The CDO understands that your first year can be a challenging one. To assist you in planning your attendance to our events and sessions, here is what you need to know.
First Year Recruitment Processes include:
1st Year Summer (Toronto – Bay Street)
Vancouver & Calgary On Campus Interviews
East Coast Recruitment
Ottawa IP Recruitment
Please ensure that you check OLE and your Osgoode email account frequently for important recruitment-related announcements and information about CDO workshops and events. Information memos about each of the above recruitment processes are posted on Osgoode Legal Ease (OLE) - Osgoode's Career Services Management System - in the document library. You will also find postings for part time and summer jobs on OLE, including law-related, research, and on-campus positions.
For instructions on using OLE, please follow the "Access OLE" link on the lefthand sidebar.
First Year @ a glance (if the chart is not visible, please scroll down)
| CDO Advice | Sessions & Workshops | Career Checkpoints | |
Sept. | Focus on your studies Be active! Volunteer with PBSC, join a student club, work with CLASP Talk to upper year students |
| Deadline: Calgary 1st year summer applications due early to mid-month. |
Oct. | Begin thinking about your resume Check out the CDO website Register on Osgoode Legal Ease (OLE) and download the Career Guide from the document library Interested in a career in social justice? See the Public Interest Career Guide in the document library. | Clinical Education Fair
| Deadline: Ottawa IP applications due Deadline: East Cost applications due mid-month Interviews for Ottawa IP firms Interviews for Calgary 1st year summer positions begin (with blackout period between Nov. 1st and exams) |
Nov. | Study for exams | Mandatory First Year CDO Orientation Session What (Else) Can I Do With A Law Degree Putting Up Your Own Shingle Networking To Get The Job You Want | Interviews for East Coast Firms conducted second week of November |
Dec. | Exam Period; Winter Break | ||
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Jan. | Upload your resume to OLE Book resume and cover letter review with the CDO Peer Counselling Program Check OLE periodically for summer opportunities (under Job Postings) Network! Develop a list of contacts and begin your outreach and inquiry into summer opportunities | How to Apply for a First Year Summer Law Job Clinical Education information session OBA/CBA Event: Life After Law School | Deadline: Applications for 1st year Bay St. firms due (LSUC rules) Deadline: Applications for clinical education programs due |
Feb. | Talk to professors about research assistant positions for the upcoming summer Check with student services for exchange opportunities Look for internship/fellowship opportunities through the CDO | Diversity Day Social Justice Panel | Interviews w/ Bay St. firms for 1st year summer positions Interviews for Clinical Education programs take place Offers for Calgary 1st year summer positions are made |
Mar. | Study for your final exams | Career Fair Public Interest Day SPINLAW From Law School International Opportunities in Law: How to Get from Here to There
| Deadline: Ian Scott Public Interest Internship applications due March 1st |
April | Exam Period (continue checking OLE for new job postings) | ||
May | Schedule an appointment with the CDO to review job search strategies if you have not secured a summer position |
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June -Aug. | Prepare for upcoming fall recruitments (Toronto, NY, Van/Calgary OCIs) by updating your resume and cover letters Review On Campus Interview memo (in OLE) Research OCI firms on nalpcanada.com | NY OCI Information Session Toronto/Vancouver/Calgary OCI Information Session |
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