LEGAL CLINIC COURSE APPLICATION BOOKLET 2014-2015
Round II
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: 5:00 pm Friday, May 9, 2014 by e-mail to [email protected]
The information contained in this booklet applies to: Legal Clinic Course I (6 credits) Legal Clinic Course II (3 credits) & Legal Clinic III (3 credits)
Legal Clinic Course placements are available for in the following terms: Summer 2014 Fall 2014 Winter 2015 Academic Year 2014-2015
Eligibility: Law students entering 3rd or 4th year
Please address all questions to the Legal Clinic Coordinator at: [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS COURSE REQUIREMENTS & DESCRIPTION...... 2 MAKING IT WORK: TIME & MONEY ...... 5 NO WITHDRAWAL POLICY ...... 6 APPLICATION PROCEDURE ...... 7 SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATIONS ...... 10 ACTION RÉFUGIÉS MONTRÉAL ...... 11 ALLIANCE DROIT SANTE DE LA FONDATION DOCTEUR JULIEN ...... 12 CENTER FOR RESEARCH-ACTION ON RACE RELATIONS (CRARR)...... 13 CENTRE FOR AGING AND THE LAW ...... 14 CHEZ DORIS...... 15 * CLINIQUE D'INFORMATION JURIDIQUE À MCGILL (LICM) : DIRECTORS...... 16 LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC AT MCGILL (LICM) : SUMMER STUDENT...... 17 CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE DES ARTISTES DE MONTRÉAL (CJAM)...... 18 COALITION DES ORGANISMES COMMUNAUTAIRES QUÉBÉCOIS DE LUTTE CONTRE LE SIDA (COCQ-SIDA)...... 19 CONCORDIA STUDENT UNION LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC...... 20 DANS LA RUE...... 21 ÉDUCALOI...... 22 GROUPE D’AIDE ET D’INFORMATION SUR LE HARCELEMENT SEXUEL AU TRAVAIL DE LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC (GAIHST) ...... 23 * INDEPENDENT PLACEMENTS...... 24 * INNOCENCE MCGILL - DIRECTORS ...... 25 INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DOUGLAS ...... 26 JUST SOLUTIONS CLINIC - COMITÉ D’AIDE AUX RÉFUGIÉS...... 27 JUST SOLUTIONS - MOBILE SENIORS LEGAL CLINIC ...... 28 MCGILL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTRE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN ...... 29 MILE END LEGAL CLINIC ...... 30 NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE OF MONTREAL ...... 31 NATIVE WOMEN’S SHELTER OF MONTREAL ...... 32 NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (CEC)...... 33 OPTION CONSOMMATEURS ...... 34 PINAY – FILIPINO WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF QUEBEC...... 35 PORTAGE...... 36 PROJECT GENESIS ...... 37 SHIELD OF ATHENA FAMILY SERVICES ...... 38 SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA)...... 39 * STUDENT ADVOCACY – SENIOR ADVOCATES...... 40 TATIANA GOMEZ ...... 41 WORLD ANTI-DOPING ASSOCIATION (WADA) ...... 42
* Placements with separate recruitment procedures
1 COURSE REQUIREMENTS & DESCRIPTION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Legal Clinic Course (LCC) provides students with an opportunity to enrich their legal education through practical work experience in law-related fields. Students work in various community organizations and legal clinics providing legal information and assistance to socially disadvantaged individuals and groups.
One aim of this course is to promote a deeper understanding of the legal system’s response to poverty and inequality. Students are confronted with the social reality of access to justice and the relationships between legal concerns and economic, psychological, ethical and other social problems. The course also allows students to pursue work in organizations devoted to promoting and researching public interest law.
Students completing an LCC placement will be exposed to a variety of legal areas. Although different placements provide exposure to different areas of the law, placements typically offer exposure to family, elder, consumer, criminal, income security and social welfare, landlord-tenant, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, immigration, animal rights, environmental and human rights law.
Students who have completed four terms (i.e. those who are entering third or fourth year) in the Faculty of Law may earn up to 6 credits through the LCC by choosing to complete any of the following:
A single 200-hour 6-credit course (WRIT 433D1/D2) A single 100-hour 3-credit course (WRIT 434) OR Two 100-hour 3-credit courses (WRIT 434 & WRIT 435)
6-credit courses may be completed over the summer or during any two consecutive terms. 3-credit courses may be completed during any term.
CRITÈRES D’ADMISSIBILITÉ
• Sont admissibles au cours de Clinique juridique les étudiants : o ayants complété au moins quatre sessions (2 ans d’études à la Faculté de droit de l’Université McGill) en droit avant de commencer le cours de Clinique juridique o munis d’une moyenne cumulative égale ou supérieure à 2,7 (la moyenne de chaque étudiant(e) sera vérifiée par le SAO avant le traitement de demandes)
Les étudiants qui ont une moyenne cumulative inférieure à 2,7 sont invités à communiquer avec la Directrice du programme Me Helena Lamed afin de discuter de leur admissibilité.
• Bien que cela ne soit pas obligatoire, on encourage les étudiants à faire du bénévolat au sein de la Clinique d’information juridique de McGill avant de s’inscrire au cours de Clinique juridique.
NATURE OF THE WORK
Students participating in the Legal Clinic Course can expect to perform tasks that are juridical in nature. During the course of a placement, students may be required to do any of the following: • Provide legal information either in person or by telephone. • Write legal memoranda. • Conduct legal research (library research, telephone inquiries). • Observe court and tribunal proceedings. • Lead public legal education activities (seminars, information meetings, etc.). 2 PLEASE NOTE! Clerical work or “court run” activities do not meet course requirements and time spent on these activities will not be counted towards the number of required hours to complete the course.
Moreover, s 128 of the Act Respecting the Barreau du Québec requires that certain work be performed only by practising advocates or solicitors. Although we have produced the entire section here, please note in particular that students may not give legal advice or represent clients in court:
128. 1. Sont du ressort exclusif de l'avocat en exercice ou du conseiller en loi les actes suivants exécutés pour le compte d'autrui: a) donner des consultations et avis d'ordre juridique; b) préparer et rédiger un avis, une requête, une procédure et tout autre document de même nature destiné à servir dans une affaire devant les tribunaux; c) préparer et rédiger une convention, une requête, un règlement, une résolution et tout autre document de même nature se rapportant à la constitution, l'organisation, la réorganisation ou la liquidation d'une personne morale régie par les lois fédérales ou provinciales concernant les personnes morales, ou à l'amalgamation de plusieurs personnes morales ou à l'abandon d'une charte.
2. Sont du ressort exclusif de l'avocat en exercice et non du conseiller en loi les actes suivants exécutés pour le compte d'autrui: a) plaider ou agir devant tout tribunal, sauf devant: 1° un conciliateur ou un arbitre de différend ou de grief, au sens du Code du travail (chapitre C- 27); 2° la Commission des relations du travail instituée par le Code du travail; 3° la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail instituée par la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (chapitre S-2.1), un bureau de révision constitué en vertu de cette loi ou de la Loi sur les accidents du travail (chapitre A-3), la section des affaires sociales du Tribunal administratif du Québec, institué en vertu de la Loi sur la justice administrative (chapitre J-3), s'il s'agit d'un recours portant sur l'indemnisation des sauveteurs et des victimes d'actes criminels, d'un recours formé en vertu de l'article 65 de la Loi sur les accidents du travail (chapitre A-3) ou d'un recours formé en vertu de l'article 12 de la Loi sur l'indemnisation des victimes d'amiantose ou de silicose dans les mines et les carrières (chapitre I-7), la Commission d'appel en matière de lésions professionnelles instituée par la Loi sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles (chapitre A-3.001) ou la Commission des lésions professionnelles instituée en vertu de cette loi; 4° la Régie du logement instituée en vertu de la Loi sur la Régie du logement (chapitre R-8.1); 5° la section des affaires sociales du Tribunal administratif du Québec, dans la mesure où il s'agit pour le ministre de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, ou pour un organisme qui est son délégataire dans l'application de la Loi sur l'aide aux personnes et aux familles (chapitre A- 13.1.1), de se faire représenter pour plaider ou agir en son nom; 6° un arbitre, un conciliateur, un conseil d'arbitrage ou un enquêteur, au sens de la Loi sur les relations du travail, la formation professionnelle et la gestion de la main-d'oeuvre dans l'industrie de la construction (chapitre R-20); 7° en matière d'immigration, la section des affaires sociales du Tribunal administratif du Québec, dans le cas et aux conditions prévus au troisième alinéa de l'article 102 de la Loi sur la justice administrative; b) préparer et rédiger un testament, un codicille ou une quittance et tout contrat ou document, sauf les baux, affectant des immeubles et requérant l'inscription ou la radiation d'une inscription au Québec; c) préparer, rédiger et produire la déclaration de la valeur d'une succession, requise par les lois fiscales; le présent sous-paragraphe c ne s'applique pas aux personnes morales autorisées par la loi à remplir les fonctions de liquidateur de succession ou de fiduciaire; d) préparer et rédiger un document ou une procédure pour l'enregistrement prescrit par la loi, d'une personne ou d'une société exploitant un commerce ou exerçant une industrie; e) faire de la perception ou réclamer avec frais ou suggérer que des procédures judiciaires seront intentées.
