PBSC Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Reminder! Tonight is the first of two options for the mandatory General Training all PBSC volunteers must attend. Join us on Zoom at 7:00pm EST if you signed up for tonight’s session! ☺️

A friendly reminder that volunteer position offers will be coming out this week! Be sure to check your inbox AND your junk folder as you will only have 24 hours to respond to your offer. If you have any questions about your application, feel free to reach out to [email protected]!

A friendly reminder that applications for all 2021-2022 PBSC projects are due TODAY by 11:59 PM EST. Information about the projects available and how to apply here: https://www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/get-involved/for-students/

lleTTonna is a Canadian organization whose mission is to help mothers and their families thrive throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period via the development of innovative and personalized mental healthcare technologies.

This project aims to (1) identify the most common legal challenges women face while navigating mental health supports through the postpartum period in Canada, and (2) create plain language, easy to digest, legal education materials that can demystify and inform the public (specifically mothers and their families) on how to navigate these intersecting legal issues.

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A friendly reminder that applications for the 1L Representative position are due tomorrow (August 30th) at 5:00 PM EST! More information on how to apply here: www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/get-involved/for-students/

We are looking for our first ever 1L representative to join our Executive Committee! 📣⁣
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If you are an incoming 1L student at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law who is passionate about increasing access to justice and forming a community of likeminded individuals... we want YOU to apply!
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Access more information about the 1L representative position and instructions for how to apply on our website at www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/get-involved/for-students/
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Applications are due at 5:00pm EST on Monday, August 30th, 2021. If you have any questions about the role comment below or send us a DM. Thank you in advance for your interest in PBSC! 🥳

Applications for all 2021-2022 projects are now open! Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on September 15, 2021 for all 2021-2022 projects. Students are encouraged to apply early as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

You will need a current resumé to attach to your application so please take the time to prepare that before filling out the online application form. The online application form can be found on our website at www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/get-involved/for-students/.

Don’t forget to register for our info event on August 25th to get your questions answered about the projects available!

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It is official 🎉 our inaugural Project List is live!

Browse all of the placement opportunities available for Lincoln Alexander School of Law students on our website at https://www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/projects/

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Virtual Info Event on Wednesday, August 25th! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/PBSCInfoEvent

Student volunteer applications open on Monday! 🥳

The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB) and the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB) are specialized tribunals who, pursuant to a number of statutes, conduct various proceedings including appeals, hearings, oral reviews and written reviews.

Student volunteers will assist Board members in their decision-making by providing case analyses, summaries, and compilations organized by legal issue. This project would be great for students interested in administrative and health law!

We are excited to partner with HPARB and HSARB for this project. The full project description will be posted on our website on August 20th! Come to our info event on August 25th at 6:00 PM to learn more about the projects available - Register by following the link in our bio. Photography by

Halton Community Legal Services ("HCLS") is one of more than 70 community legal clinics funded by Legal Aid Ontario to provide legal services throughout Ontario. Each legal clinic tries to match its services to meet the priority needs of the community it serves.

Students will work remotely with their assigned Lawyer Supervisor to assist them with their caseload. Typical tasks include legal research, litigation document preparation, hearing preparation, client follow up, and letter writing. Students will also have opportunities to engage with the clinic’s community development work and public legal education activities.

We are excited to partner with HCLS for this project. The full project description will be posted on our website on August 20th! Come to our info event on August 25th at 6:00 PM to learn more about the projects available - Register by following the link in our bio.

In Ontario, artists with legal issues or questions are often referred to clinics that focus on entertainment law, contracts, and copyright issues. As a result, legal information on complex intersecting legal issues that artists commonly face is often inaccessible to those that need it due to systematic barriers. This project aims to provide public legal education materials, tailored specifically to artists, that provide a holistic approach of care and support. Students will conduct research and develop a plain language guide that gives basic legal information on a collection of issues artists commonly face in labour and employment, tenancy, immigration, health and disability, criminal, and human rights matters.

We are excited to partner with CARFAC Ontario for this project - an association of professional visual and media artists in Ontario working to ensure artists' rights are respected. The full project description will be posted on our website on August 20th! Come to our info event on August 25th at 6:00 PM to learn more about the projects available - Register by following the link in our bio.

Applications will be available on August 23rd and we will hold a virtual information session on the evening of August 25th to assist with the process. More details to come soon! To stay up to date about important dates and deadlines please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook . You can email our Program Coordinator at [email protected] anytime!

PBSC takes an approach that is collaborative, visionary, and responsive.

