2012 Summer Internships

• Program details
• Interns
• Reflections from the Field

Program Details

This year the CLA-ACE Student Summer Internship Program is again offering exciting opportunities for adventurous law students looking to kick-start their careers in international law. The Program is open to students from law schools with a CLA-ACE Student Chapter (Dalhousie University, Queens University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Université de Montréal, University of New Brunswick, University of Ottawa, University of Victoria, University of Windsor, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, and McGill University).

Although internships are unpaid, in certain cases the host organization offers limited financial support to help defray expenses. Student Chapters are also encouraged to fundraise to support the student(s) from their school chosen for an internship. Students are encouraged to find out about and apply for bursaries/scholarships from their school to fund internships, to apply for academic credit from their universities for the internship experience or a related research project, and to fundraise for their internship.

The deadline for applying for our 2012 Summer Internship Program has passed.

Acceptance Obligations:

• Once a student is offered and accepts an internship, the student is required to submit a non-refundable $250 fee to CLA-ACE to guarantee his/her position. This fee is used to help cover some of the administrative expenses related to the Summer Internship Program.
• CLA interns may be required to complete a police check and/or complete a good character form.
• Each intern is also encouraged to fundraise in order to help defray the costs associated with the internship and to raise awareness about the internship. This money is directly for the benefit of the intern and not CLA-ACE. (Please see the end of this page for fundraising ideas.)
• Each intern is required to provide proof of medical insurance (including medical evacuation) that will demonstrate coverage for the term of their internship.

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Yukon Conservation Society – Whitehorse, Yukon

Host Organization: The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) is a grassroots environmental non-profit organization, established in 1968. Its mandate is to pursue ecosystem well-being throughout the Yukon and beyond, recognizing that human well-being is ultimately dependent upon fully functioning healthy ecosystems. Over the years, YCS has earned a respected position of influence on environmental policy and education in the North. It’s mission statement is to pursue ecosystem well-being throughout the Yukon and beyond, recognizing that human well-being is ultimately dependent upon fully functioning healthy ecosystems.

Location: Whitehorse, Yukon.

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: The YCS Legal Intern works under the direction of the YCS Executive Director, reviewing Yukon legislation and First Nations land claims treaties as they relate to the Yukon environment, and Yukon Conservation Society’s mission. The Yukon Conservation Society Mission:  YCS pursues ecosystem well-being throughout the Yukon and beyond, recognizing that human well-being is ultimately dependent upon fully functioning healthy ecosystems.

Legal Intern duties may include:

• Review of the Yukon Environment Act, looking in detail at the Act and propose changes and things to keep in the Act, according to the YCS mission;
• Review the Whitehorse Official Community Plan, the Whitehorse Strategic Sustainability Plan, and the Whitehorse Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, and make recommendations on various housing and infrastructure development plans within the city, in accordance with the vision/ goals of these Plans;
• Research about ways to encourage the development of empty private lots in municipalities, including tax incentives and penalties;
• Review Land Claims treaties related to proposed mining and other industrial development activities within the Land Claims boundaries;
• Research issues related to Yukon Government compliance with Land Claims treaties;
• Research legal aspects of the Free Entry staking system and how changes could be made to it;
• Research ways that mineral and gas claims could potentially be bought out; and,
• Look at the Yukon’s Waters Act and similar legislation across Canada to determine whether the Waters Act clause that allows the Yukon Water Board to turn down an applicant for a Water License if they have a poor past record can be applied to individuals as well as companies.

Essential Skills:

• Familiarity with natural resource issues: mining, oil & gas, forestry.
• Ability to summarize legislation and regulations so that lay people can understand the law.
• Understanding of environmental legislation in a multitude of jurisdictions and ability to point out how Yukon legislation is either ahead (from an environmental perspective) or lacking.

Desirable Skills:

• If possible (but not necessary): understanding of Yukon legislation and associated regulations, including the Yukon Environment Act, Umbrella Final Agreement, Yukon Environmental Socio-Economic Assessment Act and Board (YESAA/ YESAB) and the Yukon Waters Act.

Timeframe: May to August.