3 COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Time commitment
LCC I LCC II LCC III* (6 Credits) (3 Credits) (3 Credits) Academic Year Summer Summer Winter-Summer Fall Semesters Available Fall Summer Winter Winter Summer-Fall Hours of juridical 200 100 100 work required Students work an average of 8-10 hours per week Hours per week during the academic year. Summer schedules are generally more flexible. * Please note that Legal Clinic Course III is open ONLY to students who have completed a previous 3-credit Legal Clinic Course placement (i.e. Legal Clinic Course II).
PLEASE NOTE! Each student is responsible for keeping track of work hours completed. Only time spent doing work of a juridical nature may be counted.
2. Written Requirements/Student Reports
Students participating in the Legal Clinic Course are required to submit periodic reports. All reports are to be submitted to the Legal Clinic Coordinator in PDF format. Reporting deadlines are outlined in the Student Guide distributed to students who have confirmed their participation in the programme.
LCC I LCC II LCC III* (6 Credits) (3 Credits) (3 Credits) Mid-term Reports 1 1 1 (1-2 pgs) Final Essay 2* 1 1 (2-4 pgs) *Students who complete LCC I during the summer term submit only one final essay.
3. Supervision des étudiants : rencontres et rapports
LCC I LCC II LCC III* (6 Crédits) (3 Crédits) (3 Crédits) Rencontres avec 7 4 4 l’avocat superviseur
Chaque étudiant doit être supervisé par un professeur ou un avocat membre du Barreau. En revanche, plusieurs cliniques n’ont pas d’avocat sur place. Dans ce cas-là, un préposé de l’organisme peut servir en tant que superviseur direct de l’étudiant tout en s’assurant d’un contact régulier avec l’avocat superviseur soit par téléphone ou par courriel. L’avocat superviseur répond aux questions de l’étudiant, le guide dans ses recherches, vérifie l’exactitude de l’information donnée par l’étudiant, etc.
Chaque étudiant sera évalué à deux reprises par son superviseur et/ou son avocat superviseur. Les rapports des superviseurs sont révisés par Me Helena Lamed. Les dates d’évaluation sont présentées dans le Guide clinique et le Guide étudiant envoyés aux participants du programme.
4 MAKING IT WORK: TIME & MONEY
1. Scheduling
Students work an average of 8-10 hours per week during the academic year. We encourage students and clinics to agree upon a mutually convenient schedule, but there are limits to this flexibility. Summer schedules are generally more flexible: some students may complete their required hours in one month, others in three. Regardless of the semester, many clinics offer flexible hours and provide opportunities for students to work from home/school. Others, however, have set shift schedules that require students to be free at a regular time each week. Students are strongly encouraged to address scheduling questions and concerns during the interview process to avoid misunderstandings with respect to scheduling.
2. Finances
Recognizing that not all students have access to equal financial resources, the Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Fund for Community Engagement offers several stipends for students enrolled in the Legal Clinic Course. These stipends are awarded on a basis of need and merit.
Les étudiants qui souhaitent être considérés pour ces bourses doivent : • manifester leur intérêt en cochant la boîte appropriée sur le formulaire de demande • compléter une demande de ‘In-Course Financial Aid’ dans le système Minerva
Les candidatures seront évaluées en vertu d’un ensemble de critères incluant les sommes disponibles, les besoins financiers des candidats, le dossier de candidature pour le cours de Clinique juridique, et la diversité.
Selected students may be contacted for further information in support of their application. All questions regarding these stipends should be directed to Assistant Dean Aisha Topskal ([email protected]).
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NO WITHDRAWAL POLICY
BY SIGNING THE APPLICATION FORM INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO WITHDRAW YOUR APPLICATION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
Furthermore, once you have been selected for a placement, you waive your right to withdraw from the course and undertake to fulfil all enrolment requirements. This waiver and commitment are strictly observed.
Students withdrawing their application without specific authorization will no longer be admissible to the Legal Clinic course.
BY SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION TO THE COORDINATOR BY E-MAIL, YOU AGREE TO UNDERGO THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS.
6 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
1. Prepare your application package
Choose up to 3 organizations where you would be interested in completing the Legal Clinic Course and determine which term(s) suit(s) your schedule. Write a cover letter addressed to the appropriate contact person at each organization indicating your interest and reasons for applying. Do not forget to sign your letter(s)! Complete & sign the application form included in this booklet.
2. Submit your application package by May 9, 2014 at 5 p.m.
Your application package should include the following documents in PDF format: (1) Your signed application form (2) A copy of your CV (3) One signed letter for each organization to which you are applying
Send your application package to: [email protected] Julie Beauchamps, LCC Coordinator
DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO AN ORGANIZATION
Once your application has been received, your name will be sent to the SAO for GPA verification. If your cumulative GPA is lower than 2.7, you will need to meet with Me Helena Lamed to discuss your eligibility for the program. If you are admitted to the program, your cover letters and CV will be sent to the organizations you have selected.
3. Participate in Recruitment Interviews
Summer Placements Fall – Winter Fall – Winter Round 2 Placements Round 1 Placements Round 2 Interview Period May 19 – May 30 March 17 – 27 May 19 – May 30 (Complete)
Each organization will receive a package containing student CVs and cover letters. All interviewing and selection is done by the host organization. Although some supervisors will make offers on the basis of your application package alone, most prefer to interview students prior to offering a placement. These interviews may be in-person or by telephone. Please note that some organizations require in-person interviews.
4. Confirm Your Placement & Register
Once you have accepted an offer for an LCC placement, you must confirm your acceptance with the organization and with the LCC Coordinator. Please do so by emailing your name, the name of your host organization and the semester(s) in which you will be participating to [email protected]. Once your participation has been confirmed, the SAO will contact you when you have been issued permission to register in the course.
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
• Si vous êtes actuellement 1L, vous n’êtes pas admissible au cours de Clinique juridique.
• Do NOT contact our partner organizations directly. Any inquiries should be made through the Legal Clinic Course Coordinator. For more information on the nature of the work at any given organization, you are recommended to contact a student currently completing a placement (for individual contact information, see the organization descriptions below).
• Si vous serez hors Montréal pendant la période d’entrevue, veuillez indiquer sur votre demande d’inscription et sur votre CV vos coordonnées temporaires (dates d’absence, numéro de téléphone hors Montréal, adresse courriel). Veuillez garder la coordinatrice au courant de tout changement de vos coordonnées. Vous risquez de manquer à de belles occasions si l’un de nos organismes partenaires ne réussit pas à vous contacter.
• Please note that your applications will be sent to all the organizations you select simultaneously. You may receive offers from more than one organization. It will then be up to you to decide which offer to accept and which to respectfully decline.
• If you are applying for both the summer LCC and academic year LCC, please note that if you are selected for a 6-credit summer placement, you must withdraw your applications for the academic year.
• Si pour toute raison quelconque vous ne réussissez pas à trouver un stage au sein de l’un de vos trois organismes préférés, ça sera avec plaisir que la coordinatrice vous suggérera d’autres alternatives. Veuillez la contacter pour de plus amples renseignements.
Veuillez noter qu’en signant la demande d’inscription au cours Clinque juridique, vous renoncez à votre droit de retirer votre demande sans autorisation et votre droit de vous retirer du programme après avoir reçu une offre de stage au sein d’un organisme. En outré, vous vous engagez à compléter toutes les formalités et à répondre à toutes les exigences afin de compléter votre stage. Lesdites renonciations et exigences sont impératives.
8 LEGAL CLINIC COURSE - APPLICATION FORM / FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE D’INSCRIPTION 1. Remplir & signer le présent formulaire de demande d’inscription. 2. Rédiger une lettre d’intention pour chacun des organismes communautaires au sein desquels vous posez votre candidature. Vous devriez y décrire pourquoi vous êtes intéressé/e à faire un stage dans chaque clinique communautaire de votre choix. 3. Inclure une copie de votre curriculum vitae. 4. Soumettre tous les documents décrits ci-haut en format PDF par courriel au [email protected], à l’attention de Katie Spillane, coordinatrice du cours de Clinique juridique. N’envoyez aucun document directement aux organismes communautaires.
Date limite pour poser votre candidature: Vendredi le 9 mai 2014 à 17 h.
NOTICE: In submitting my application, I have read and understood pages 2 to 7. I undertake not to withdraw my application from this point onwards (before, during and after offers are made); if I am selected, I undertake to fulfil all necessary enrolment formalities and I forego the right to withdraw from this course. I understand that I can only withdraw if I am not selected by any of my chosen organizations.
