBT Rights Clinic Work (e.g. intake) Tenant/Housing Advocacy Constitutional Law Research (e.g. legal memos) Criminal Law Violence Against Women Advocacy International Law Other kinds of legal writing (e.g. blogging, articles) Family Law Legal Reporting (e.g. summarizing cases, headnotes)
networking opportunity for students considering a public interest legal career. Please note that this placement does not entail substantive legal research. 12:00-1:30pm EST or EST. Strong communication skills Demonstrated interest in a public interest career Willingness to network with local employers RANK WoodGreen Community Services: Debt Management Clinic Area of Law & Type of Project Description # Students & Qualifications bankruptcy and insolvency law clinical work/public legal education Students from U of T and Osgoode will work in the WoodGreen Debt Management Clinic. The clinic operates every other Saturday. One law student and one financial services professional will meet with each client. Law students will provide legal information on bankruptcy and insolvency. Students will also create PLE materials for the clinic. One student will take on the role of volunteer coordinator. 3 students Must be available to attend the clinic every other Saturday from 1:30-4:30pm Must be able to attend mandatory specialized training on Wed. Oct 2 and Oct 9 from 5:30-7:30pm at the WoodGreen Community Centre Familiarity with financial services sector and debt management is an asset Bankruptcy and insolvency law in not a prerequisite, but it is definitely an asset We have to create projects in a variety of areas of law as well as different types of projects. If we are unable to place you in your top 10 ranked projects, we will consider where you interest lies with regards to area of law and type of project. Are you willing to be placed on another project if you do not get one of your top choices? [ ] YES [ ] NO If you answered “yes”, please rank your top 5 areas of law in order of preference (1 being your most preferred area). Then, rank your top 5 project types in order of preference. RANK AREA OF LAW RANK PROJECT TYPE Human Rights Public Legal Education (e.g. delivering seminars) LGBT Rights Clinic Work (e.g. intake) Tenant/Housing Advocacy Constitutional Law Research (e.g. legal memos) Criminal Law Violence Against Women Advocacy International Law Other kinds of legal writing (e.g. blogging, articles) Family Law Legal Reporting (e.g. summarizing cases, headnotes)