ECPAT International – Bangkok, Thailand

Position: Internship with the Bangkok-based international secretariat of ECPAT, an international child rights organization that works to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The ECPAT acronym stands for ‘End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes’.

Background: ECPAT is a network of organizations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. ECPAT works with a specific focus on international legal instruments and national laws related to the commercial sexual exploitation of children, particularly child prostitution, child pornography, and child trafficking for sexual purposes.

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Number of Positions: 2

Job Description: The focus of the intern’s work will be researching national, regional, and international legal frameworks for protecting children from CSEC as well as the role of other stakeholders in these systems. The intern will also be expected to assist the Supervisor in supporting other ECPAT initiatives, such as alternative reporting in various UN processes. The intern will be expected to conduct substantial independent research and draft comprehensive reports for assigned countries.  He or she will also participate in the review and editing of reports at later stages of the publication process.

Essential Skills:

• Significant research and writing experience, especially in the areas of international/comparative law, human rights, and/or children’s issues.
• Familiarity with international human rights mechanisms, especially the CRC, OPSC, Trafficking Protocol, and UPR process.
• Exposure to children’s rights issues.

Desirable Skills:

• Ability to read and write at a high level in major languages used by members of the ECPAT network e.g. English, Spanish, French.
• Experience working on children’s rights issues.
• Experience living/working in a foreign country.

Period: May – August.

Please note that ECPAT has confirmed the availability of a stipend to offset living and accommodation expenses incurred by interns throughout the summer.

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) – Alaska and Yukon

Position: Legal Intern

Background: The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) is an international organization with 501(c)(3) non-profit status in the United States and societal status in Canada. As a coalition of sovereign Tribal and First Nation governments, we were founded in 1997 by a group of 56 chiefs and elders who gathered to discuss their concerns about increased cancer rates and other health problems in human communities and game species within the Yukon River watershed. From this gathering and based on these concerns, the Watershed Council was formed to restore the River and to protect it from further contamination. The long-term vision of the organization is to be able to once again drink clean water directly from the Yukon River as our ancestors did for thousands of years before us.

Today, over 70 Indigenous governments within the watershed are actively participating in the coalition through the signing and enactment of an Inter-Tribal Accord that governs the YRITWC and gives each signatory government a seat on our Board of Directors.  Noting that the indigenous communities are all connected and have a common interest in protecting the watershed, the Accord commits the signatories to cooperate and consult with one another on all actions that could affect the environmental and cultural integrity of the region while respecting the inherent sovereignty of each individual Tribe and First Nation.  The YRITWC maintains offices in Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska, USA, and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, with a staff of fifteen.

Location: Anchorage, Alaska and/or Whitehorse, Yukon

Number of Positions: 4

Job Description: Each particular work plan will be finalized according to the skills and interests of the intern as well as those projects of interest to the YRITWC. Interns will have the opportunity to be engaged in legal research regarding land and water rights of First Nations and Tribes in the Yukon River Watershed.  Particular focus on the development and implementation of Watershed Management Plans is likely. During the internship, opportunities to assist with advocacy efforts through applications of legal research will arise and the development of organizational structure and relevant outreach materials will also be welcome. Additionally, interns may have the chance to work in the field within our Water Quality Monitoring and BackHaul Programs.  As an international, inter-disciplinary nonprofit, YRITWC offers numerous opportunities for exposure to aboriginal law, international law, water and resource management policy, and treaty implementation for sovereign Nations.

Desired Skills:

• Research skills
• Advocacy skills
• Interest and/or experience in environmental/water/sovereignty legal issues
• Interest and/or experience in northern aboriginal issues
• Can work independently as well as in a team
• Good communication skills

Period: May- August (with some flexibility on either end).

Please note that previous interns with the YRITWC have had success in receiving funding through Service Canada and the Yukon Law Foundation.

 

Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) – Nairobi, Kenya

Position: Internship with Kenya Office of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Background: The Federation of Women Lawyers is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization committed to the creation of a society that is free from all forms of discrimination against women. Membership to FIDA-Kenya is open to Kenyan women lawyers and women law students. The organization was started in 1985 after the third United Nations Conference on Women held in Nairobi. As the oldest women’s rights organization in Eastern Africa, it has carved a niche as a fearless defender of women’s rights at the international, national and local level.

