Osgoode is proud to be home to over [?] student clubs and organizations – which means that you will always find a club, organization or group who share your interests.
The Legal and Literary Society ("Legal and Lit") was founded in 1876 and is responsible for coordinating and funding the numerous professional, athletic, social and extracurricular activities at Osgoode. Legal and Lit is the primary student government of the Law School, and works in collaboration with Student Caucus to provide student services to help keep our Law School one of the most prestigious in Canada.
Legal and Lit is governed by a group of individuals, the Executive, who are elected annually from all three years of the JD program. However, every JD student of Osgoode Hall is a member of Legal and Lit and everyone is encouraged to participate and become involved.
Student Caucus, the student government in charge of overseeing academic affairs, was created by Legal and Lit in 1972. Currently, Student Caucus is funded by Legal and Lit, and both the President and VP Internal of Legal and Lit are voting members of Student Caucus. Additionally, the Student Caucus Chair sits as a voting member on the Legal and Lit Executive.
Legal and Lit is responsible for all issues relating to "student life" at the Law School. Although the year-to-year duties vary, the following is a list of the major responsibilities at Osgoode:
Student health/dental plan - Orientation week
- Dean's Formal
- Osgoode clubs
- JCR Pub Nights
- Yearbook
- L&L website
- End of term events
- Graduating class photos
- Clothing sale
- Grad toast / grad gift
- Faculty appreciation luncheon
L&L Student Honour Awards and Excellence in Teaching Awards- Black and Blue Charity Tip-Off