Second year is when your legal career begins to take shape. You still may not know what you would like to do or what area of law you wish to practice, so the CDO has prepared a number of sessions that are geared to provide you with all the information necessary to assist you in making your decision. Here is what you need to know.
Second Year Recruitment Processes:
Toronto On-Campus Interviews
New York On-Campus Interviews
Vancouver & Calgary On-Campus Interviews
East Coast Recruitment
Judicial Clerkships
Articling Recruitment
Other 2L summer opportunities:
Ian Scott Public Interest Internship Program
Summer Public Interest Advocacy Program
Clinical education programs
For full details about the above opportunities and important information about application deadlines, please review the Career Guide and the memos located in OLE Document Library.
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Second Year @ a glance (if the chart is not visible, please scroll down)
| CDO Advice | Seminars & Workshops | Career Checkpoints | |
Sept. | Review Career Guide | OCI/In-Firm Interview Prep: Recruiters Tips | Deadline: Summer applications for OCI firms due (LSUC rules) Van/Calgary & NY OCIs |
Oct. | Session: Judicial Clerkships OBA Event: “Network With Practitioners” Clinical Education Fair What (Else) Can I Do With My Law Degree? | Toronto OCIs Second round in-firm Interviews for Van/Calgary & NY positions Apply to East Coast firm recruitment | |
Nov. | Study for exams | Putting Up Your Own Shingle Thinking About Graduate Studies? | Second round in-firm Interviews for Toronto positions Interviews with East Coast Firms |
Dec. | EXAM PERIOD | ||
| WINTER BREAK | |||
Jan. | Review Judicial Clerkship Guide | Clinical Education information session OBA/CBA event: Life After Law School | Deadline: Applications for Judicial Clerkships due Apply for summer firm jobs in London, Hamilton, Ottawa and elsewhere Deadline: Clinical Education Programs applications due |
Feb. | READING WEEK | ||
| Continue to check OLE for positions | Diversity Day Social Justice Panel | Interviews for Judicial Clerkship positions | |
Mar. | Study for your final exams | Osgoode Career Fair SPINLAW 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 appointment with CDO to review articling application packages | Deadline: Articling applications for cities outside Toronto | |
June -Aug. | Articling Information session | Deadline: Articling applications for Toronto firms due (1st week of July) | |