University Of Toronto, Faculty of Law - Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP)

(Editor: this is a guest blog entry)

The University of Toronto, Faculty of Law started up the Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP) in 2010 to assist international lawyers who have immigrated to Canada and wish to enter the profession here. This year, there are opportunities for lawyers to potentially mentor a student, as an intern, from January to March 2012.

The ITLP includes an 8 month classroom component and a 3 month work placement component. ITLP students are in class from May until December preparing for National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) exams which they write in August and December. From early January until the end of March ITLP students will work in ITLP Internships: unpaid work placements in a law office under the supervision of a lawyer in the office/organization. The LSUC has determined that ITLP interns have a status equivalent to a summer law student so our interns are able to do the same legal work that a summer student is authorized to undertake.

So if you think you or a colleague/contact of yours might be interested in taking on an ITLP student as an unpaid intern for 3 months in early 2012 please read the Newsletter for ITLP Hosts June 2011 Newsletter for more information or please send an email to jane.price@utoronto.ca.