Public Interest Articling Fellow

4 weeks ago

oshawa, Canada Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women & Children Full time

Position: Public Interest Articling Fellow – Legal Services Team 

Organization: Luke’s Place

Type: Full-Time 10-month Contract Position

Classification: Hybrid - 3 Days in the office minimum

Location: 707 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa

 

About the organization:


Luke’s Place is an award-winning centre of excellence in family law support for women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence. We provide legal support services and summary legal services to hundreds of women and their children across Ontario every year and share our expertise with thousands of service providers.


Luke’s Place conducts research to understand the impact of legal and related systems and processes on women’s lives. We engage in advocacy to share these findings and improve these systems and processes. Luke’s Place envisions a family law system that promotes healthy safe families, living free from abuse, and the threat of abuse.


We value our staff:


Working at Luke’s Place means that you will enjoy a collaborative and dynamic work environment. We provide you with work that is engaging and impactful while promoting the health and wellness of our team. As part of the fellowship, we also provide:


·      A Health Care spending account

·      Opportunities to be mentored by cross functional teams

·      Work Life Balance

·      Salary of $62,000.00 

·      Coverage of Fellow’s licensing process fees

·      Continuing education stipend

·      10 vacation days, as prescribed by the Law Society of Ontario’s Time Off Policy standards


Position Overview:


Luke’s Place is seeking a full-time Articling Student to join our Legal Services team on a 10-month contract, beginning August 2025.  You will be supporting the delivery of legal services and training initiatives, as part of the Legal Services team. This position requires delivery of in-person services at our Oshawa office.


You will succeed at Luke’s Place if you are:


An Excellent Communicator – you bring with you the ability to quickly build rapport with lawyers, family court support workers, community stakeholders, and other Violence Against Women organizations. You have strong interpersonal skills and your communication is clear.


Interested in Law Reform & Systemic Advocacy – you have a genuine interest in law reform and system advocacy, and a general understanding of the impact of intersectionality, power, and privilege on the women our organization supports.


An Outstanding Researcher – you have a strong skillset in legal and academic research and writing and can independently seek resources.


Responsibilities:

 

●    Assist Staff Lawyers in the delivery of limited scope family law services

●    Draft court documents and attend court with women, supervised by Staff Lawyers

●    Attend Legal Clinic appointments and record notes for women

●    Assist in the facilitation of public legal education seminars

●    Assist with external and internal legal training initiatives

●    Conduct legal and academic research

●    Develop legal resources for women and support workers throughout Ontario

●    Draft position papers and advocacy letters on law reform projects


Requirements and Qualifications:

 

●    Entering final year of post-secondary studies in law, or be a recent graduate of law school

●    Completion of a family law related course at law school

●    Demonstrated interest in, and understanding of the dynamics of intimate partner violence

●    Sound understanding and commitment to a feminist, trauma-informed, gender-based, and intersectional analysis framework, and anti-oppression values

●    Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (including a Vulnerable Sector Screening) 


 

Our Guiding Principles:


These are the core values that we operate under and the base expectations we all hold each other accountable to. They give some context to how we work independently as well as together.


●     Women and their children have the right to be safe and family law should promote and provide this safety

●     Addressing violence against women requires an intersectional feminist approach

●     Women’s stories of their lived experience shape and direct our work

●     Violence against women is a global social reality. Ending it is a global social responsibility

●     Our direct service work grounds our knowledge mobilization work and our systemic advocacy


Our Hiring Process:


●     Step 1: A video/phone call with our HR Resource. In this call, we will cover the basics of the role and our organization, and discuss a high-level overview of your past experiences, goals, and interest in this role.

●     Step 2: An in-person interview with our Legal Services Program Manager and Staff Lawyer to dive deeper into your experiences, goals, and style.

●     Step 3: References & Offer.


Application:


Luke's Place, in accordance with its gender responsive anti-oppressive framework, welcomes and encourages applications from women, especially within equity-seeking groups. We use the term women to include all self-identified women including two-spirited, non-binary, cisgender, or transgender women.


We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification outlined but read this posting with excitement.


Priority will be given to candidates with experience related to Violence Against Women.


How to apply:


Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest along with their resume and law school transcripts to Min Jin, Program Manager, at careers@lukesplace.cal by 5PM on May 15, 2024, or until the position is filled. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.


At Luke’s Place we are committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment. In accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Right Code, we encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the selection process. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform the representative from Luke’s Place of any accommodations you may require to ensure your equal participation.


We look forward to hearing from you



This position has been made available through The Law Foundation of Ontario Public Interest Articling Fellowship Program


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