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This unique Web site, a complement of Career Verdict magazine, offers a wide selection of Web links chosen specifically for their pertinence to the field of law.
Anyone interested in pursuing a career in law or in performing legal research will find these legal associations (Canadian and international), career development contacts, and other on-line resources very useful.
You'll also find the list of job search sites helpful when seeking work in the field. Visit often to stay up to date, and don't forget to bookmark the Career Verdict Web site for future reference!
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Canadian and Ontario Organizations
The Advocates Society
www.advocates.ca
This is an association of Ontario lawyers who practise as advocates to resolve disputes involving the courts, administrative tribunals, government bodies and arbitration. The site provides information on conferences, seminars and professional workshops. It also provides links to many Canadian on-line resources related to practising law and aspects of the legal profession. The Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training is part of the Advocate Society and offers workshops on courtroom skills, such as giving opening and closing statements, and cross-examining witnesses.
Contact Info:
The Advocates Society
Campbell House
160 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON, M5H 3H3
Phone: 416-597-0243
Fax: 416-597-1588
E-mail: mail@advocates.ca
The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC)
www.aidwyc.org
AIDWYC is a public interest organization dedicated to preventing and rectifying wrongful convictions. Founded in 1993 in response to the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin, the original members organized a voluntary non-profit association with two broad objectives: first, to reduce the likelihood of future miscarriages of justice and, second, to review and, where warranted, attempt to overturn wrongful convictions. Their Web site includes a list of wrongful convictions in Canada and updates on cases.
Contact Info:
AIDWYC
85 King Street East, Suite 318
Toronto, ON, M5C 1G3
Phone: 416-504-7500
Fax: 416-203-9088
E-mail: aidwyc@on.aibn.com
The Canadian Bar Association
www.cba.org
This is the bilingual, on-line information service of the Canadian Bar Association. It outlines details about upcoming conferences, legal links, lawyer's assistance, news and advocacy. It contains links pertaining to continuing legal education as well as its provincial and territorial branches. The site also highlights on-line articles related to various issues in law. A useful research resource.
Contact Info:
The Canadian Bar Association
902 - 50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, ON, K1P 6L2
Phone: 613-237-2925 or 613-237-1988
Toll free: 1-800-267-8860
Fax: 613-237-0185
E-mail: info@cba.org
Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
www.claihr.org
A non-profit NGO established in 1992, CLAIHR promotes human rights around the world through education, advocacy and law reform. CLAIHR collaborates with the Canadian Bar Association's six-month youth internships, which give graduated lawyers or students-at-law below the age of 30 the opportunity to work with human rights legal organizations in developing countries.
Contact Info:
Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
c/o Human Rights Research and Education Centre
University of Ottawa
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5
Phone: 613-562-5800, ext. 3353
Fax: 613-562-5125
E-mail: contact@claihr.org
The Centre for Feminist Legal Studies at UBC's Faculty of Law:
faculty.law.ubc.ca/cfls/framesets/centre%20home-frameset.htm
The Centre for Feminist Legal Studies was established to enhance the visibility of feminist legal studies at UBC. It offers a classroom, study and meeting space, a resource library and networking opportunities for scholars and students at UBC. The Web site has an on-line feminist legal studies library and also lists reports from the Steering Committee, annual reports, mentoring resources and information on the centre's weekly lunch-time feminist lecture series.
Contact Info:
Centre for Feminist Legal Studies
Faculty of Law
University of British Columbia
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
Phone: 604-822-6523
Fax: 604-822-6531
E-mail: cfls@law.ubc.ca
The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy
www.innovationlaw.org
The Centre was established in May 1999 and made possible by a funding grant from the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund (ORDCF), the University of Toronto, and by other private sector contributors. Its Web site provides information on IP law, advice on getting your career started, suggestions for what to do while still in school (such as opting for a directed research paper in IP or joining or starting up your school's IP club), and much more.
Contact Info:
Richard Owens, Executive Director
Centre for Innovation Law and Policy
Faculty of Law
University of Toronto
78 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5
Phone: 416-978-7151
Fax: 416-978-2648
E-mail: richard.owens@utoronto.ca
Centre for Intercultural Learning
Canadian law students looking for information or courses on working overseas will find the Department of Foreign Affairs an invaluable resource! The Centre offers Pre-departure and Intercultural Effectiveness Courses for both short and long-term overseas assignments.
