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APPLICATION BOOKLET 2017-2018 —ROUND ONE— Application Deadline th Friday, February 24 2017 at 5PM to [email protected] Interview Period Monday, March 6th – Friday, March 17th 2017 Hi! Allô! Greetings Candidates! My name is Esther Dionne Desbiens and I am the coordinator of the McGill Legal Clinic Course, le cours de Clinique juridique à McGill. C’est un plaisir de vous aider à naviguer ce processus de recrutement afin que vous puissiez partager et développer vos habiletés au sein d’une organisation communautaire ou d’une clinique juridique locale. The course in question has a threefold objective. First, we aim to offer students a nuanced practical legal experience that cannot be satisfied by sitting in a classroom context. Second, we seek to provide students with exposure to populations that may find themselves in precarious socio-economic situations, which translate into inequality, problems with access to justice, as well as discrimination. Finally, this course gives students the chance to give back to non-profit organizations within their community. I am happy to welcome you all to the application process. Bonne chance! For Your Consideration… The information contained in this booklet applies to: WRIT 433 D1/D2 Legal Clinic Course I (6 credits) WRIT 434 Legal Clinic Course II (3 credits) WRIT 435 Legal Clinic III (3 credits) MLCC placements are available for the following terms: Summer 2017 Fall 2017 Winter 2018 Academic Year 2017-2018 MLCC eligibility: Law students entering 3rd or 4th year. In other words, students having completed a minimum of 4 semesters. 1 Please address all questions to the Legal Clinic Coordinator Esther Dionne Desbiens at [email protected] Table of Contents Course Requirements & Description .............................................................................................................................. 3 Making it Work: Time & Money .................................................................................................................................... 6 No Withdrawal Policy ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Application Procedure ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Important Things To Keep In Mind ............................................................................................................................... 9 Overview of Organizations ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Organizations with Different Recruitment Processes ................................................................................................. 13 Organisations / Organizations ....................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTION RÉFUGIÉS MONTRÉAL ............................................................................................................................................... 15 ALLIANCE DROIT SANTE DE LA FONDATION DR JULIEN ................................................................................................. 16 ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE DES CENTRES DE LA PETITE ENFANCE (AQCPE) ........................................................... 17 CENTER FOR RESEARCH-ACTION ON RACE RELATIONS (CRARR) ................................................................................. 18 CENTRE QUÉBÉCOIS DU DROIT DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (CQDE) ................................................................................... 20 CHEZ DORIS.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE ITINÉRANTE – MOBILE LEGAL CLINIC ......................................................................................... 22 CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE TRANS LEGAL CLINIC ...................................................................................................................... 23 COMPASS LEGAL STARTUP CLINIC ........................................................................................................................................ 25 CONCORDIA STUDENT UNION LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC ........................................................................................ 26 DANS LA RUE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 27 ÉDUCALOI..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 THE ELDER LAW CLINIC – CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE DES AINÉS .......................................................................................... 29 GROUPE D’AIDE ET D’INFORMATION SUR LE HARCELEMENT SEXUEL AU TRAVAIL DE LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC (GAIHST) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31 JUST SOLUTIONS CLINIC - COMITÉ D’AIDE AUX RÉFUGIÉS ............................................................................................ 32 JUST SOLUTIONS - MOBILE SENIORS LEGAL CLINIC ......................................................................................................... 33 MCGILL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTRE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN .................................................................... 34 MILE END LEGAL CLINIC .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE OF MONTREAL ..................................................................................................................... 37 NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (CEC) ....................................................... 38 OPTION CONSOMMATEURS ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 PINAY – FILIPINO WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF QUEBEC .................................................................................................. 41 PROJECT GENESIS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 SHIELD OF ATHENA FAMILY SERVICES ................................................................................................................................ 43 SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPCA) ............................................................................. 44 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................... 45 INDEPENDENT PLACEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 46 INNOCENCE MCGILL - DIRECTORS......................................................................................................................................... 47 CLINIQUE D’INFORMATION JURIDIQUE À MCGILL (LICM) DIRECTORS ...................................................................... 48 LEGAL INFORMATION CLINIC AT MCGILL (LICM) – SUMMER STUDENT (CREDITED VOLUNTEER) ..................... 49 STUDENT ADVOCACY – SENIOR ADVOCATES .................................................................................................................... 51 2 Please address all questions to the Legal Clinic Coordinator Esther Dionne Desbiens at [email protected] 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 local 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) at 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) Two 100-hour 3-credit