Name: ______
Student ID: ______Year of study: ______
Phone Number: ______
Email address: ______
□ I will be away during the summer from ______until ______. However, I will be accessible by (please check)□ email and/or □ telephone:( ………)………-……………… *** This section is mandatory if you are away for any of the summer months. Selected Legal Clinic Course Term Please indicate which terms you prefer to participate with each organization
Legal Clinic Course I Legal Clinic Course II & III Community Organizations (6 credits, 200 hours) (3 credits, 100 hours) Summer Summer- Academic Summer Fall Winter 2014 Fall 2014 Year 2014 2014 2015 2014-2015
This application will be sent to the Faculty Supervisor and the Assistant Dean (Students) for GPA verification. Once approved, the organizations will be provided with the applications of interested students, and may contact those students for interviews. The organizations themselves choose the student(s) who will work with them. Students will be informed of their placement as soon as possible.
BOURSES / STIPENDS * ☐ Oui, je veux être consideré(e) pour une bourse du Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Fund for Community Engagement ☐ Yes, I would like to be considered for a stiped from the Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Fund for Community Engagement * Les candidats doivent obligatoirement compléter une demande de ‘In-Course Financial Aid’ sur le système Minvera pour être considérés * Candidates must submit a request for ‘In-Course Financial Aid’ through Minverva to be considered
Student’s Signature: ______Date______
9 SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATIONS Preferred Fall- language of Summer Summer Summer- Winter Winter 2-Term Organization communication (3) (6) Fall (6) Fall (3) (6) (3) Preference Actions Réfugiés English Montréal 1 1 1 Yes Alliance Droit Santé de la fondation Dr French Julien 1 Yes CRARR English 1 3 2 2 No Centre for Law and English Aging 2 3 Yes Chez Doris English 1 Yes LICM English 2 CJAM English 1 Yes COCQ-SIDA French 2 Yes Concordia Student Union Legal English Information Clinic 6 6 6 Yes Dans la Rue English 1 1 Yes Douglas Institute French 1 1 1 1 1 1 No Éducaloi French 4 1 Yes GAIHST French 1 1 1 1 1 No Innocence McGill English 1 2 Just Solutions: Comité d'aide aux English réfugiés 1 1 Yes Just Solutions: Mobile Seniors English Legal Clinic 1 Yes
MUHC Ombudsman French 1 Yes Mile End Legal French Clinic 3 3 Yes Native Friendship English Centre of Montreal 1 Yes Native Women’s English Shelter of Montreal 1 No North American Commission for English Environmental Cooperation 1 1 No Option French Consommateurs 1 1 1 1 1 1 No Pinay English 2 2 2 2 1 2 Yes Portage English 1 Yes Project Genesis English 2 1 4 Yes Shield of Athena English Family Services 1 1 1 1 Yes SPCA Montreal English 1 1 1 No
Student Advocacy English 4 Yes Tatiana Gomez English 1 1 1 1 1 Yes World Anti-Doping English Association 1 1 1 No
10 ACTION RÉFUGIÉS MONTRÉAL Adresse : 1439, rue Ste-Catherine O., suite 2 Site web : www.actionr.org Montréal (Québec) H3G 1S6 Personne ressource : Ms. Jenny Jeanes Avocat superviseur : Me Patil Tutunjian
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 1 1 Oui
Langue(s) de travail : Français & Anglais; une troisième langue est souhaitable
La clientèle : Réfugiés, personnes sans statut légal au Canada, personnes détenues au Centre de surveillance de l’immigration.
Nature du travail : Faire de la recherche ponctuelle (suivi). Faire de la recherche sur un dossier particulier. Rencontrer les personnes détenues au Centre de surveillance de l’immigration; leur fournir de l’information. Faire le suivi des dossiers; s’impliquer dans les interventions avec les membres du personnel; préparer les sessions de formation; assister aux auditions à titre d’observateur. Participer dans des réunions (représenter l’organisme).
Qualités réquises : Strong communication skills (interviews; vulgarization of legal concepts; simple language); flexibility; autonomy; ability to work quickly in a challenging environment (detention centre).
Informations The work done by law students at this organization requires them to have supplémentaires : security clearance according to the requirements of the Holding Centre. Students will be asked to complete security forms as soon as their placement is confirmed. Les étudiant(e)s qui ont résidé à l’étranger pour une période consécutive de trois mois ou plus durant les cinq dernières années ne seront pas éligibles.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Mélissa Abboud : [email protected] Tyler Goettl : [email protected]
11 ALLIANCE DROIT SANTE DE LA FONDATION DOCTEUR JULIEN Adresse : 1601 Aylwin Site web : www.fondationdrjulien.org/ Montréal (Québec) H1W 3B9 Personne ressource : Me Hélène (Sioui) Trudel Avocat superviseur : Me Hélène (Sioui) Trudel
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 Oui
Langue(s) de travail : Français (prioritairement)
La clientèle : Enfants et familles en situation de vulnérabilité
Nature du travail : Le stage est axé sur les besoins des étudiants et leur offre des occasions d’acquérir des compétences nécessaires pour œuvrer au sein d’une équipe intersectorielle, composée de professionnels du domaine de la santé, des sciences sociales et du droit.
Le volet Alliance Droit Santé offre des services juridiques qui visent à résoudre efficacement et rapidement les différends qui mettent en jeu le respect des droits fondamentaux de l'enfant. Il peut notamment être question du droit du logement, du droit de la famille, du droit de la protection de la jeunesse, du droit de l'immigration, du droit à l'information, du droit de l'éducation, du droit de la santé et aux services sociaux adaptés, du droit de l'emploi et du travail, du droit de la personne, du droit civil.
Notre programme de stage est conçu de manière à amener l’étudiant(e) à découvrir plusieurs aspects du droit, tel qu’il s’applique à la réalité des enfants issus d’un milieu vulnérable. L’étudiant(e) explore cette manière différente de soigner l’enfant, en contribuant au respect de ses droits fondamentaux énoncés dans la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant et les autres instruments juridiques. Au fur et à mesure que l’étudiant(e) développe ses compétences et ses intérêts, un mentor ou maitre de stage le guide pour mieux approfondir ses habiletés juridiques.
Qualités réquises : Solide capacité d’analyse et de redaction; joueur d’équipe mature et réputé pour son éthique et jugement; jémontre un haut niveau d’autonomie et de rigueur intellectuelle; facilité pour les relations interpersonnelles.
Avoir lu les documents de base en pédiatrie sociale.
Informations N/A supplémentaires :
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Roger Cheaib: [email protected]
12 CENTER FOR RESEARCH-ACTION ON RACE RELATIONS (CRARR) Address: 460 Sainte-Catherine West, Website: www.crarr.org Suite 610 Montreal, QC H3B 1A7
Contact Person: Mr. Fo Niemi Supervising Lawyer: Me Aymar Missakila & Me Melissa Arango
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 3 2 2 No
Working Language(s) English & French
Clientele: 70% are persons from racialized & ethnocultural communities, mainly from the African/Black/Caribbean, Middle-Eastern, Pacific Asian and Hispanic communities; 50-50% gender parity; 60-40% French-English breakdown; 20% are youths between 13 and 17; Less than 10% are persons with a disability (physical or mental/intellectual); Less than 10% are Québécois with discrimination issues involving social condition, disability, civil status or age; 5% LBGT.
Nature of the work: To provide assistance and representation to persons who considered themselves victims of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion or citizenship status intersecting with other grounds.
Tasks include: conducting legal research; reviewing and analysing of litigation files; drafting legal memos and briefs; drafting court motions for litigation (including appeals); drafting complaints to administrative agencies and tribunals; preparing books of authorities and procedures for service, execution of judgment, etc.; preparing witnesses for examination or cross-examination, and administrative interviews; interviewing and working with clients from the intake stage onward; attending hearings and mediations with and negotiating for clients; participating in strategic case review and management; representing and making representations for clients before administrative agencies and tribunals where non-lawyers are allowed.
Fields of law (under federal and provincial jurisdictions):civil rights; criminal and penal (adult and youth); employment; labor relations; housing; administrative; constitutional.
Required Qualities: Strong interest in civil rights and social justice; strong writing/drafting OR strong pleading skills; critical analysis (feminist, antiracist and anti- oppression); intellectual curiosity and openness; previous background in social science (studies or work or volunteer experiences).
2013 – 2014 Students: Anne-Claire Gayet: [email protected] Stéphany Laperrière: [email protected] Pierre Permangeat: [email protected]
13 CENTRE FOR AGING AND THE LAW Address: 1155 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1470 Website: www.elderlawcanada.ca Montreal, QC H3B 2V6 Contact Person: Me Ann Soden, Ad. E. Supervising Lawyer: Me Ann Soden, Ad. E.