Contact Info:
The Centre for Intercultural Learning (CIL)
115 Bisson Street
Gatineau (Hull), QC, J8Y 5M2
Phone: 819-997-1197
Toll free (in Canada): 1-800-852-9211
Fax: 819-997-5409
Toll free fax (in Canada): 1-877-723-1604
E-mail: cultures@international.gc.ca
Centre for Restorative Justice
www.sfu.ca/crj
The Centre for Restorative Justice is housed in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Its Coordinator, Meredith Egan, is directed by a steering committee of SFU professors. The resources section of this Web site contains an extensive collection of restorative justice literature. It includes a searchable database of the CRJ library, as well as other relevant RJ resources. Three levels of RJ literature - Introduction to RJ, RJ for Practitioners, and Scholarly Pursuits - are accessible from this section. The site also includes a dialogue section, which contains the public forum, Around the Circle. Visitors can participate in discussions on issues related to restorative justice with others around the world. Lists of current projects, RJ courses, events, and hundreds of RJ links round out the site.
Contact Info:
Meredith Egan, Coordinator
Centre for Restorative Justice
School of Criminology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Phone: 604-291-3644
E-mail: mlegan@sfu.ca
Council of Canadian Law Deans
The CCLD consists of the deans of all the law schools in Canada. It coordinates activities between the various schools. The site forms part of its information-sharing mandate.
Contact Info:
Julie Dagenais Blackburn
Executive Director
Council of Canadian Law Deans
57 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5
Phone: 613-526-2053
Fax: 613-562-5124
E-mail: jdagenaisblackburn@rogers.com
The Criminal Lawyers Association
www.criminallawyers.ca
This association, known as "The Voice of the Criminal Defence Bar", has a searchable site that allows users to find a criminal lawyer in their city or region, by postal code or by name. The site also contains links to search engines and news related to criminal law. The Members Only area contains precedents compiled by members as well as items of interest to all criminal lawyers.
Contact Info:
The Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association
365 Bloor Street East, Suite 1807
Toronto, ON, M4W 3L4
Phone: 416-214-9875
Fax: 416-968-6818
E-mail: anthony@criminallawyers.ca
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
www.flsc.ca
The FLSC is the umbrella organization for the governing bodies of the legal profession in Canada. The site provides information about Canadian Law Societies. It also gives details about pursuing a legal career in Canada. It maintains on-line connections to other related Web sites, provincial law societies, statistics, information and legal links.
Contact Info:
Federation of Law Societies of Canada / Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada
445 St. Laurent Blvd., Suite 480
Montreal, QC, H2Y 2Y7
Phone: 514-875-6351
Fax: 514-875-6115
E-mail: info@flsc.ca
The Health Law Institute
www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/hli
The Health Law Institute (HLI) provides legal education to health care and other professionals, students, and any interested community groups. The Web site contains HLI's research on current issues in health law. It also provides information on its workshops and conferences, information on its publications, writers' guidelines for the Health Law Review and the Health Law Journal, and other useful links.
Contact Info:
Law Centre, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H5
Phone: 780-492-8343
Fax: 780-492-9575
E-mail: hli@law.ualberta.ca
Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
www.ilco.on.ca
This is the professional organization for Law Clerks. Its mandate is to provide general and legal education to its members. The site includes links to educational seminars and workshops as well as a job hotline. It also provides details about locations for the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Educational Program.
Contact Info:
Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
20 Adelaide Street East, Suite 502
Toronto, ON, M5C 2T6
Phone: 416-214-6252
Fax: 416-214-6255
E-mail: kerry_johnson@ilco.on.ca
The Law School Admission Council On-line
www.lsac.org
This is the official LSAT site of the Law School Admission Council, a non-profit organization whose members include more than 200 law schools in the U.S. and Canada. The council administers the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). It provides thorough resources pertaining to the steps involved in choosing a law school and applying, as well as information about financial aid. The site provides sample tests, appropriate forms and other preparation materials on-line.