At the local level, FIDA-Kenya is connected to the local woman through its aid clinics and community action groups that have empowered to grass ‘root’ women rights at the municipal levels. At the national level, FIDA-Kenya is connected with like-minded players with whom it shares practices and innovations. These include strategic institutions of government through which FIDA-Kenya exerts policy and practice influence. FIDA-Kenya has a long-term working relationship with parliament and the judiciary and in recognition of its contribution to women rights struggles, FIDA-Kenya sits in a number of strategic committees situated within the government. FIDA-Kenya uses these spaces to influence transformative change for indigent woman at national level. At the international level, FIDA-Kenya is recognized foremost as an African actor in the area of women empowerment. FIDA-Kenya enjoys special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and observer status with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. FIDA-Kenya uses these international spaces to bring pressure to bear on the Kenya policy makers in favour of marginalized women.  More information may be found on their website here.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: Interns will work as part of a team in one of the major programming areas of the organization. The intern will work within the Transformative Justice program, which focuses on constitutional and legislative law reform, engaging the Kenyan Parliament, and civic engagement within communities on women’s rights. The intern may also contribute to research required by the ACWHRP.

Essential Skills:

• Extremely self-motivated
• Adaptable cross-culturally
• Professional demeanor (even in frustrating circumstances)
• Excellent oral, written and research skills
• Communication skills
• Open to new experiences
• Able to work well with others

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of Kenyan law
• Workshop experience

Period: May – August (flexibility for a fourteen to sixteen week period, depending on intern availability).

 

Peace Dividend Trust – Ottawa, Ontario

Position: Internship with Peace Dividend Trust (PDT). Our mission is to build markets, create jobs and sustain peace in developing countries by championing local entrepreneurs and connecting them to new business opportunities.

Background: By linking international spending to local enterprise in post-conflict countries, PDT’s Peace Dividend Marketplace projects create jobs, generate tax revenue and develop local marketplaces – all of which support economic recovery and the restoration of stability. Since 2006, our Marketplace projects have redirected over $1.1 billion in international spending into the local economies of Afghanistan, Haiti and Timor-Leste respectively. PDT currently operates three Marketplace projects in Afghanistan, Haiti and Liberia. For more information, please visit www.peacedividendtrust.org

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: As an intern, you will work under the direction of the Executive Director, but may also be required to contribute to team-based research projects. You will review PDT’s regulatory compliance, assist with Board Member relations, and conduct research on legal issues relating to PDT’s current and planned operations overseas. You may also be required to assist with programme development and other administrative duties as required.

PDT works hard to provide an environment where interns can hit the ground running. There may be long hours, and seemingly impossible tasks, but because we are still in the early stages of our organizational growth, interns benefit from an exposure to a range of operational and programmatic issues.

You are either going to love or hate this internship. If you want to be challenged to do more and do it faster, and to be pushed outside of your comfort zone, then PDT is the place for you.

Essential Skills:

• Enthusiastic, flexible and possesses strong initiative
• Research and analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail & capacity to adapt to changing priorities
• Well organized & strong time management skills
• Can work independently as well as in a team
• Mac and PC proficient

Desirable Skills:

• Bilingual – English and French (an asset, but not required)
• Interest in international development in post-conflict environments
• Affinity for thinking ‘outside the box’ with a sense of curiosity and adventure

Period: May – August (dates are flexible).

Compensation:

This is an unpaid position. Peace Dividend Trust works hard to provide interns with meaningful work experience and follows up with support in assisting interns in finding regular employment.

 

Legal Services Board of Nunavut – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Position: Internship with the Legal Services Board (LSB) of Nunavut.

There are two internship positions with the Legal Services Board of Nunavut.

Background: The Legal Services Board (LSB) is the territorial organization that delivers legal aid in Nunavut. The LSB provides criminal, family, child welfare, and some civil/poverty legal services to Nunavummiut through three regional clinics.