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 2 3 Yes
Working Language(s) English, French (and other languages are always welcome)
Clientele: Older adults, those planning for aging and those representing and serving older adults: multidisciplinary professionals, legal representatives, families and informal caregivers.
Nature of the work: Time will be fairly equally divided amongst client work, legal research and community outreach, including teaching sessions on substantive law, medical and socioeconomic issues of aging, with multidisciplinary experts.
Emphasis is placed on prevention and resolution of legal problems applying promising approaches of facilitated family meetings, conciliation, mediation and restorative justice towards efficient, effective, tailored human solutions which preserve and repair family ties at the heart of the multifaceted legal problems of aging.
Educational sessions on pertinent Elder Law topics and orientation sessions to prepare for client case work will be given by Me Soden and multidisciplinary experts in medicine, social work, banking and law enforcement on issues of discrimination, capacity, autonomy and protection, end-of life planning and decision-making, abuse, exploitation and neglect, powers of attorney, mandates given in anticipation of incapacity and other protective regimes.
Required Qualities: Very high degree of independence and initiative, willingness to travel to meet clients. Ability to combine social and legal skills, interest in law and aging research, a commitment to social justice, good interview and listening skills, compassion, flexibility and resourcefulness.
Additional Information: Elder Law, nationally recognized by the Canadian Bar Association as a new field of practice and of law in 2002. The Centre, Canada’s second specialized clinic in this field, opened on May 1, 2007.
2013 – 2014 Students: Stephanie Clendenning: [email protected] Rosel Kim: [email protected] Sarah Newcombe: [email protected] Rachel Tonelli-Zarsky: [email protected]
14 . CHEZ DORIS Address: 1430 Chomedey Website: www.chezdoris.ca Montreal, QC H3H 2A7
Contact Person: Josée Roy, Aline Srogosz Supervising Lawyer: Me Gabriela Machico
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 Yes
Working Language(s) French & English
Clientele: Women in crisis situations such as those with psychological problems, addicts, offenders, abused spouses, and itinerants.
Nature of the work: Answering questions about family, criminal, landlord-tenant and welfare law; presenting seminars on various topics; accompanying women to court and/or other legal needs; providing emotional support to shelter residents; helping out by serving meals, gaining the trust of the clientele.
Required Qualities: Functional bilingualism; ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; willingness to participate in the overall functions of the agency; ability to act professionally and with empathy, understanding and tolerance; readiness to work in a somewhat informal team setting.
Additional Information: Hands-on training in dealing with shelter residents; exposure to the reality of poverty.
2013 – 2014 Students: Clarissa Allen: [email protected] Melanie Crestol: [email protected] Megan Van den Hoff: [email protected]
15 * CLINIQUE D'INFORMATION JURIDIQUE À MCGILL (LICM) : DIRECTORS Address: 3480 rue McTavish Website: www.licm.mcgill.ca Montreal, QC H3A 0E7 Contact Person: Rebecca Dawe Supervising Lawyer: Me Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise
Term: Summer Paid Full Time Fall-Winter (3) 2-Term Preference No. Students 6 6 Required
Working Language(s) English and French (other languages are always welcome)
Clientele: McGill students and members of the Montreal community, with a focus on marginalized groups
Nature of the work: In late January/early February, the Legal Information Clinic at McGill (LICM) hires 6 students to act as the LICM’s directors. Directorship terms are one full year from May 1 to April 30th with a full-time paid position from early May to the end of August, and a credited part-time position from September-April. In the summer, directors supervise volunteers 8 hours per week. Their remaining hours & tasks include: substantive law training sessions; training volunteers; updating CLIPs; as well as portfolio-related projects & administrative tasks. Directors are also required to work on their own client cases during the summer, providing legal information to LICM service users. During the academic year, directors work a minimum of 8-10 hours per week, supervising volunteers as director on duty, and carrying out additional tasks as necessary. The 6 positions are: Executive Director, Director of Communications, Director of Community Services, Director of Human and Material Resources, Director of Research, and Director of Student Advocacy and University Affairs. The Executive Director and the Director of Student Advocacy and University Affairs may be hired internally from the current directors or senior advocates.
Required Qualities: Excellent teamwork skills, commitment to the success of the LICM and its mandate, strong research and writing skills, ability to work on projects independently, bilingualism, sensitivity to working with marginalized and vulnerable groups. Additional qualities and skills according to the portfolio.
Additional Information: Although part of the LCC program, LICM is responsible for its own recruitment and recruitment processes. Applicants must have volunteered at the LICM for minimum 2-3 semesters, or for the Director of Student Advocacy and University affairs, applicants must have experience in the Student Advocacy Programme. Additional information on eligibility requirements is made available during the recruitment process. The recruitment process varies from year to year, but for the 2014-2015 team, the deadline for applications was January 31st, 2014.
2013 – 2014 Students: Rebecca Dawe (Executive Director): [email protected] John Hutchings (Communications): [email protected] Megan Mah (Human Resources): [email protected] Corina Manole (Community Service): [email protected] David Plotkin (Research): [email protected] Kiran Ross (Student Advocacy): [email protected]
16 LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC AT MCGILL (LICM) : SUMMER STUDENT Address: 3480 rue McTavish Website: www.licm.mcgill.ca Montreal, QC H3A 0E7 Contact Person: Rebecca Dawe Supervising Lawyer: Me Bruno Guillot-Hurtubise
Term: Summer (3) No. Students 2
Working Language(s) English & French (other languages are always welcome)
Clientele: McGill students and members of the Montreal community, with a focus on marginalized groups
Nature of the work: The summer students will conduct legal research during their hours, specifically they will update the Clinic’s internal legal research guides (the “CLIPs”). These guides serve as an essential resource for Clinic volunteers, assisting them in carrying out the Clinic’s mandate, and in particular the accessibility of legal information. They help volunteers respond to the real- life legal questions posed to them by the general public. Les étudiants travailleront avec la directrice exécutive et le directeur de recherche de la Clinique pour déterminer quels domaines de droit à cibler.
Required Qualities: Excellent teamwork skills, strong research and writing skills, ability to work on projects independently, bilingualism, sensitivity to working with marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Additional Information: Due to limited space at the Clinic, students will be expected to work independently outside of the Clinic office, but will have access to the office to make use of research resources, make phone calls, etc., and will have regular meetings at the Clinic.
Please note that the LICM will be closed during the last week of August and the legal clinic student will not work during this period.
2013 – 2014 Students: N/A
17 CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE DES ARTISTES DE MONTRÉAL (CJAM) Address: 4701 Chambord Street Website: www.cjam.info Montreal, QC H2J 3M8 Contact Person: Me Keith Serry Supervising Lawyer: Me Keith Serry
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 Yes
Working Language(s) English & French
Clientele: Artists in Montreal (musicians, visual artists, choreographers, etc.) who cannot afford legal services.
Nature of the work: The Legal Clinic student will be involved in several aspects of day-to-day clinic operations (our mission is to educate artists on their legal rights in order to support a more vibrant and prosperous Montreal). More specifically, the clinic student will be asked to participate in the following: Working with our info-nights coordinator, the clinic student will meet one- on-one with artists during our monthly events and take note of their arts- related legal question and the relevant facts. They then have two weeks to complete the research and call back the client with the relevant legal information.
The clinic student will also research and write short documents providing legal information on specific areas of art law. These factsheets are posted on our website and help artists better understand their rights over their work.
CJAM also offers workshops in arts organizations on specific points of law. The clinic student would have the opportunity to work with the workshop coordinator and presenting lawyers to develop different workshops.
Internal research memoranda are in-depth expositions and analyses that are designed to guide research for factsheets, info night clients, and workshop development. The clinic student will be relied upon to write legal memos on various in-demand topics in entertainment law.
Required Qualities: Working knowledge of French. Students need not take info night clients in French. However, the ability to work with francophone clients would be an asset.
2013 – 2014 Students: Iris Graham: [email protected] David Groves: [email protected]
18 COALITION DES ORGANISMES COMMUNAUTAIRES QUÉBÉCOIS DE LUTTE CONTRE LE SIDA (COCQ-SIDA) Adresse : 1 rue Sherbrooke est Site web : www.cocqsida.com Montréal (Québec) H2X 1C2 Personne ressource : Me Liz Lacharpagne Avocat superviseur : Me Liz Lacharpagne
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 2 Oui
Langue(s) de travail : Français. Le stagiaire doit parler et écrire couramment le français.
La clientèle : La COCQ-SIDA est une coalition d’organismes communautaires. Notre clientèle est composée de ces organismes. À l’exception de notre clinique d’information juridique, nous n’offrons pas directement de services aux individus vivant avec le VIH. Nous cherchons plutôt à agir sur les facteurs structurelles causant la discrimination.