Collaborative: We engage 1,700+ law students annually to provide free legal information and services in partnership with community organizations and supervising lawyers.

Visionary: We cultivate future leaders, advocates, and allies through training and experiential learning opportunities. PBSC has student-led Chapters at 23 law schools in Canada.

Responsive: Our Chapters respond to local needs in their communities across all areas of law. At PBSC National, we develop programs that address complex and systemic inequities.

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Our new website is now live! Please visit www.ryerson.ca/pro-bono/ to be kept up with our latest information on projects, events, news, and more!

Kayla Terceira is an incoming 2L student and was recently hired to be the first Events Coordinator for PBSC at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law.
Kayla Terceira has a Bachelors of Applied Science in Psychology with an emphasis on Criminal Justice Studies and a Diploma in Psychology from the University of Guelph-Humber. Before law school, Kayla worked as a legal research assistant with the Carpenters' Union and HOPE 2220, assisting in protecting labourers' working rights and long-term care workers. As a member of the inaugural class of Lincoln Alexander, Kayla was one of the founding members and one of the current events coordinators for the Criminal Law Students' Society. Kayla is thrilled to join PBSC's executive team and is looking forward to working with the students and organization throughout the year. In her spare time, Kayla enjoys reading, writing, and is an avid Drag Race fan. Thank you.

Annelise Do Rio is an incoming 2L student and was recently hired to be the Communications and Marketing Coordinator for PBSC at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Annelise was born and raised in Toronto. She obtained her Bachelor of Honours in Law and Society at York University. Before her admission to Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Ryerson University, Annelise worked closely with non-profit organizations as a Business Development Associate. Here Annelise discovered her desire to be exposed to business law as she got to part-take in varying negotiations. During her studies, Annelise serves as the Vice President of External Affairs for the Ryerson Business Law Society. She also volunteers for lleTTonna, a start-up that has created software to help mothers with postpartum depression. Annelise is keen on working with organizations to connect them with the legal services they need and hopes to do exactly that in her new Communications and Marketing Coordinator role at PBSC Alexander! In her spare time, Annelise enjoys graphic design and gardening.

Katrina Grogan-Kalnuk, an incoming 2L student at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, was hired as the inaugural Program Coordinator for PBSC at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Katrina was born and raised in rural Manitoba. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from Ryerson University. Prior to law school, Katrina worked as an artist and educator across Northwestern Canada, leading physical literacy workshops for at-risk youth in communities such as Masset (Haida Gwaii), Ahousaht, and Lax Kw’alaams. As a member of the inaugural class at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Katrina founded the Access to Justice Interest Group and became the Editor of Features and Opinions for the Ryerson Law student newspaper, Avant Garde. Katrina is honoured to be the first Program Coordinator for PBSC’s newest Chapter and looks forward to facilitating relationships between public interest organizations and student volunteers over the summer and school-year. In her spare time, Katrina loves to cook, read memoirs, and go hiking with her partner and Corgi.

Katrina is excited to welcome the incoming class of 2024 and share the projects she has been developing this summer with all of the students at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. A list of PBSC projects at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law will be available in August, and until then, Katrina encourages students to get in touch with her directly at [email protected], or follow the Chapter’s updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram .

📣 LAST CALL 📣

Applications for the Events Coordinator position on the PBSC at Lincoln Alexander School of Law's Executive Committee are due TODAY at 5:00pm EST!

All information on the position and how to apply here: https://bit.ly/pbscexecapplication ✅

Applications to be our very first Events Coordinator close on Friday, July 2nd, at 5:00pm EST! Don't miss this opportunity to join the inaugural Executive Committee for Pro Bono Students Canada's newest Chapter at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law 🎉

All incoming 2L students at Alexander Law are encouraged to apply! Please visit https://bit.ly/pbscexecapplication for more information on the position and how to apply 📝

If you have any questions please reach out to Katrina at [email protected]!

We are looking for our first ever Events Coordinator to join our Executive Committee! 📣

If you are an incoming 2L student at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law who is passionate about increasing access to justice and forming a community of likeminded individuals... we want YOU to apply! ✅

Access more information about the Events Coordinator position and instructions for how to apply here: https://bit.ly/pbscexecapplication 📝

Applications are due at 5:00pm EST on Friday July 2nd, 2021. If you have any questions about the role or application process please email Katrina at [email protected] or comment below. Thank you in advance for your interest in PBSC! 🥳

What unites PBSC National and all 23 of the individual Chapters across the country? A strong commitment to our values as the guiding force of our work! All of our partnerships and projects are informed by these values as we prioritize dignity, equity, and humility in all of the work that we do. We can't wait to connect with Lincoln Alexander School of Law students who share these values for coming academic year!

