Program Selection

2013/14

Osgoode's Clinical & Intensive Programs are applied to in January/February of the year preceding the program offered. The process begins with an information session held in Moot Court on the third Wednesday in January where the Program Directors give on overview of their program and are then available to answer questions.

On the day of the Information session the Clinical and Intensives Programs Applications link will be live in the MyOsgoode under Quick links.

Applications for the 2013/2014 Academic year will be open from January 23, 2013 to January 31, 2013.

Applications will only be accepted on line through MyOsgoode. Please see the table below for the Application Timeline:

Information Session/Applications Open	Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Application Deadline	Thursday, January 31, 2013 (4:00 pm)
Program assessment of applications	Friday, February 1 to Friday, February 22, 2013
Offers sent by direct email	Monday, February 25, 2013 (by 3:00 pm)
Family Day (University Closed)	Monday, February 18, 2013
Reading Week	Monday, February 18 - Friday, February 22, 2013
Accept/Decline Deadline	Friday, March 1, 2013 (3:00 pm)
Waitlisted Student Notification	Friday, March 1, 2013 (3:01 pm)

You may email your decision to ntucci@osgoode.yorku.ca but MUST submit your circled and signed Accept/Decline in printed and signed hard copy to the drop box in 1012 IKB, Osgoode Student Services Office by the deadline date.

For more information contact Natia Tucci – 416 736-5973 or ntucci@osgoode.yorku.ca

How to Apply:

Open MyOsgoode

Click on Clinical & Intensive Applications - login will be required

Complete all personal information on the first page of the application:

This information will be used for all programs
Changes can be made to this information until the application deadline.
Continue to individual program applications.
Students may apply for as many programs as they wish, but may only participate in one program per term and as governed by the Academic Rules of Osgoode Hall Law School.

Each program has specific application requirements:

A resume is required by all programs
Programs requesting reference letters will accept those letters by mail, fax or email sent to the director or to Natia Tucci

Applications for the next academic year (2013-2014) will be taken in January 2013 for the following Clinical and Intensive programs:

Aboriginal Lands, Resources & Governments
Advanced Business Law Workshop I – Corporate Finance & Governance
Advanced Business Law Workshop II – Mergers & Acquisitions
Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program
Business Law Intensive
Community Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP)
Criminal Law
Disability Law Intensive
Innocence Project
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Intensive Program
Mediation Clinic Intensive
Osgoode Business Clinic
Poverty Law at Parkdale Community Legal Services

Each program has its own selection criteria and procedures.

Students should only apply for up to four (4) programs, but may (in most cases) only participate in one program.

Participation in more then one 15-credit intensive program requires permission from the Associate Dean and is a very rare occurrence.

Summer employment may be available with Parkdale Community Legal Services, CLASP, the Innocence Project and the Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program for the summer of 2011. Please be aware that accepting a summer job commits you to participating in the program in the following academic year.

The Clinical Education Brochure is available in hard copy from Natia Tucci (1012 Osgoode Hall Law School, Ignat Kaneff Building).

Please visit Clinical Education Brochure for an electronic copy.

The Power Point presentation from the 2013 Information Session is attached below

Attachment:

2013 Info Session.ppt