Location: Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit, Nunavut

Job Descriptions:

Rankin Inlet - The intern will be under the direction of the Executive Director, but may be required to assist program development with other staff members as well. The internship will focus largely on legislative review, policy development, some administrative law issues, and public legal education in various areas. The intern will be responsible for a final paper or research project.

Iqaluit (Maliiganik Tukisiiniakvik Legal Services Centre) – The intern will have the opportunity to assist Criminal Counsel at the Clinic by representing clients on summary matters and bail hearings in the Justice of the Peace Court. The intern may also assist the Family and Civil/Poverty Counsel in conducting research for all areas of service delivery and developing Public Legal Education programming.

Desired Skills:

• Advocacy skills
• Research skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Communication skills
• Self-sufficient and motivated
• Problem solving skills and ability to work with limited resources
• Adaptable and open to change
• Experience working in a cross-cultural setting would be an asset

Period: May – August (with some flexibility on either end).

Please note that the Legal Services Board of Nunavut has confirmed the availability of a stipend to offset living and accommodation expenses incurred by interns throughout the summer.

Law Society of Nunavut – Iqaluit, Nunavut

Position: Internship with the Law Society of Nunavut. Established in 1999, the Law Society of Nunavut is a self-governing Society, which derives its authority from the Legal Profession Act of Nunavut.

Background: The Law Society is responsible for governing the legal profession in the public interest according to Nunavut law and the Law Society’s rules, regulations, guidelines and the Canadian Bar Association’s Code of Professional Conduct. It is the Law Society’s responsibility to ensure that the people of Nunavut are served by lawyers who meet high standards of competence, learning and professional conduct; and, to uphold the independence, integrity and honour of the legal profession. The Law Society believes that the public is well served by a legal profession that is independent, responsible, and responsive to the needs of the public it serves. As a coop-student, you will take part in the development of this governing body.

Location: Iqaluit, Nunavut

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: The intern will be doing both individual research and writing as well as working collaboratively with the CEO of the Law Society. For example, the intern will be expected to conduct comparative research, internal policy drafting, and administrative duties assisting with the Law Society’s daily operations including the development of the Continuing Legal Education program, and improving/updating website content.

Desired Skills:

• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Independent work ethic
• Excellent research and policy analysis skills
• Capacity to adapt to changing priorities
• Flexibility and a sense of adventure

Period: May – August (with some flexibility on either end).

Please note that the Law Society of Nunavut has confirmed the availability of a salary plus 4% vacation, return airfare and support in finding accommodation.

 

Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Ghana

Position: Internship with CDD-Ghana

Background: CDD-Ghana is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit research-based and policy-oriented think tank in Accra Ghana. Founded in 1998, it is dedicated to the promotion of democracy, good governance and the development of a liberal political and economic environment in Ghana in particular and Africa in general. CDD-Ghana seeks to enhance the democratic content of public policy and to advance the cause of constitutionalism, individual liberty, the rule of law and integrity in public life. Further information can be found at http://www.cddghana.org/index.aspx.

Location: Accra, Ghana

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: The focus of the intern’s work will be researching issues relating to democracy and elections, human rights, and anti-corruption. The intern will also be expected to assist the Supervisor in supporting other CDD-Ghana initiatives, such as conceptualizing and writing research proposals on access to justice and constitutional reform, and drafting research reports and journal articles. The intern will also be expected to conduct substantial independent research and draft comprehensive reports for assigned countries.  He or she will also participate in the review and editing of reports at later stages of the publication process.

Desired Skills:

• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Independent work ethic
• Excellent research and policy analysis skills
• Capacity to adapt to changing priorities
• Some knowledge on African governance policy issues would desirable, but is not required.
• Flexibility and a sense of adventure – especially an ability to conduct high level work in occasionally somewhat difficult conditions.

Period: May – August (with some flexibility on either end).

 

Behdzi Ahda First Nation – Colville Lake, Northwest Territories

Position: Internship with the Behdzi Ahda First Nation.

Background: Colville Lake (K’áhbamį́túé) is a community located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 50 km north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name.