Nature du travail : La COCQ-SIDA a pour mission de regrouper les organismes communautaires québécois impliqués dans la lutte contre le VIH/sida. Le volet juridique consiste à promouvoir les droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) et outiller les organismes membres quant aux questions de droit de la personne et VIH. Le stagiaire sera appelé à travailler sur différents sujets, par exemple la criminalisation de l’exposition au VIH, l’accès à l’emploi ou aux soins. Les tâches à accomplir pourront varier de l’exécution de recherche juridique à la vulgarisation (écrite ou orale) d’information juridique, le développement et la mise en œuvre de stratégies de plaidoyer, la participation à des rencontres avec les intervenants communautaires, etc.
Qualités réquises : Intérêt pour la défense des droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH, bon degré d’autonomie et sens de l’initiative, bonnes capacités de recherche juridique et rédaction, intérêt pour du travail autre que purement juridique (ex : plaidoyer, gestion de projet).
Informations L’horaire de travail est souple et ajustable selon l’horaire du stagiaire et les supplémentaires : besoins de la COCQ-SIDA.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Mona Daoud-Kayal: [email protected] Mark Phillips: [email protected]
19 CONCORDIA STUDENT UNION LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC Address: 1455 de Maisonneuve W., Website: Room 731 Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Contact Person: Me Walter Chi-yan Tom Supervising Lawyer: Me Walter Chi-yan Tom
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 6 6 6 Yes
Working Language(s) Primarily in English though French is important as well
Clientele: Primarily Concordia students, often international students seeking information about immigration.
Nature of the work: Providing legal information concerning mainly immigration, consumer protection and discrimination law, as well as referrals. Secondary tasks include accompaniment to court, tribunals, government offices and meetings with lawyers as well as research and development of resource materials in mainly the three areas of focus of the clinic (i.e.immigration, consumer protection, discrimination).
Please note that due to the CSU’s pro-active and advocacy orientation, along with the on-site presence of a supervising lawyer, the Clinic experience is very different and can be much more demanding than that of the usual university student run legal information clinic.
Required Qualities: Functional bilingualism; strong research, organizational and communication skills; good with people; knowledge and/or interest in one or more of the areas of law that are the focus of the Clinic is an asset.
Additional Information: There will be mandatory training, likely one full day.
2013 – 2014 Students: Josée Beaudoin: [email protected] Ivanna Cescutti: [email protected] Kaitlin Soye: [email protected] Madeleine Williams: [email protected]
20 DANS LA RUE Adresse : 1662, rue Ontario Est Site web : www.danslarue.com Montreal, QC H2L 1S7 Personne ressource : Ms. Andrea Corbin Avocat superviseur : Me Geneviève Conant
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 1 Oui
Langue(s) de travail : Français, anglais.
La clientèle : Jeunes (16-25) en situation de vie précaire et/ou vivant dans la rue.
Nature du travail : Fournir de l’aide directe aux jeunes (informations, accompagnement); dispenser de l’information aux jeunes et aux intervenant(e)s; produire de la documentation adaptée (ex: dépliants). Emphasis on dealing with urgent situations, relations with police, accompaniments to court, educating people on their individual rights, helping young adults understand their legal situation and the options available to them, administrative law and dealing with government and bureaucracy.
Qualités réquises : Débrouillardise, entregent. Facilité à travailler avec des jeunes adultes vivent un sentiment d’urgence dans un environnement non-conventionnel; qualités humaines surtout l’ouverture d’esprit et l’autonomie.
Informations Vous travaillerez au délai de l’organisme «le Bon Dieu Dans La Rue». supplémentaires : Votre travail se fera surtout au Centre de jour «Chez Pops» entourés d’une équipe d’intervention dévouée qui se fera en plaisir de vous accueillir et vous soutenir. Vous allez apporter un service très apprécié par tous!
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Lil Kraus: [email protected] Alexandra Olshefsky: [email protected] Katie Spillane: [email protected] Garrett Zehr: [email protected]
21 ÉDUCALOI Adresse : 407, boul. St-Laurent, No. 102 Site web : www.educaloi.qc.ca Montréal (Québec) H2Y 2Y5 Personne ressource : Me Francis Barragan Avocat superviseur : Me Francis Barragan
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 4 1 Oui
Langue(s) de travail : Français et anglais
La clientèle : Population québécoise (le site d’Éducaloi reçoit 1,8 M visites en moyenne par année).
Nature du travail : L’étudiant travaillera dans tous les domaines de droit, au gré des différents projets d’informations dans lesquels Éducaloi est impliqué. Ceci étant dit, le droit de la famille et l’explication du système judiciaire figure à la liste des sujets les plus populaires. Le stage comporte, notamment, (1) la participation aux projets courants d’Éducaloi créant des outils pour diverses clientèles (telles les jeunes, les aînés, les couples, les communautés anglophones), (2) la lecture et l’analyse de la nouvelle législation et jurisprudence afin de garder le site Web d’Éducaloi à jour, (3) le travail de soutien au développement de notre expertise en langage clair, et (4) la rédaction d’information juridique vulgarisée. Le stage comporte peu ou pas de contacts directs avec la population. Pour un meilleur aperçu de la mission d’Éducaloi, consultez le site www.educaloi.qc.ca.
Qualités réquises : Pouvoir répondre à des questions de droit très diversifiée ; Posséder une habilité à vulgariser le droit ; Posséder des aptitudes particulières de rédaction; Avoir de l’initiative et être polyvalent; Aimer travailler en équipe; Faire preuve d’imagination et de créativité; Être bilingue.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : François Aresenault: [email protected] Etienne Cossette-Lefebvre: [email protected] Marie-Catherine Ducharme: [email protected] Alexandre Lessard: [email protected]
22 GROUPE D’AIDE ET D’INFORMATION SUR LE HARCELEMENT SEXUEL AU TRAVAIL DE LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC (GAIHST) Adresse : 2231, rue Bélanger Site web : www.gaihst.qc.ca Montréal (Québec) H2G 1C5 Personne ressource : Mme Sabrina Vigneux Avocat superviseur : Me Barbara Creary
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 1 1 1 1 Non
Langue(s) de travail : Principalement en français, anglais
La clientèle : Toute personne victime de harcèlement sexuel ou psychologique au travail.
Nature du travail : Recevoir la clientèle, assister à des entrevues avec des clients ou des témoins potentiels, analyser des versions des faits et rédiger des lignes du temps, rédiger des affidavits, effectuer de la recherche jurisprudentielle, assister à des séances de médiation, conciliation ou audience devant diverses instances, telles la Commission des lésions professionnelles, la Commission des normes du travail, la Commission des relations du travail ou le Tribunal des droits de la personne. Rédiger des articles de vulgarisation juridique pour notre journal interne destiné aux membres et animer des café-rencontres de nature juridique.
Qualités réquises : Femme seulement. Entregent. Bonne écoute. Connaissance de l’informatique et des moteurs de recherche jurisprudentielle.
Informations Bonne clinique pour toute personne ayant un intérêt pour la condition supplémentaires : féminine, les droits de la personne et le droit du travail; organisme unique spécialisé dans ce type de problématique.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Jacinthe Poisson: [email protected]
23 * INDEPENDENT PLACEMENTS Address: Absolutely Anywhere Website: www.google.ca
Contact Person: Up to You Supervising Lawyer: To Be Found
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students ? ? ? ? ? ? No
Nature du travail : Le travail fait par l’étudiant(e) au sein de l’organisme pourra inclure : • la communication de renseignements juridiques soit par téléphone soit dans des rencontres avec ses « clients »; • la rédaction de mémos juridiques; • la recherche juridique; • Son assistance aux audiences judiciaires, soit à la cour, soit dans un tribunal administratif; • l’organisation d’activités éducatives (présentations, formation de base, etc.); • La rédaction de publications (fiches d’information, etc.) juridiques destinés au public.
Critères d’admissibilité : En général, on permet aux étudiants de se monter un stage indépendant à partir des critères suivants :
1) L’étudiant complètera 100 heures de travail juridiques afin de mériter 3 crédits ou 200 heures de travail afin de mériter 6 crédits; 2) Un avocat superviseur remplira deux formules sommaires concernant le progrès de l’étudiant pendant le stage; 3) Chaque session, l’étudiant lui-même soumettra deux formules sommaires et un essai final (2 – 4 pages); 4) L’étudiant travaillera dans sa capacité juridique et ne fera pas de travail administratif; 5) L’étudiant rencontrera l’avocat superviseur en personne au moins 4 fois par session.
Processus : Après que vous soyez sélectionné(e) pour un stage, l’avocat superviseur devra envoyer une lettre à Me Lamed ([email protected]) affirmant que toutes les exigences mentionnées ci-haut seront respectées. Cette lettre doit être envoyée en copie à la Coordinatrice du Cours de Clinique Juridique à : [email protected].
