Osgoode Hall Law School,

Program Selection

2012/13

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 2012/2013 Academic year will be open from January 18, 2012 to January 26, 2012.

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

Information Session/Applications Open Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Application Deadline Thursday, January 26, 2012 (4:00 pm)
Program assessment of applications

Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 10, 2012

Offers sent by direct email Tuesday, February 13, 2012 (after 3:00 pm)
Family Day (University Closed) Monday, February 20, 2012
Reading Week Monday, February 20 - Friday, February 24, 2012
Accept/Decline Deadline Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (3:00 pm)
Waitlisted Student Notification Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (3:01 pm)

 

You will note that your decision to Accept/Decline is due during Reading Week. You may email your decision to ntucci@osgoode.yorku.ca but MUST submit your signed Accept/Decline form on the Monday following Reading Week.

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 (2012-2013) will be taken in January 2012 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
  • Community Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP)
  • Criminal Law
  • Immigration & Refugee Law
  • 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 (1015 Osgoode Hall Law School, Ignat Kaneff Building).

Please visit Clinical Education Brochure for an electronic copy.

The Power Point presentation from the 2012 Information Session is attached below