Location: Colville Lake, Northwest Territories

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: The intern will be doing both individual research and writing as well as working directly under the Band Manager as a team member. The intern will work in a centralized office along with all other staff members. Projects will focus on working with the community leadership mainly in research on Access and Benefit Agreements in oil, gas, and mineral companies as well as working with the community Self Government team on the communities proposed Self Government Agreement.

Desired Skills:

• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Independent work ethic
• Excellent research and policy analysis skills
• Capacity to adapt to changing priorities
• Flexibility and a sense of adventure

Period: May – August (with some flexibility on either end).

 

The Asia Foundation – Bangkok, Thailand

Host Organization: The Asia Foundation (Foundation) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports Asian initiatives to improve governance, law, and civil society, women’s empowerment, economic reform and development, sustainable development and the environment, and international relations. Drawing on nearly 60 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research.

In Thailand, the Foundation works in cooperation with partners in government, civil society, academia, and the private sector to promote peaceful conflict resolution, encourage citizen engagement in the political process, and support innovative programs that help to build more responsive and transparent systems of governance throughout the country. With the dramatic change in Thailand’s political context in recent years, the Foundation focuses particular attention on resolving conflict in the three southern border provinces; conducting public perception surveys that help Thai lawmakers, political leaders, and other stakeholders understand the views and interests of citizens nationwide; working closely with youth groups to enhance their civic participation skills; and strengthening democratic institutions.  The Thailand country program includes in a number of activities with a law and justice focus. The Foundation is presently exploring program development and fundraising opportunities in the fields of constitutional reform and police reform that may be operational by May 2012.

Location: Bangkok, with the possibility of occasional field travel.

Number of Positions: 1

Job Description: Working under the supervision of the country representative and deputy country representative and in cooperation with members of the Foundation’s country program team, the CLA intern will be exposed to different aspects of the Thailand country program.  Potential areas of focus will include background research and study of international best practices in select program areas for potential adaptation in Thailand; design and implementation of qualitative research tools; program monitoring and evaluation; and documentation of program experience. Subject to security and other considerations, the internship may include occasional opportunities to travel to program sites outside Bangkok.  There may be opportunities for the CLA intern to support regional law and justice programs of the Foundation, through the role of the Thailand office as regional program hub.  Past experience confirms that self-motivated individuals who take the initiative to engage with busy program staff and identify areas of particular interest tend to derive the greatest satisfaction from internships with the Foundation.

Desired Skills:

• Interest in law and development, criminal justice reform and public security, human rights and access to justice, constitutional reform, conflict mitigation, and broader governance reform issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Keen motivation and self-starter initiative
• While candidates are unlikely to have prior knowledge of Thai language, such language facility would be a significant asset

Timeframe: Mid-May to mid-August, with flexibility on the precise timing

 

United Nations Development Programme (Justice System Programme) – Timor-Leste

Position: Internship with the Justice System Programme (JSP) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The JSP in Timor-Leste specializes in access to justice, legal development and human rights.

Background: UNDP Timor-Leste’s Country Programme includes support for Government on social reintegration and solidarity, economic development and good governance as the principal means for achieving development, lasting peace and stability in the country. UNDP’s work to these ends in Timor-Leste falls broadly into four programme areas; Democratic Governance, Poverty Reduction and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, Environment and Sustainable Development and Crisis Prevention and Recovery.

Within the Democratic Governance stream, the UNDP Justice System Programme (JSP) is a large programme designed to strengthen Timor-Leste’s justice system through technical, logistical and coordination assistance to the courts, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Public Defender’s Office, and various National Directorates within the Ministry of Justice to uphold the rule of law and improve people’s access to justice.   Within the JSP, the Access to Justice Unit works toward ensuring the rights of individuals and groups to obtain a quick, effective and fair response to protect their rights, prevent or solve disputes and control the abuse of power, through a transparent and efficient process, in which mechanisms are available, affordable and accountable.

