Western Law International Programs Office
Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario N6A 3K7 London, ON, Canada

Are you a 1L or 2L Western Law JD student interested in social justice and environment? The Western Law Internship Program (WLIP) is offering an exciting summer 2021 internship placement with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). CELA works to protect human health and the environment by seeking justice for those harmed by pollution and by working to change policies to prevent such problems in the first place. ... As a Legal Aid Clinic, their top priority is to represent low income individuals and communities and to speak out for those with less influence and who receive less of a say in decision-making. For more information about WLIP and how to apply: https://law.uwo.ca//international_summer_law_internship_pr

Join us Thursday, February 11 @ 6:00 PM via Zoom for the final Western Law Internship Program (WLIP) Information Session! All 1L and 2L Western Law JD students interested in applying for a summer 2021 internship are strongly encouraged to attend this information session. For more information about WLIP please visit our website: https://law.uwo.ca//international_summer_law_internship_pr

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the world's leading not-for-profit organization in helping and protecting the millions of people forced to flee their homes because of violence, conflict and persecution. The UNHCR is just one of many amazing legal internships the Western Law Internship Program (WLIP) is offering for summer 2021! For more information about WLIP: https://law.uwo.ca//international_summer_law_internship_pr... Photo: Blerta was selected as the summer 2020 intern for UNHCR.

Join us for the WLIP Debwewin Summer Law Internship Information Session TOMORROW, Thursday, February 4 from 1pm-2pm via Zoom (see SLS Daily for Zoom details). The information session will provide information about the WLIP application process and will feature past summer Debwewin interns along with representative(s) from the Ministry Attorney General office. The Debwewin Summer Law Program was created in response to Justice Iacobucci's 2013 First Nations Representation on ...Ontario Juries Report. It provides students from Ontario law schools with summer internship opportunities. The Debwewin Summer Law Program is funded jointly by the Ministry of the Attorney General's Indigenous Justice Division and Western Law. Photos: Sara and Katerina were both selected as summer 2020 interns with the Debwewin Summer Law Program through WLIP.

Are you interested in Public Law, Contract Law and Policy? Do you want to enrich your learning with hands on experience? Consider applying for the internship with the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) through the Western Law Internship Program (WLIP)! Applications are due on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. For more information about the internship at OBA, other opportunities offered through WLIP and how to apply, visit ATLAS: https://uwo-horizons.symplicity.com/index.php... Photo: Sophie interned with the OBA in summer 2020.

Are you a Western Law student interested applying for a 2021/22 exchange? Please note the **NEW** exchange application deadline: Sunday, January 24, 2021 by 11:59 p.m. Attendance at one exchange info session is required to complete the application. More information in the SLS Daily. ... Questions? Contact [email protected]

The Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Student Internship in Mining Finance is one of the many amazing opportunities offered through the Western Law Internship Program (WLIP)! Thanks to the generous support of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, the selected intern for this placement with assist with work related to the day-to-day operations of a global mining company, including corporate governance issues. For more information, including detailed selection criteria, please review th...e Call for Application in ATLAS. Photo: Max was the summer 2020 WLIP intern with Newmont through the Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Student Internship in Mining Finance.

Interested in applying for a funded summer 2021 internship opportunity through the Western Law Internship Program (WLIP)? The Call for Applications is now open! Carefully review all application instructions and selection criteria found in the Call for Applications document sent to your Western email and in ATLAS: https://uwo-horizons.symplicity.com/index.php Students must be a Western Law JD student in 1L or 2L when applying. Those who have previously been awarded WLIP inter...nships (including earlier years) are not eligible to apply. The APPLICATION DEADLINE is Wednesday, February 24, 2021 by 11:59 PM. Questions? Email [email protected]

From Western Law's International Program Office, we wish you a safe, healthy and joyful holiday season! Western Law's International Programs Office will be closed beginning at 4:00PM on Friday, December 18, 2020 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Credit: Beautiful photo taken by Jenny during her fall 2019 exchange to Radboud University

With his adorable dog at his side, Western University's President, Alan Sheppard, spoke to some of the amazing accomplishments in 2020 and shared his holiday wishes!

Western Law JD students, are you interested in enhancing your legal education while gaining valuable experience living abroad? If so, consider applying for Western Law's Exchange Program! The Exchange Application in ATLAS is now open for the 2021/22 academic cycle. The application deadline is Sunday, January 17, 2021 by 11:59 p.m. Interested in learning more? Attend the final Exchange Information Session on Thursday, November 26 @ 4:30pm (see SLS Daily for details). ... Note: all applicants must attend one exchange information session to complete the application.

As part of Western's official International Week Schedule, consider joining Western Law's International Law Association (ILA) today, November 16th from 4pm-5pm for a conversation with Michael Lynk, Western Law professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories. Western's International Week Event Schedule: https://internationalweek.uwo.ca/schedule.html... *This event is open to Western Law students and the virtual event info can be found in the SLS Daily.

Best of luck to all our amazing students as they begin their exams. You got this!

Western's International Week begins today! This is an exciting week full of virtual celebration of all things international and intercultural through various events ranging from cooking demonstrations, dance and keynote speakers. Be sure to check out the official International Week schedule below for complete details: https://www.internationalweek.uwo.ca/schedule.html

Join the Western Law French Society tonight on Zoom from 7pm-8pm for a fun evening of francophone games and trivia as part of Western's International Week! Registration Information for this event is listed in the International Week Schedule: https://www.internationalweek.uwo.ca/schedule.html

Are you interested in pursuing Western's Global & Intercultural Engagement Honour? Join IESC tomorrow, November 18 from 2pm-4pm for an interactive virtual workshop to examine the concept of culture and explore how the differences in our cultural norms, values, and expectations influence our interactions with others! All are welcome. Registration: http://www.events.westernu.ca//virtual-workshop-exploring.... NOTE: This workshop is eligible for 10 points towards Category 3 of the Global & Intercultural Engagement Honour. For information on the Global Honour specific for Western Law students, please visit our website here: https://law.uwo.ca//interna/extra_credential_programs.html

Western Law students, are you interested in an exchange term in 2021/22? Did you miss both Exchange Information Sessions this fall? If so, attend the make-up Exchange Information Session on Thursday, December 3 @ 11AM-12PM via Zoom. Attendance at one exchange info session is required to complete the application. Email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link.

Are you ready for this year’s International Week Passport Contest? Download the event app to be ready to go for next week. Contest runs Nov. 16-20. internationalweek.uwo.ca/passport/index.html