RANK Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) Corporate Social Responsibility Project Area of Law & Description # Students & Type of Project Qualifications legal research and This project launches in the fall with a event 2 students writing with Sen. Romeo Dallaire’s Child Soldier Initiative, Interest or experience in education, advocacy hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada. The international human rights, student will conduct research on international corporate social Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards and responsibility and/or initiatives in Canada and abroad, identifying lead communications academics, and assisting in the drafting of a White First year Constitutional Paper to frame discussions as CLAIHR’s 2014 CSR Law preferred, UY Int’l HR conference. or IHRP is an asset RANK Class Actions Project With Professor Stern Area of Law & Description # Students & Type of Project Qualifications legal research and This project requires two students to help lay the 2 students writing groundwork for a Class Actions Project to be Interest or experience in actions launched in Sept 2014. While it does not require a 2 class actions and advocacy year commitment, students will have the opportunity to carry through on the project and to work on a class action file. Year 1: Students will conduct research on potential class action cases and if possible, representative plaintiffs. The goal of this research will be to present a potential class action to a law firm in the second year of the project. Examples of research may include cy pres orders to investigate how PBSC and the partner firm will deal with possible future costs and awards. Year 2: Students will perform research and drafting for a class action file with a participating law firm. The file will be one of the following in order of preference: A file prepared by students and presented to at the end of the first year of the project A file that would otherwise be neglected but for the contribution of students’ work A file that the firm has chosen that reflects public interest concerns. RANK Connect Legal: Special Commercial Research Project & Pro-Bono Lawyer Matching Service Project Area of Law & Description # Students & Type of Project Qualifications
RANK Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) Corporate Social Responsibility Project Area of Law & Type of Project Description # Students & Qualifications legal research and writing education, advocacy This project launches in the fall with a event with Sen. Romeo Dallaire’s Child Soldier Initiative, hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada. The student will conduct research on international Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards and initiatives in Canada and abroad, identifying lead academics, and assisting in the drafting of a White Paper to frame discussions as CLAIHR’s 2014 CSR conference. 2 students Interest or experience in international human rights, corporate social responsibility and/or communications First year Constitutional Law preferred, UY Int’l HR or IHRP is an asset RANK Class Actions Project With Professor Stern Area of Law & Type of Project Description # Students & Qualifications legal research and writing actions This project requires two students to help lay the groundwork for a Class Actions Project to be launched in Sept 2014. While it does not require a 2 year commitment, students will have the opportunity to carry through on the project and to work on a class action file. Year 1: Students will conduct research on potential class action cases and if possible, representative plaintiffs. The goal of this research will be to present a potential class action to a law firm in the second year of the project. Examples of research may include cy pres orders to investigate how PBSC and the partner firm will deal with possible future costs and awards. Year 2: Students will perform research and drafting for a class action file with a participating law firm. The file will be one of the following in order of preference: A file prepared by students and presented to at the end of the first year of the project A file that would otherwise be neglected but for the contribution of students’ work A file that the firm has chosen that reflects public interest concerns. 2 students Interest or experience in class actions and advocacy RANK Connect Legal: Special Commercial Research Project & Pro-Bono Lawyer Matching Service Project Area of Law & Type of Project Description # Students & Qualifications
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