Summer 2019 Volunteering
The Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) is now accepting applications for Summer Volunteers (all years, May 6 - August 16, 2019). The Summer program will be held at UBC and throughout Greater Vancouver.
LSLAP provides legal advice, services and representation to low-income people throughout the lower mainland of BC. Volunteers will gain practical experience in a variety of areas of law including criminal defence, small claims, employment, residential tenancy, consumer protection and immigration.
Any student who will have completed at least 1 year at a Canadian Law School by May 2019 is eligible to apply. Prior clinical experience is not required.
Volunteers must commit to a minimum of 6 hours of work per week - two hours at a community clinic to interview clients and four hours at UBC to conduct file work and meet with supervising lawyers. Volunteers must attend mandatory training at UBC from May 6 through May 10.
The program clinics run from May 13 until August 16. Volunteers will be assigned clinics depending on client need, clinician availability, and location preference.
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to Paul McDade, Operations Director (operations@lslap.bc.ca) with the subject line “Summer 2019 Volunteer Application” by March 29, 2019. The cover letter should address the applicant’s experience and/or interest in social justice advocacy, as well as the general issue of access to justice and the role played by clinical programs such as the Law Students' Legal Advice Program.
The application should include the following information in the body of the email:
Identification: Student Name, Law School and Year of Study
Contact Information: Address, Email and Phone Number
Clinic Placement: Clinic Preferences or Region Preferences, Access to Car (Yes / No), Languages spoken & degree of fluency, and Availability (weekly and throughout the Summer)
All applicants will receive a response by April 5, 2019. For more information contact Paul McDade at operations@lslap.bc.ca. You can access a general list of clinics on this site under "Clinics". Please note the time they operate in the summer may be different.
LSLAP provides legal advice, services and representation to low-income people throughout the lower mainland of BC. Volunteers will gain practical experience in a variety of areas of law including criminal defence, small claims, employment, residential tenancy, consumer protection and immigration.
Any student who will have completed at least 1 year at a Canadian Law School by May 2019 is eligible to apply. Prior clinical experience is not required.
Volunteers must commit to a minimum of 6 hours of work per week - two hours at a community clinic to interview clients and four hours at UBC to conduct file work and meet with supervising lawyers. Volunteers must attend mandatory training at UBC from May 6 through May 10.
The program clinics run from May 13 until August 16. Volunteers will be assigned clinics depending on client need, clinician availability, and location preference.
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to Paul McDade, Operations Director (operations@lslap.bc.ca) with the subject line “Summer 2019 Volunteer Application” by March 29, 2019. The cover letter should address the applicant’s experience and/or interest in social justice advocacy, as well as the general issue of access to justice and the role played by clinical programs such as the Law Students' Legal Advice Program.
The application should include the following information in the body of the email:
Identification: Student Name, Law School and Year of Study
Contact Information: Address, Email and Phone Number
Clinic Placement: Clinic Preferences or Region Preferences, Access to Car (Yes / No), Languages spoken & degree of fluency, and Availability (weekly and throughout the Summer)
All applicants will receive a response by April 5, 2019. For more information contact Paul McDade at operations@lslap.bc.ca. You can access a general list of clinics on this site under "Clinics". Please note the time they operate in the summer may be different.
VOLUNTEERING as a clinician
The Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (“LSLAP”) is now accepting applications for Allard Law student volunteers!
TO SIGN UP, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION:
https://goo.gl/forms/5flYcjqCYsLD7ezz1
LSLAP provides free legal advice and representation to low-income individuals across the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. LSLAP offers the unique opportunity to gain clinical experience in 1L! Volunteers gain practical experience in a variety of areas of law, including criminal defence, employment, residential tenancy, consumer protection, human rights law, immigration and refugee law, and much more! Students attend clinics once every two weeks to do intake and interviews with clients. In the interim between clinics, students conduct legal research, meet with program supervising lawyers, and complete work on their files.
For more information, or if you have questions, please contact DAL@lslap.bc.ca.
TO SIGN UP, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION:
https://goo.gl/forms/5flYcjqCYsLD7ezz1
LSLAP provides free legal advice and representation to low-income individuals across the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. LSLAP offers the unique opportunity to gain clinical experience in 1L! Volunteers gain practical experience in a variety of areas of law, including criminal defence, employment, residential tenancy, consumer protection, human rights law, immigration and refugee law, and much more! Students attend clinics once every two weeks to do intake and interviews with clients. In the interim between clinics, students conduct legal research, meet with program supervising lawyers, and complete work on their files.
For more information, or if you have questions, please contact DAL@lslap.bc.ca.