Contact Info:
Phone: 215-968-1001
E-mail: LSACinfo@LSAC.org
The Law Society of Upper Canada
www.lsuc.on.ca
The Society exists to govern the legal profession in the public interest and is the largest of all Canadian law societies. The Web site is searchable and provides links to Ontario lawyers and other law organizations. It also provides information and resources for research purposes, links to services and electronic registration of title documents.
Contact Info:
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall
130 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N6
Phone: 416-947-3300
Fax: 416-947-5263
Toll free (from Ontario): 1-800-668-7380
The Legal Profession Assistance Conference
www.lpac.ca
The Legal Profession Assistance Conference functions within the CBA to provide continuing education, support and expertise to the Provincial Legal Assistance Programs across Canada that provide professional support to lawyers, judges and law students. It is a confidential service with a 24-hour hotline.
Don't miss out on interacting with LPAC's on-line stress coach.
Contact Info:
Legal Profession Assistance Conference
20 Toronto Street East, Suite 300
Toronto, ON, M5C 2B8
Phone: 416-520-9016
Hotline: 1-800-667-LPAC (5722)
Fax: 416-364-6592
E-mail: info@cba.org
The Ontario Bar Assistance Program
www.obap.ca
This wing of the CBAO is one of the more prominent provincial programs dedicated to assisting lawyers (and law students) suffering from mental health and/or addiction problems.
Contact Info:
Leota Embleton, Program Manager
Ontario Bar Assistance Program
5025 Orbitor Drive, Bldg. 2, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON, L4W 4Y5
Phone: 416-241-7983
Toll free: 1-877-576-6227
Fax: 416-241-0589
E-mail: leota@sympatico.ca
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
www.otla.com
Founded in 1991, this is an organization of lawyers acting for plaintiffs. It holds two major conferences a year. The site links to more information about these conferences and other related events. It also links to a publication database and legal sites.
Contact Info:
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
4 Hughson Street South, Suite 301
Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z1
Phone: 905-777-1777
Fax: 905-777-1667
E-mail: admin@otla.com
Pro Bono Students Canada
www.law.utoronto.ca/probono
This is a network of law schools and community organizations that matches law students who want to do pro bono work during the academic year with public interest and non-governmental organizations, government agencies, tribunals, legal clinics and service providers.
Contact Info:
Pro Bono Students Canada
655 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON, M5S 2H9
Phone: 416-946-0143
Fax: 416-934-4536
Professional Paralegal Development Program
www.ppdp.net
This privately run organization offers a paralegal distance education program. The site links to additional resources in the legal field and outlines paralegal duties and opportunities.
Contact Info:
Professional Paralegal Development Program
Box 164
Sprucedale, ON, P0A 1Y0
Phone & Fax: 705-685-1008
E-mail: info@ppdp.net
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Canadian Law Schools
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie Law School
Phone: 902-494-3495
McGill University
Faculty of Law
www.law.mcgill.ca
Phone: 514-398-6666
Queen's University
Faculty of Law
Phone: 613-533-2220
University of Alberta
Faculty of Law
www.law.ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-3115
University of British Columbia
Faculty of Law
www.law.ubc.ca
Phone: 604-822-3151
University of Calgary
Faculty of Law
www.law.ucalgary.ca
Phone: 403-220-7115
Université Laval:
Faculté de droit
www.fd.ulaval.ca
Phone: 418-656-2131, ext. 6134
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Law
www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/law
Phone: 204-474-9773
Université de Moncton
Faculté de Droit
www3.umoncton.ca/cdem/droit
Phone: 506-858-4560
Université de Montréal:
Faculté de droit
www.droit.umontreal.ca
Phone: 514-343-6124
University of New Brunswick
Faculty of Law
www.law.unb.ca
Phone: 506-453-4669
University of Ottawa
Faculty of Law - Civil Law Section
www.droitcivil.uottawa.ca/index_e.html
Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/eng
Phone: 613-562-5794
Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM):
Département de Sciences Juridiques
www.juris.uqam.ca
Phone: 514-987-4133
University of Saskatchewan
College of Law
www.usask.ca/law
Phone: 306-966-5045
University of Toronto
Faculty of Law
www.law.utoronto.ca
Phone: 416-978-0210
University of Victoria
Faculty of Law
www.law.uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-8151
University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Law
www.law.uwo.ca
Phone: 519-661-3347
University of Windsor
Faculty of Law
http://athena.uwindsor.ca/law
Phone: 519-253-3000, ext. 2925
York University
Osgoode Hall Law School
www.osgoode.yorku.ca
Phone: 416-736-5030
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International Organizations
The American Bar Association
www.abanet.org
The ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education information, and details about areas of career development. Links include information regarding workshops and seminars. The site also links to law student and media resources as well as other legal and professional resources and related organizations.