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014: Laura Crestohl: [email protected] Ngozi Okidegbe: [email protected] Jessica Starck: [email protected]
24 * INNOCENCE MCGILL - DIRECTORS Address: 3644 rue Peel Website: www.mcgill.ca/innocence Montreal, QC H3A 1W9 Contact Person: Supervising Lawyer: Robert Israel
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 2 Yes
Working Language(s) Functional bilingualism is required; fluency is an asset.
Clientele: Clients have been convicted of a serious indictable offence, and sentenced to at least 10 years in a Quebec prison. Most clients are currently incarcerated. All clients are claiming their factual innocence.
Nature of the work: IM Directors manage the receipt, evaluation and investigation of client files; oversee and recruit student volunteers; coordinate IM education and outreach activities including the annual IM Conference; and oversee organizational finances and governance.
Required Qualities: IM seeks highly motivated students with proven managerial abilities and a demonstrable interest in criminal law. As IM is entirely student-run and led, successful applicants will demonstrate independence, motivation, and initiative when dealing with Quebec’s wrongfully convicted IM’s student volunteers.
Additional Information: Although IM is part of the LCC program, IM recruits its own directors and has its own recruitment process. Applicants must submit: (1) Une lettre d’introduction (max 1 page) détailant pourquoi vous êtes une bonne candidate; et comment vous rencontrez les critères recherchés (2) Votre CV et (3) une liste de cours de droit criminel pris jusqu’à maintenant. Veuillez soumettre votre demande et les documents justificatifs par courriel à [email protected] avant 5PM le 15 mars 2014. Certains candidates seront contactées pour une entrevue.
Innocence McGill is a legal clinic at the McGill Faculty of Law dedicated to researching and investigating claims of wrongful conviction for serious crimes in Quebec. Founded in 2006, we are a student-led and run organization, and we meet regularly with our supervising lawyer, a criminal defence lawyer in Montreal. Our ultimate goal is to help secure the freedom of those who are factually innocent of serious crimes for which they continue to serve sentences in Quebec prisons.
2013 – 2014 Students: Sandra Aigbinode: [email protected] David Nugent: [email protected] Jennifer Stewart: [email protected]
25 INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DOUGLAS Adresse : 6875 boul. LaSalle Site web : www.douglas.qc.ca Montréal (Québec) H4H 1R3 Personne ressource : Me Karine Spénard Avocat superviseur : Me Karine Spénard
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non
Langue(s) de travail : Français, anglais
La clientèle : Gestionnaires et employés d’un établissement de santé.
Nature du travail : Donner de l'information juridique en droit du travail, sur les conventions collectives, la Loi sur les normes du travail et en matière de santé et sécurité du travail. Effectuer des recherches en droit de la santé, plus précisément en matière de droits des patients, garde en établissement et ordonnances de soins.
Formation compréhensive au début du stage pour s’initier aux conventions collectives et aux procédures en droit de la santé; bonne clinique pour un étudiant/e ayant un intérêt en droit du travail dans un milieu syndiqué et/ou en psychiatrie légale. Contacts directs avec des clients, service téléphonique.
Qualités réquises : Autonomie, confiance en soi, bilinguisme, ouverture d’esprit, sens critique, facilité à travailler en équipe et capacité de travailler avec une clientèle variée.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Aucun – nouveau partenaire.
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JUST SOLUTIONS CLINIC - COMITÉ D’AIDE AUX RÉFUGIÉS Address: Montreal City Mission Website: www.montrealcitymission.org St-James United Church 1435 City Councillors, Montreal, QC H3A 2E4 Contact Person: Me Yolaine Williams Supervising Lawyer: Me Rick Goldman
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 Yes
Working Language(s) English and French. Spanish is an asset.
Clientele: Refugees and other newcomers in precarious situations in Quebec.
Nature of the work: Students work out of the Just Solutions Clinic at St. James United Church and enjoy the support and supervision of both the Committee to Aid Refugees and the Montreal City Mission. Students can expect to do a roughly equal mix of frontline clinical work (taking calls or meeting with clients) and more in-depth work on immigration applications (research, forms, drafting etc.).
Required Qualities: Interest in immigration and human rights law. Autonomy and leadership. Interest in working with individuals from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. Strong research and writing skills.
Additional Information: The Committee to Aid Refugees was created 25 years ago to advocate on behalf of refugee claimants in Canada. Starting in 2005, it began collaborating with the Just Solutions Clinic. Just Solutions sometimes provides information and support on other issues (access to social benefits, health insurance, family law, etc.) affecting immigrants.
2013 – 2014 Students: Inhong Kim: [email protected] Hannah Wizman-Cartier: [email protected]
27 JUST SOLUTIONS - MOBILE SENIORS LEGAL CLINIC Address: Montreal City Mission Website: www.montrealcitymission.org St-James United Church 1435 City Councillors, Montreal, QC H3A 2E4 Contact Person: Me Yolaine Williams Supervising Lawyer: Me Yolaine Williams
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 Yes
Working Language(s) English and French. Other languages are an asset.
Clientele: Low income seniors aged 55+ with an immigrant background.
Nature of the work: Students can expect to do a mix of frontline clinical work (taking calls and meeting with clients), home visits, and more in-depth work on client files (research, drafting letters, forms.).
Required Qualities: Interest and/or experience in working with immigrants and seniors. Autonomy and leadership. Listening and communication skills. Compassion and patience. Strong writing and research skills.
Additional Information: The Seniors’ Mobile Legal Clinic was launched in April 2012 with funding from the Ministère de la Famille et des Aînés du Québec. We are a mobile legal clinic that provides legal information to immigrant seniors in the areas of immigration, housing, welfare, pensions, protective regimes and access to healthcare. We work out of the same office as the Just Solutions legal info clinic.
2013 – 2014 Students: Jessica Walsh: [email protected]
28 MCGILL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTRE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Adresse : 1605 Cedar Room E6 164 Site web : muhc.ca/homepage/page/ombudsman- Montréal (Québec) H3G 1A4 complaints-commissioners-webpage Personne Me Lynne Casgrain Avocat Me Lynne Casgrain ressource : superviseur :
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 Yes
Langue(s) de travail : Français et anglais – parlé et écrit.
La clientèle : La communauté du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) : patients, familles et le personnel.
Nature du travail : Sous la supervision du commissaire local aux plaintes et à la qualité du CUSM :
Contribuer au travail d’information, d’éducation et de promotion à l’égard de tous les membres de la communauté du CUSM en ce qui a trait aux droits et aux responsabilités des patients.
Recevoir, examiner et analyser les plaintes en conformité avec les politiques du CUSM et la Loi sur les services de santé et de services sociaux. Rédaction de conclusions, rapports, recommandations à l’issue d’enquêtes ou examens de plaintes.
Effectuer des recherches ponctuelles à travers les lois et la jurisprudence qui affectent les droits des patients, familles et personnel du CUSM. Participer à des rencontres de travail des commissaires du CUSM. Toute autre activité connexe.
Qualités réquises : Intérêt à travailler sur des problématiques complexes et variées; habile dans les relations interpersonnelles; bon(ne) communicateur(trice) tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit; capacité de synthèse et d’analyse, sens développé de l’organisation; bilinguisme (français et anglais) parlé et écrit.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – 2014 : Constances Deschênes St-Pierre: constance.deschenes-st- [email protected]
29 MILE END LEGAL CLINIC Address: 99 Bernard, Ouest Website: www.justicemontreal.org Montreal, QC H2T 2J9 Contact Person: Me Christine Paquin Supervising Lawyer: Me Christine Paquin
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 3 3 Yes
Working Language(s) English (primarily) and French (ideally)
Clientele: Economically disadvantaged
Nature of the work: Students will provide legal information to an economically disadvantaged clientele as well as conduct research projects and draft memos to support the above. Students can sometimes accompany clients to meetings and court proceedings.
Required Qualities: Resourcefulness, ability to interact with a diverse & colourful clientele, belief in the importance of access to justice, willingness to learn, flexibility
Additional Information: Students must be available Wednesday evenings from 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Friday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
Students volunteering in the academic year must commit to both fall and winter terms.
2013 – 2014 Students: Laura Damecour: [email protected] Alain Deschamps: [email protected] Deep Sarma: [email protected] Patrick Shannon: [email protected]
30 NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE OF MONTREAL Address: 2001 boul. St. Laurent Website: www.nfcm.org Montreal, QC H2X 2T3
Contact Person: Me Anjali Choksi Supervising Lawyer: Me Anjali Choksi
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 1 Yes
Working Language(s) English & French. Native languages an asset.