The Access to Justice Unit approaches this goal using a three-part conceptual framework:

1. Substantive Legal and Rights Framework

• The establishment and/or existence of an adequate and appropriate national legal framework which guarantees citizens certain rights, as represented by both domestic and international legal documents;

2. Institutions, Human Resources and Infrastructure

• Ensuring the necessary ‘physical’ existence of justice institutions, including human resources, infrastructure and the effective functioning of such institutions , to effectively uphold those guaranteed rights; and

3. Knowledge and Attitudes

• Socializing laws and increasing knowledge and understanding of existing legal rights and relevant justice institutions, and building the concomitant cultural attitude underpinning demand for them.

Location: Dili, Timor-Leste

Number of positions: 2

Job Description: The interns will be responsible for individual research and writing, but will also be contributing to team-based research projects. For example, the intern may be asked to contribute to the design and content of basic legal outreach materials, the design of a legal pluralism and social context module for legal training institutions, conducting legal analyses of key national laws, and to provide input on a handbook for local authorities on their roles with regard to criminal legal matters and essential national laws.

Required Skills:

• Cultural awareness and openness; ability to work with members of other cultures
• Awareness/experience with legal pluralism and restorative justice
• Strong research, writing and speaking skills
• Patience
• Strong desire to gain experience
• Commitment to core competencies and values of the UN system – Professionalism; Integrity; Accountability; Teamwork and Respect for Diversity; Flexibility & Adaptability and; and Genuine Commitment to the principles of voluntary engagement.

Desired Skills:

• Willingness to learn
• Good sense of humour
• Basic knowledge of civil legal systems
• Language abilities – Portuguese and/or Bahasa Indonesia
• Experience working in a civil law country, preferably Portuguese speaking
• Willingness to travel to the field
• Willingness to endure often difficult living conditions

Period: May – end of August (with some flexibility on either end).

 

Canadian Lawyers Abroad – Avocats canadiens à l’étranger (CLA-ACE)

Position: CLA-ACE is a not-for-profit organization that is committed to serving the legal needs of developing countries by harnessing the experience and skills of Canadian lawyers and law students in the areas of good governance, the rule of law and human rights.

Background: CLA-ACE was incorporated as a not-for-profit in 2005 and has grown quickly as a young and vibrant Canadian organization. Our Student Program includes a Student Chapter program and a Summer Internship Program. To date, CLA-ACE has fourteen Student Chapters nation-wide that participate in a variety of educational activities consistent with the organization’s mandate. The Student Internship program also offers a number of different positions this summer to law students overseas (Thailand, Ghana, Kenya) and in Canada (Yukon and Ottawa/Toronto). CLA-ACE works on projects with its partners in develping countries and in Canada’s north.

Location: Ottawa (although possibility of working remotely)

Job Description: CLA-ACE seeks a summer intern to assist the staff in developing the 2012-2013 Student Chapter material for our programming relating to Aboriginal law and justice. This will include engaging in research, drafting materials on the theme, interacting with the presidents of the Student Chapters, researching best practices, developing material for outreach with Aboriginal youth, etc. The intern will also help to coordinate the summer internship program, assist with the monitoring of the process and feedback stages. Other tasks may include legal research, grant writing, drafting of communications material, etc.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of the mandate and goals of the organization
• Communication skills
• Drafting skills
• Research skills
• Confidence
• Self-starter and creative thinker
• Entrepreneurial
• Aboriginal law experience and/or experience working with Aboriginal youth

Period: May-August (with flexibility on either end).

Note: Priority given to Aboriginal students.

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How can I fundraise?

There are a number of ways you can raise fundraise to cover the costs associated with the internship. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Investigate options at your law school (e.g., bursaries/scholarships, Dean’s fund, etc.). Make sure you apply by the deadline (this may require applying before you find out if you have been selected as a CLA-ACE intern).
2. Approach your local Rotary Club or similar organization.
3. Find out about any bursaries or government grants in your community (examples include Service Canada).
4. Organize a fundraising evening and invite family and friends.
5. Solicit the help of your University CLA-ACE Student Chapter and have them help organize a fundraising event (e.g., a film night, book sale, bake sale, pub night, etc.).
6. Approach local businesses in your community.
7. Approach your local law firms for sponsorship.