Contact Info:
The American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-988-5522
E-mail: service@abanet.org
Human Rights First
www.humanrightsfirst.org
Formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, HRF works in the U.S. and internationally supporting human rights activists, protecting refugees, ensuring human rights laws and principles are enforced and more. The Web site offers resources and information about work being done around the world.
Contact Info:
Human Rights First
333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
Phone: 212-845-5200
Fax: 212-845-5299
The International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
www.iael.org
This association, founded in 1977, has grown tremendously in recent years. IAEL members, nearly 250 people from 21 countries, are all lawyers, either in private practice or industry, whose areas of expertise cover nearly all aspects of entertainment law. Entertainment lawyers can become a member by clicking "Contact" on the home page, to receive the newsletter and other benefits.
Contact Info:
Duncan Calow, IAEL Secretary
Denton Wilde Sapte
Five Chancery Lane, Clifford's Inn
London, EC4A 1BU, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7242 1212
The International Bar Association
www.ibanet.org
The aim of the IBA is to provide a forum through which lawyers can contact and exchange ideas with other lawyers. The IBA contains 57 specialist committees, organized into three sections: business law, legal practice, and energy and natural resources law. The site provides links to information about these issues, plus additional details about conferences and reference materials.
Contact Info:
International Bar Association
10th Floor, 1 Stephen Street
London, W1T 1AT, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7691 6868
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7691 6544
Lawyers Without Borders
www.lawyerswithoutborders.org
U.S.-based Lawyers Without Borders is non-profit global association of lawyers dedicated to the promotion and protection of human justice via pro bono service.
Contact Info:
Lawyers Without Borders Inc.
330 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-541-2288
Fax: 860-525-0287
storm@lawyerswithoutborders.org
The National Federation of Paralegal Associations
www.paralegals.org
This site provides useful information to define possible paralegal career opportunities. It links to sites pertaining to networking, continuing legal information and pursuing international interests.
Contact Info:
The National Federation of Paralegal Associations
2517 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98102
Phone: 206-652-4120
Fax: 206-652-4122
E-mail: info@paralegals.org
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy
www.nita.org
This is a U.S.-based non-profit organization that develops training methods and materials for trial advocacy. It offers trial skills training seminars and works as a legal education institute. The site has useful links to other related areas.
Contact Info:
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy
53550 Generations Dr.
South Bend, IN 46635-1570
Phone: 1-800-225-6482
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On-line & Additional Resources
Access to Justice Network
www.acjnet.org
This is a bilingual site for Canadian law and justice resource materials. The site includes links to directories and legislative resources. This is an electronic-based service that provides information and educational resources about Canadian justice and legal issues. The interactive service allows users to post questions and receive answers from people in the law and justice field.
Adhoc Legal Resources
www.adhoclegal.com
This is an on-line placement service. It places legal professionals at law firms and corporations throughout North America. The site links to career opportunities and resources.
Advocate Placement
www.advocateplacement.com
This is a Web-based legal recruitment service. The site recruits and selects candidates to fill law-related positions in Canadian law firms and law departments, and links to work opportunities that are divided into different areas of interest. The site does not currently recruit or place law students, though this may change. There is no fee for candidates.
Alan Gahtan’s Canadian Legal Resources
www.gahtan.com/cdnlaw
Alan Gahtan is an attorney in Computer and Information Technology Law who has set up a thorough Web site with more than 1,000 links, many to Canadian legal resources available on the Internet. The site links to directories, resources and law schools, as well as conferences and events — a useful resource.