Clientele: Native/First Nations/Inuit people who use Native Friendship Centre
Nature of the work: Direct contact with individuals who require legal information concerning landlord/tenant rights, access to services and benefits, Residential Schools settlement information, criminal law, welfare, government pensions and certain other social programs, identification document needs, employment and labour law, rights in relation to housing, shelters, the justice system and benefits, and other legal questions. Referrals to other resources and advocacy with government agencies on behalf of service users. Research on issues that are of importance to Native Friendship Centre clients and research in collaboration with other Native-serving organizations, such as the Native Women’s Shelter. Creation of useful legal materials to be posted in Centre. Work with Native Friendship Centre staff to assess legal needs of Centre. Assist Centre clients in accessing Legal Aid. Two four-hour shifts per week. Student will collaborate with court-worker / paralegal who is on site a few days a week.
Required Qualities: Ability to combine social and legal skills, experience in community or volunteer work, experience with and knowledge of Native communities and realities, an ability to work independently and be resourceful and proactive, a commitment to social justice, good interview and listening skills, and empathy towards persons facing difficulties.
Additional Information: No supervising lawyer on site. Supervising lawyer will be in touch via phone and email, except for in-person meetings. Selection will be made by an in-person interview.
2013 – 2014 Students: New clinic
31 NATIVE WOMEN’S SHELTER OF MONTREAL Address: Box 183 Station St. Jacques, Website: www.nwsm.info Montreal (Quebec) H3H 2S1 Contact Person: Nakuset Supervising Lawyer: Me Jessica Labranche- Hamelin
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 N/A
Working Language(s) English & French. Native languages an asset.
Clientele: Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis women and their children who are in difficulty
Nature of the work: The student would work exclusively with the Family Care worker at the shelter. The family care worker's mandate is to help the Aboriginal women and their children, through healing plans, workshops and more importantly, with youth protection. 90 % of our clientele have children involved with youth protection and our family care worker spends an enormous amount of time in youth protection court, as well as at youth protection. Our clientele are not familiar with their rights, and often feel that there is no recourse once their child is apprehended. A student would be greatly appreciated for this purpose.
Required Qualities:
Additional Information: The goals of the NWSM are to provide a safe environment where women can begin to rebuild their lives. We offer support and frontline services to Aboriginal women and children to promote their empowerment and independence. The NWSM is the only women’s shelter in Montreal that provides services exclusively to Aboriginal and Inuit women and their children. The NMSM can accommodate up to 16 women and children per night.
2013 – 2014 Students: New clinic
32 NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (CEC) Address: Ste 200, 393 St-Jacques St. W Website: www.cec.org Montreal, QC H2Y 1N9 Contact Person: Me Hugh Benevides Supervising Lawyer: Me Hugh Benevides
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 No
Working Language(s) Primarily English, with French sometimes required depending on the nature of the caseload. Knowledge of Spanish is useful but not required.
Clientele: As a neutral & independent body, the SEM Unit does not have clients per se; rather, it administers the process described in NAAEC Articles 14 & 15.
Nature of the work: Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (the “NAAEC”) include procedures allowing any “non- governmental organization or person […] residing or established in the territory of a Party” to make submissions to the CEC Secretariat asserting “that a Party [to the NAAEC] is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law” (the Parties to the NAAEC are Canada, Mexico and the United States). The process is also known as the “Submissions on Enforcement Matters” or “SEM” process. The CEC has published “Guidelines for Submissions on Enforcement Matters” explaining these procedures, available at www.cec.org/guidelines (PDF).
The CEC Secretariat is an independent and neutral body tasked, among other functions, with efficiently administering the process set out in NAAEC Articles 14 and 15.
The work generally comprises assisting the SEM Unit, part of the Secretariat of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), with legal research and writing assignments for the Canadian Legal Officer, relating to Canadian citizen submissions.
Required Qualities: The successful student should be conscientious, detail oriented, able to work within assigned timelines, be mature, culturally sensitive, possess excellent drafting and legal research skills, and have at least introductory knowledge of Canadian environmental law and public international law.
Additional Information: The student who is chosen to work with the Secretariat will be required to sign a comprehensive confidentiality agreement.
2013 – 2014 Students: Carolyn Poutianen: [email protected]
33 OPTION CONSOMMATEURS Adresse : 50, Ste-Catherine O, #440 Site web : www.option- Montréal (Québec) H2X 3V4 consommateurs.org Personne ressource : Me Sylvie De Bellefeuille Avocat superviseur : Me Sylvie De Bellefeuille
Session: Été Été Été-Automne Automne Automne- Hiver 2 sessions (3) (6) (6) (3) Hiver (6) (3) préférence ? No. d’étudiants 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non
Langue(s) de travail : Français (Langue principale); Anglais (surtout pour la recherche)
La clientèle : Dans le cadre de sa mission, Option consommateurs défend les droits et les intérêts de tous les consommateurs en général, tout en accordant une attention particulière aux consommateurs économiquement défavorisés. Option consommateurs rejoint une clientèle largement diversifiée.
Nature du travail : L’étudiant est supervisé par les différents avocats du service juridique, selon le mandat confié. Les tâches confiées varient selon les aptitudes et l’expérience de l’étudiant et devront être exécutées à nos bureaux. Les étudiants peuvent être jumelés avec un avocat qui a pour mandat d’effectuer une recherche d’envergure sur une problématique de consommation (par exemple : publicité, cartes de crédit, recours collectifs, etc.). Généralement, les étudiants sont amenés à faire du droit comparé et doivent effectuer des recherches sur des bases de données donnant accès à de la doctrine ou de la jurisprudence. Ils peuvent aussi être impliqués dans une enquête terrain.
Tâches : Effectuer des recherches sur différentes problématiques juridiques, sociales ou de consommation, selon les dossiers sur lesquels travaillent les avocats. Rédaction de mise en demeure et mémos juridiques. Contacter les consommateurs afin de procéder à la cueillette d’informations concernant des problématiques vécues, principalement dans le cadre de nos recours collectifs. Toute autre tâche de nature juridique.
Qualités réquises : Autonomie, débrouillardise, curiosité, polyvalence, excellents français et anglais parlés et écrits, intérêt marqué pour le droit social.
Informations L'objectif d’Option consommateurs est d'outiller les consommateurs pour qu’ils connaissent leurs droits et leurs recours en vue de faire des choix éclairés. Si un nombre important de supplémentaires : consommateurs a le même problème, l’organisme peut intenter des recours collectifs. Pour arriver à ces fins, un service de consultations budgétaires, de sessions d’information et de cours sur le budget est offert aux consommateurs. Également, Option consommateurs réalise annuellement plusieurs recherches financées notamment par Industrie Canada. Au terme de ces recherches, nous sommes en mesure d'émettre des recommandations à la fois aux consommateurs, aux divers paliers de gouvernement et aux organismes réglementaires afin d'améliorer la protection des consommateurs canadiens. Nous avons aussi mis sur pied un service juridique où les membres de nos recours collectifs peuvent être renseignés sur leurs droits et leurs obligations. Finalement, Option consommateurs produit le guide d’achat de jouets publié par Protégez-vous et intervient au niveau médiatique en accordant de nombreuses entrevues et au niveau politique en déposant des mémoires en commission parlementaire.
Étudiant(e)s 2013 – Aucun 2014 :
34 PINAY – FILIPINO WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF QUEBEC Address: 7595 Centrale Street Website: pinayquebec.blogspot.com Montreal, QC H8P 1K8 Contact Person: Evelyn Calugay Supervising Lawyer: Me Walter Chi-yan Tom
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 2 2 2 2 1 2 Yes
Working Language(s) French and English
Clientele: Immigrant/migrant domestic workers
Nature of the work: Provision of legal information in person, by e-mail and through the distribution of resource materials. Assist organization in their legal education activities, for example through seminars and training for volunteers and staff. Familiarization with all relevant legislation and the problems that domestic workers and immigrants face in asserting their rights (labour and immigration). Assist organization in their efforts to raise domestic worker’s issues nationally and internationally.
Required Qualities: Good research skills, interest in labour and immigration laws, willingness to work on weekends.
2013 – 2014 Students: Lia Bellefontaine: [email protected] Angela Slater: [email protected] Ariane Simard: [email protected] Kayle Sykes: [email protected] Emily MacArthur: [email protected] Jason Paperman: [email protected]
35 PORTAGE Address: 865 Carré Richmond Website: www.portage.ca Montreal, QC H3J 1A1 Contact Person: Me Keith Serry Supervising Lawyer: Me Keith Serry
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 Yes
Working Language(s) French and English
Clientele: Addicts and addicted mentaly ill, young people and mothers with young children. Ex addicts seeking transitions into the labour market.
Nature of the work: Portage is one of Canada’s oldest and best-known addiction treatment organizations. For more than 40 years, Portage has provided residential treatment to youth and adults with dependencies. The legal clinic placement student’s responsibilities will revolve around research topics in health, addictions, privacy, poverty and charity law.
Required Qualities: Interest – preferably documented – in Portage’s community mission and the legal issues surrounding addiction, addiction treatment, poverty and the management of community health facilties. Rigour, professionalism and independence. The ability to confidently ask for clarification when faced with ambiguity. A sense of humour is a plus.