REMINDER! PBSC Executive Applications are closing today at 5pm EST. This is an awesome way to get involved with important access to justice initiatives at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law!

We have two positions open and encourage all incoming 2Ls to apply. Whether you are a social media star or event planner extraordinaire we could really use your talent on our team!

For more information on the positions, time commitment, and how to apply, follow the link and log in with your Ryerson account: https://bit.ly/3giRoBB

If you have any questions please contact Katrina at [email protected]

REMINDER! PBSC Executive Applications are closing on Monday, June 14th at 5pm EST. This is an awesome way to get involved with important access to justice initiatives at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law!

We have two positions open and encourage all incoming 2Ls to apply! For more information on the positions, time commitment, and how to apply, follow the link and log in with your Ryerson account: https://bit.ly/3giRoBB

If you have any questions please contact Katrina at [email protected]

PBSC's mission and vision drive all of the work that we do! Do YOU have any ideas about how we can get closer to achieving our vision?✨

PBSC Executive Committee applications are now live!🥳

We are looking for an Events Coordinator & Communications and Marketing Coordinator to serve on our inaugural Executive Committee. Please see the position descriptions and instructions for applying here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tkzg7Qo9YlpUw5bfejyDfmYxrswJCgoxS_LvQ1mwJBo/edit?usp=sharing

Applications are due by 5:00pm EST on Monday, June 14th, 2021! All incoming 2L students are encouraged to apply.

If you have any questions you can comment below or send us a message at [email protected] 😊 Thank you in advance for your interest in PBSC!

Each year, PBSC partners with hundreds of public interest organizations, legal clinics and lawyers working on pro bono files. PBSC regularly creates projects in the following areas of the law: administrative, civil, constitutional, corporate non-profit, criminal, environmental, family, human rights, immigration and refugee, and all areas of poverty law. We proudly serve diverse populations of Canadians including artists, Indigenous Peoples, Francophone Canadians, LGBTQ2S+ communities, immigrants and refugees, low-income Canadians, seniors, women, youth and others. Some well-known community organizations that partner with PSBC include West Coast LEAF, the Alberta Human Rights Commission, Legal Aid Ontario, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Rainbow Railroad, among many others.

The Ryerson Law Chapter just launched in May 2021! Our Program Coordinator is working over the summer to develop projects with organizations in the GTA and partnerships with the Chapters at U of T and Osgoode. Once these projects are finalized, Student Volunteers at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law will be matched to the opportunities in the fall of 2021. More info to come on what exactly Student Volunteers do! Do you have any questions about the work that PBSC does? Don’t hesitate to send us a message or drop your questions in the comments!

Pro Bono Students Canada ("PBSC") is a national pro bono organization with Chapters at 23 law schools across the country. Our mission is to provide free legal support to people and communities facing barriers to justice. Each year, about 1,600 PBSC volunteers provide approximately 140,000 hours of free legal services to over 400 organizations, courts and tribunals across the country.

Ryerson Law is the newest PBSC Chapter! We are working hard over the summer to develop projects for the Lincoln Alexander School of Law students to engage in through the 2021-2022 academic year. If you know of any organizations that may benefit from PBSC Student Volunteers please get in touch with us at [email protected] or fill out our survey here: https://forms.gle/KJ1GbfWg1e1eFcKD8

We want to hear from you! Would you take 2 minutes out of your day to fill out a quick survey? ☺️
Do you have a dream student placement opportunity in mind, or maybe a local organization you would love to work with?? We would really appreciate your input at the building stage of our PBSC Chapter to ensure the student volunteer opportunities reflect the needs in the community and the interests of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law students!

Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/mQsePQXzFEYd5Mp56

Even if you are not interested in volunteering with PBSC we welcome your ideas and input! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Katrina at [email protected]. Thank you for helping us increase access to justice in Toronto and beyond!

Ryerson is SO excited to launch the newest Pro Bono Students Canada Chapter at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law 🎉

PBSC is a national pro bono organization with Chapters at 23 law schools across the country. PBSC's mission is to provide free legal support to people and communities facing barriers to justice. Each year, about 1,600 PBSC volunteers provide approximately 140,000 hours of free legal services to over 400 organizations, courts, and tribunals across the country.

Projects for Ryerson Law students are being developed this summer! If you are interested in getting involved with PBSC or know of an organization that may benefit from a partnership we would love to hear from you! Email our Program Coordinator Katrina at [email protected] anytime!