Clinical Education and Intensive Offerings for 2013-2014

The clinical education and intensive offerings at Osgoode Hall Law School are the most extensive in Canada and among the most innovative in the world.  Each program has its own “character” and criteria for admission.

Applications for the next academic year (2013 – 2014) are open from January 23 to 31, 2013 for the following Clinical and Intensive programs:

Aboriginal Lands, Resources and Governments	15 credit Winter Term open to up to 12 students 7 week placements
Advanced Business Law Workshops I            – Corporate Finance & Governance	5 credit Fall Term open to 16 students classes held at DWPV offices
Advanced Business Law Workshops II            – Mergers and Acquisitions	5 credit Winter Term open to 16 students classes held at DWPV offices
Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program	15 credit full year Choice of Fall or Winter placement at Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Business Law (new look at the 2000-03 program!)	15 credit Winter Term Open to up to 16 students Placements will be at in-house counsel at major Canadian businesses
Criminal Law	15 credit Winter Term Open to up to 21 students Placements choices with defence, crown or judiciary
Disability Law (approved full year 15 credit program!)	15 credit full year Open to 12 students Full year part-time placement at ARCH       The Disability Law Centre
Innocence Project	9 credit full year program Clinic work includes investigations of alleged wrongful convictions
Intellectual Property and Technology Law	15 credit Fall Term Open to 3rd year students only 11 week placement at IP firms and organizations
Osgoode Business Clinic	4 credit full year program Open to 21 2nd & 3rd year students Clinical work is supervised by practitioners at Stikeman Elliott LLP
Community Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP)	15 credit full year program Open to 15 2nd & 3rd year students Academic enrolment includes summer employment 9 credit full year program Clinic work includes community outreach programs
Mediation Clinic Intensive	9 credit full year program Clinic work includes community outreach programs
Poverty Law at Parkdale Community Legal Services	15 credit Fall OR Winter Open to 20 students in each term Full term placement at Parkdale Community Legal services

 

Other programs of interest:

• Mooting & Lawyering Competitions
• Osgoode Law Journal
• International Legal Partnership (ILP)
• Osgoode Public Interest Requirement (OPIR)
• ProBono Students Canada
• Summer Clinical Education Opportunities (SPIAP & Ian Scott Internship)

Each program has its own selection criteria and procedures.

Students may apply for as many programs as they wish, although a limit of 4 is recommended, you may only participate in one program.

Summer employment may be available with Parkdale Community Legal Services, CLASP, Anti-Discrimination and the Innocence Project for the summer of 2013.  Please be aware that accepting a summer job commits you to participating in the program in the following academic year.

Applications for the 2013/2014 Academic year will be open from January 23, 2013 to January 31, 2013.

Applications will only be accepted on line through MyOsgoode. Please see the table below for the Application Timeline:

Applications Open	Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Application Deadline	Thursday, January 31, 2013 (4:00 pm)
Program assessment of applications	Friday, February 1 to Friday, February 22, 2013
Offers sent by direct email	Monday, February 25, 2013 (by 3:00 pm)
Family Day (University Closed)	Monday, February 18, 2013
Reading Week	Monday, February 18 – Friday, February 22, 2013
Accept/Decline Deadline	Friday, March 1, 2013 (3:00 pm)
Waitlisted Student Notification	Friday, March 1, 2013 (3:01 pm)

How to Apply:

• Open MyOsgoode
• Click on Clinical & Intensive Applications – login will be required
• Complete all personal information on the first page of the application
  • This information will be used for all programs
• You can make changes to this information until the application deadline
• Continue to individual program applications.
• Students may apply for as many programs as they wish, although a limit of 4 is recommended
• Students may only participate in one program, in most cases.
• Each program has specific application requirements.
• A resume is required by all programs
• Programs requesting reference letters will accept those letters by mail, fax or email sent to the director or to Natia Tucci

 

YOUR APPLICATION CAN BE CHANGED ON LINE UNTIL THE APPLICATION DEADLINE

Please visit http://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/clinics-experiential/clinical-education for program information.

For more information please contact Natia Tucci: ntucci@osgoode.yorku.ca , 416 736 5973