Additional Information: Selection will be made after an in person interview conducted by the supervising attorney. Work will can be conducted at Portage’s offices in Little Burgundy and, as and when necessary and in consultation with the supervising attorney, elsewhere.
2013 – 2014 Students: New Clinic
36 PROJECT GENESIS Address: 4735 Côte-Ste-Catherine Website: www.genese.qc.ca Montréal, QC H3W 1M1 Contact Person: Me Arlene Field Supervising Lawyer: Me Arlene Field
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 2 1 4 Required
Working Language(s) English, French. Other languages an asset (Russian, Spanish, Tamil).
Clientele: Immigrants, the poor, seniors.
Nature of the work: Direct contact with individuals who require legal information concerning landlord/tenant rights, welfare, government pensions and certain other social programs. Referrals to other resources and advocacy with government agencies on behalf of service users. Two four-hour shifts per week.
Required Qualities: Ability to combine social and legal skills, experience in community or volunteer work, and a commitment to social justice, good interview and listening skills. Empathy towards persons facing difficulties.
Additional Information: Selection will be made by an in-person interview. Students will be required to attend three compulsory training sessions on pertinent legal topics. Sessions are given by supervising lawyer and other staff. Supervising lawyer is on-site 4 days/week. Students are required to sign up for specific shifts. Work in the individual service centre begins the first week of classes and ends the last day of classes each semester.
2013 – 2014 Students: Claire Gunner: [email protected] Menachem Friedman: [email protected] Paul Holden: [email protected] Sivia Neagu: [email protected] Maya Smith: [email protected]
37 SHIELD OF ATHENA FAMILY SERVICES Address: C.P. 25 Website: www.shieldofathena.com T.M.R., QC H3P 3B8 Contact Person: Ms. Betty Petropoulos Supervising Lawyer: Me Anna Colorusso
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 1 1 Yes
Working Language(s) English, French. Third language is an asset.
Clientele: Female victims of conjugal violence. Women who have difficulty accessing the justice system.
Nature of the work: Questions regarding criminal, family and civil law will be addressed as well as youth protection, common law and sponsorship issues. We deal with cases of conjugal violence, child abuse, custody and access issues. The student will treat cases through direct contact, consultation, research. Student will be expected to participate in information sessions and training with volunteers and professionals. Some research projects may be required at times.
Required Qualities: Ability to provide clear and accurate information through research. Cultural understanding of ethnic communities is important. Social worker will sit on meetings to deal with emotional responses and to translate if the need should arise.
Additional Information: Supervising lawyer, director and social workers are always available to answer questions. Student will be working primarily with the organization’s many social workers.
2013 – 2014 Students: Leiba Feldman: [email protected]
38 SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA) Address: 5215 Jean-Talon Ouest, Website: www.spca.com Montreal, QC H4P 1X4 Contact Person: Me Alanna Devine Supervising Lawyer: Me Alanna Devine
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 No
Working Language(s) French and English
Clientele: The research will be used for the work that I do with the Municipal, Provincial and Federal government as well as with the police and prosecutors.
Nature of the work: Law students partaking in a legal clinic internship at the Montreal SPCA will work under the supervision of Alanna Devine, the Director of Animal Advocacy. Alanna Devine is an attorney and McGill law school graduate. Students will be given the opportunity to partake in a variety of juridical work such as: conducting legal research on a wide variety of animal law issues including topics such as international farm animal transportation standards and breed-specific legislation; working on proposals for legislative reform on the Municipal, Provincial and Federal level; assisting in animal cruelty prosecutions through the preparation of dossiers and jurisprudence to present to prosecutors.
Required Qualities: Must have taken basic Criminal law course and criminal evidence and/or procedure. Basic knowledge of animal welfare issues in Canada. An interest in animal law.
Additional Information: Work hours will be flexible and students will be able to share office space with Ms. Devine or work from home, depending on the nature of the assignments given. Students who have some knowledge of animal law issues and who are passionate about animal welfare and advocacy are encouraged to apply.
2013 – 2014 Students: Andra Svyanen: [email protected]
39 * STUDENT ADVOCACY – SENIOR ADVOCATES Address: 3480 McTavish Website: www.licm.mcgill.ca Montreal, QC H3A 0E7 Contact Person: Kiran Ross Supervising Lawyer: Me Gassim Bangoura
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 4 Yes
Working Language(s) English, French
Clientele: McGill students accused of academic or non-acdemic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures or who have a dispute with the University.
Nature of the work: The four Senior Advocates form, together with the Director of Advocacy, the supervisory team that manages, supports, and trains Student Advocates as they undertake their work for the Student Advocacy Programme of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill. Senior Advocates will hold office hours (8 hours / week), where they perform all duties related to the screening and intake of new clients. Generally, they will then delegate new cases to Student Advocates as appropriate. In some situations, they will take cases on themselves. This is especially true where the case either involves highly complicated or sensitive elements.
Required Qualities: Excellent communication skills, professionalism, organization, interest in advocacy work and student rights.
Additional Information: The Summer Senior Advocate has the same duties as the other Senior Advocates described above. Additionally, s/he completes a summer work term from May-August, during which s/he is a paid employee of the LICM and performs these same duties. S/he works alongside the Director of Advocacy to prepare the program for the upcoming year and assist him/her in executing his/her plans and vision for the program. S/he continues as part of the team during the fall and winter semesters.
The Student Advocacy Program is a proud part of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill. It provides free and confidential advice and representation in cases where McGill students are going through disciplinary, grievance or appeals processes.
2013 – 2014 Students: Sheel Chaudhuri: [email protected] Weihe Feng: [email protected] Catherine Hamill: [email protected] Chris Trivisonno: [email protected]
40 TATIANA GOMEZ Address: 305 Bellechasse, Suite 400A Website: www.tatianagomez.com Montreal, QC H2S 1W9
Contact Person: Me Tatiana Gomez Supervising Lawyer: Me Tatiana Gomez
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 2 1 Yes
Working Language(s) Fluency in English & French preferred, however students with a mastery of either language will be considered. Any additional languages, especially Spanish, will be an asset.
Clientele: Clients tend to be from low to middle income backgrounds and immigrant populations.
Nature of the work: Tatiana Gomez is a sole practitioner working primarily in the area of immigration and refugee law. She also practices family law and non-profit law. On occasion, she will practice in other areas upon request, depending on the complexity of the case. Approximately 50% of her files are legal aid mandates and she does 1-2 pro bono files per year. Students will be called-on to work exclusively on legal aid and pro bono files. Students can expect to work closely with Tatiana and to receive regular trainings.
In immigration and refugee matters, students will conduct jurisprudential and doctrinal research as well as research on country conditions for applications for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, pre-removal risk assessments, refugee claims, applications for leave and judicial review, and appeals at the Immigration Appeal Division. Students may also participate in meetings with clients, draft representation, observe hearings, and provide accompaniment to clients. In family law matters, students will conduct jurisprudential and doctrinal research and draft representations.
Required Qualities: Students must be thorough, well organized, and capable of respecting deadlines. Deadlines will not be flexible as prescription is not flexible. Students will be expected to respond to emails within 24 hours. Students must demonstrate self-awareness regarding their strengths and limitations and be able to recognize when they require additional guidance. Students with backgrounds in human rights/social justice will be strongly preferred. However, candidates from all backgrounds will be considered. I am looking for students with good legal instincts, capable of finding and following leads, who are interested in using their legal education to pursue public interest work.
2013 – 2014 Students: James Burman: [email protected] Jean-Marc Lacourcière: [email protected]
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WORLD ANTI-DOPING ASSOCIATION (WADA) Address: Stock Exchange Tower Website: www.wada-ama.org 800 Place Victoria #1700 Montreal (Quebec) H4Z 1B7 Contact Person: Me Emiliano Simonelli Supervising Lawyer: Me Emiliano Simonelli
Term: Summer Summer Summer- Fall Fall- Winter 2-Term (3) (6) Fall (6) (3) Winter (6) (3) Preference No. Students 1 1 1 No
Working Language(s) French & English
Clientele: 204 National Olympic Committees, 80 national anti-doping organizations, and 70 international sports federations have signed the Code.
Nature of the work: This placement required drafting and updating of legal documents to be distributed to signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code, as well as participation in other WADA projects. Jurisprudential research may also be required. Sports law, particularly as it relates to the battle against toping will clearly form the basis of the legal work that the student will be asked to undertake. For more information, please see our website.
Required Qualities: Students must be self-starters and multi-taskers; creativity and imagination; ability to work in a team; ability to respond to a wide variety of questions, having an ability to apply legal provisions to concrete scenarios; excellent drafting skills; bilingualism.
2013 – 2014 Students: Placement not offered in 2013 - 2014
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