Attorney Jobs
www.attorneyjobs.com
This is an exclusively Internet-based service. The site contains information about law-related fields in many sectors, though is largely directed toward the U.S. The career links are a useful resource.
BAR-eX
www.bar-ex.com
Supported in part by the Law Society of Upper Canada and LawPRO®, BAR-eX offers members of the legal community free membership and access to its secure Web site, which provides news, tools, resources, a job database and many other services.
Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
www.legalresearch.org
This is a useful on-line resource for students and others doing legal research. The site provides links to references, electronic tools and bookmarks. There are specific links to areas of interest including Aboriginal Law, Web courses, and International Law. The site also links to Faculties of Law in Canada as well as national and provincial organizations.
Bill's Law Library
www.bloorstreet.com/200block/lawcan.htm
An extensive on-line list of links relating to Canadian legal issues, organizations, schools, and other resources, as well as links to international Web sites.
BNA's Internet Law News
www.bna.com/ilaw
BNA provides coverage of legal and regulatory developments for decision makers in business and government. BNA produces more than 200 news and information services, including the highly respected Daily Report for Executives and Daily Tax Report. Its daily e-mailed Law News is free with registration.
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
http://cjlt.dal.ca
A new initiative of the Law and Technology Institute of Dalhousie Law School, this journal is available in both print and on-line formats, with three issues per year. Topics include intellectual property, privacy, electronic commerce, regulatory issues, criminal and civil liability issues, relevant book reviews, and information technology law. A few articles from recent issues are available free on-line; subscription to both the on-line and print journal is $350/year.
Canada Law Book
www.canadalawbook.ca
The site provides legal resource materials, with links to legal news, legal recruitment and resources. The site also links to the Canadian Law List.
Toll Free: 1-800-263-3269
The Canadian Law List 2004
www.canadianlawlist.com
The site is a listing of Canadian law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments. The Canadian Law List (established circa 1855) is available in three formats: print, CD-ROM and through the Web. The site provides users with several information options, including law firm profiles, international affiliations and links to related services to the legal profession.
Canadian Law-Related Internet Resources
http://library.osgoode.yorku.ca
The York University Law Library provides thematically organized links to a wide range of law-related resources available on the Internet. It links to legal dictionaries, guides, publishers, legislative materials, and other libraries and universities, as well as Canadian legal organizations.
Canadian Law Schools
www.canadalawschools.ca
This is an on-line resource for prospective law students created by the Council of Canadian Law Deans. It provides links to Canadian law schools along with a searchable database. The site also links to the Law School Admission Council.
Canadian Legal Resources
www.canadalegal.com
This is a directory of links to Canadian legal resources on the Internet. It provides a searchable database for legal information in 100 areas of law, organized into 50 categories. It includes a searchable database for law-related career programs and lists related monthly Web site picks.
Carswell
www.carswell.com
Carswell provides law students with complimentary access to eCARSWELL On-line Legal Research service through law school computer labs. Check with your Law school library for full details and support. Carswell also provides Westlaw access for all law students; simply request a password from your law library. Visit the site for a complete listing of products and services offered to law students.
Career-Related On-line Personality Tests
www.wetfeet.com/asp/article.asp?aid=529&atype=General
Wet Feet describes a variety of career-related personality tests for job seekers. Read the brief descriptions to find out what each on-line test can offer you, and how they differ from one another, and then click on the Web link to try the test that interests you most. Or try them all!
Health Enables Legal Minds at the University of Toronto (HELMUT)
www.ultravires.ca/mar04/features_helmut.htm
The University of Toronto's Faculty of Law newspaper Ultravires publishes this column to provide stressed-out law students with information and often also provides them with a much-needed laugh. We at Career Verdict give this useful, witty column two thumbs up! Check it out.
Hieros Gamos
www.hg.org
While this is a largely U.S.-focused site, it is useful for providing links to Web-based resources pertaining to business, consumers, attorneys and students.
The Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law, and Culture
www.marriageinstitute.ca
The Institute is a non-partisan Canadian association for research and study of current trends and developments in marriage, family and the law. The Web site features hundreds of resources, including a statement on the status of marriage in Canada and several articles and cases offering Canadian and International perspectives.
Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues
www.privacynews.com
Founded in 1997 by economist Mark D. Hughes, the Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues addresses the growth of interconnected database technology and the privacy issues arising from its use by government, companies and individuals.
Law Commission of Canada
www.lcc.gc.ca
This is an independent law reform agency that conducts research and is responsible to the Parliament of Canada. It is involved in research projects and conferences. The site outlines various projects and links to other related sites.
Legal Scholarship Network
www.ssrn.com
The Social Science Research Network, co-hosted by Stanford Law School, has a division called the Legal Scholarship Network, which distributes information related to law to legal, economics and business scholars and practitioners around the world.
Ministry of the Attorney General
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca
This site provides information about legislation and legal issues in Canada. It also provides court addresses in Ontario with links to reports on statutes and regulations, and a link to the Ontario Legal Aid Review.
Ontario Courts
www.ontariocourts.on.ca
The site gives details about and links to the Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. It also connects to other legal links and resources.
Quick Links
www.gahtan.com/links
Lawyer Alan Gahtan is at it again! This part of this site provides quick links to the day's legal news, with a searchable database. It also accesses major Canadian business law firms, legal directories and other sites pertaining to Canadian law.
Supreme Court of Canada
www.scc-csc.gc.ca
This site includes news releases and a virtual tour, as well as general information about the Supreme Court (the Canadian Judicial System). It offers a look at the library's on-line catalogue and explains the library policies. (Law students and other individuals wishing to use the Library must apply for permission.)
Ontario Government
www.gov.on.ca
The site links to general information about a wide range of provincial concerns pertaining to law and the legal profession. It also links to career and legal resources.
Government of Canada
www.canada.gc.ca
Looking for a specific case of the federal court? You can search for it on this site, as well as obtain information on recently posted job opportunities with the government. (Hint: try typing "careers in law" in the search engine, especially if you're interested in tax legislation.)
Law School Admission Council
www.lsac.org
Only beginning to think about law school? This site can answer many of your questions, such as: How do I find a pre-law advisor? How do I prepare for a law school education? What does a legal education cover? While the information is predominately U.S. oriented, there is a list of Canadian resources and links to all of the Canadian law school Web sites.
PracticePRO
http://practicepro.ca
This “self-help” site includes an on-line coaching centre for lawyers, and free stress management and communication “on-line workshops”. For a $50 Cdn fee, visitors can take workshops in 150 other law-related skills.
Resumé Writing - On-line Course
http://businessmajors.about.com/cs/resumehelp/a/Resume_Writing.htm
About.com hosts this free on-line course, which can teach you pretty much everything you need to know about writing a resumé by answering questions like: What is a functional resumé? and How is a resumé different from a curriculum vitae?
Religious Freedom: Resource List
www.religiousfreedom.ca
A near-exhaustive on-line list of Canadian legal resources on religious freedom, compiled by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Resources include Bill of Rights cases, Constitution Act cases, Human Rights cases, books and articles, other cases, and recommended links.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC)
www.cba.org/CBA/sogic/main
A branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) that was established in 1997, SOGIC addresses the needs and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gendered and two-spirited members within the CBA.
The University of Waterloo Career Development e Manual
www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca
Developed and maintained by Career Services at the University of Waterloo, this manual is designed to answer anyone's career questions and guide them through their search, whether they are looking for their first or 21st job! The manual is organized into six different steps. You will need Windows Media Player 7 or higher to view the video clips.
West Coast Environmental Law
www.wcel.org
This site provides excellent environmental law resources, including recent environmental-related law news, a newsletter, and legal advice. Their library contains over 10,000 items.
What Next?
www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Law/p!ejmlL
This is a UK site, but it is still helpful in general and may be of special interest to students looking to work overseas and hoping to use their law degree in a non-traditional way. The site lists several alternative career options and organizations that will hire law school graduates.
Working Overseas
www.workingoverseas.com
The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas by Canadian Jean-Marc Hachey is now in its fourth edition.
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Career & Job Search Web Sites
www.campusworklink.com
www.careerpath.com
www.globecareers.com
www.jobboom.com
www.monster.ca
www.workinfonet.ca
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E-mail: boutique@jobboom.com
Les éditions Jobboom
Janvier 2006
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