Support Community Legal Clinic clients through legal advocacy, file management, and student mentorship at the University of Ottawa’s Main Campus.
The Review Counsel is the lawyer responsible for each assigned file and oversees work completed on behalf of clients. You guide students in poverty law, court conduct, legal research, and file management. The role also includes legal aid teaching and clinic collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:

Oversee casework completed by law students
Explain legal rights, responsibilities, obligations, and benefits
Develop oral and written legal arguments
Provide guidance, feedback, and professional supervision
Build partnerships with Ottawa legal clinics
Requirements:

Good-standing membership with the Law Society of Ontario
LL.B or J.D. qualification
One year practicing lawyer experience, preferably poverty law
Experience teaching at university level
Sound judgment and strong organizational communication skills
Bring client-centered lawyering, professional judgment, and student mentorship to the Community Legal Clinic’s legal services.

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Community Legal Clinic Review Counsel