In the News

• Access to Justice Fund Proves Its National Worth (PBSC Family Law Program Expansion)

  Law Society of Upper Canada Gazette — Summer 2012. A Better Foundation for Justice: Access to Justice Fund Proves Its National Worth – Article on the expansion of PBSC’s Family Law Program. Link to article (p. 23) PDF

• Envisioning a Better Future- Gay Rights in the Global South

  Envisioning a Better Future- Gay Rights in the Global South – Nexus Spring Summer 2012. Link (p.9) PDF

• Pro Bono: Good for Law Students and Good for the Community

  By Kevin Marron — The Law Student and Associate Recruitment Guide — May 26, 2012. Pro Bono: Good for Law Students and Good for the Community Law student Joe Ensom (pictured to the left) has yet to embark on his career as a litigator but he has already won his first case. The third year [...]

• Navigating Without a Lawyer

  By Rachel Birnbaum and Nicholas Bala – The Lawyers Weekly – May 25 2012 Navigating without a lawyer There is growing concern about the increasing number of family litigants without lawyers, but there is almost no research about why these litigants decide to have, or not have, a lawyer. We report here on the first [...]

• PBSC and Pro Bono Law Alberta Collaborate on Civil Claims Duty Counsel Project

  Pro Bono Network News — May 25, 2012. PBSC and Pro Bono Law Alberta Collaborate on Civil Claims Duty Counsel Project. PDF (p. 2)

• Mandatory Pro Bono No Oxymoron for Osgoode

  By Kevin Marron — Lexpert Law Student and Associate Guide — May 22, 20212 Mandatory Pro Bono No Oxymoron for Osgoode Mandatory pro bono may seem like a contradiction in terms, but students at Osgoode Hall Law School are not allowed to graduate without completing a minimum of 40 hours voluntary public interest work. And students [...]

• How to Assess Whether a Firm Really Values Pro Bono

  By Kevin Marron – The Law Student and Associate Recruitment Guide – May 22, 2012 How to Assess Whether a Firm Really Values Pro Bono Caroline Smith didn’t have to think too hard about what firm to article at once she had looked into pro bono opportunities. Pro Bono work is important to Smith, a [...]

• Flirter Avec La Justice Sociale

  Sorry, this article from Droit Civil, Bulletin 2011 is only available in French. PDF

• Students Get Taste of Real Legal World (Tax Court of Canada Project)

  by Drew Hasselback — Financial Post — April 11, 2012 Students Get Taste of Real Legal World Evelyn Dormer and Denise Cooney, both third-year law students at the University of Toronto, have stuck it to the government. Ms. Dormer and Ms. Cooney are two of the first six students to participate in a special program [...]

• Not-for-profit Corporations Need to be Aware of Upcoming Changes (Queen’s Charities Legislation Project)

  By Doreen Barnes — St. Lawrence EMC — March 29, 2012 Not-for-profit Corporations Need to be Aware of Upcoming Changes   Five Queen’s University Law students, from the Pro Bono Project Faculty, travelled to Brockville on Monday, March 5 to present the upcoming federal changes to the incorporation of not-for-profit organizations and touched on the [...]

• Social Justice Forum at UBC

  PBSC’s UBC Chapter helped organise the 28th Annual Social Justice Forum at UBC. PDF

• Tax Court of Canada Project – Dentons (Formerly FMC Law)

  Dentons (formerly Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP) has partnered with Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) to develop a pilot project for law students to represent, on a pro bono basis, low-income individuals before the Tax Court of Canada (TCC). The first law firm initiative of its kind in Canada, the pilot project enables PBSC law students, [...]

• Paying My Charitable Quid Pro Quo (Tax Court of Canada Project)

  By Drew Hasselback — Financial Post — December 21, 2011 Paying My Charitable Quid Pro Quo Last fall, I made a promise to law offices in Toronto: Contribute to Postmedia’s annual Raise-a-Reader campaign, and in return I’d write about your firm’s favourite charitable or pro-bono endeavour. So here goes. Let’s start with Raise-a-Reader itself. As [...]

• PBSC, McCarthy Tétrault launch business law internship for 1Ls

  By Alyssa Manji – UofT Law News – December 19, 2011 PBSC, McCarthy Tétrault launch business law internship for 1Ls Pro Bono Students Canada has piloted another exciting and specialized volunteer opportunity for the incoming first-year class at the University of Toronto. Together with its law firm partner McCarthy Tétrault, PBSC has created an internship [...]

• Law students volunteer in elementary schools

  By Pauline Anunciacion – Gauntlet News – December 08, 2011 Mock trial raises awareness about the legal system Ten law students from the University of Calgary are working in partnership with Pro Bono Students Canada to deliver law lessons to the grade five and six students in Calgary elementary schools. The U of C law [...]

• Tax court aims for speedier resolutions

  Jamie Golombek, Financial Post · Dec. 3, 2011 If you disagree with the way the Canada Revenue Agency has assessed your tax return, you can try to resolve the matter informally by discussing it with your local CRA tax services office. If you are still unsuccessful, your next step is to file a Notice of [...]

• How To Successfully Build Pro Bono Work Into Your Practice

  By Janice Mucalov – CBA PracticeLink – December 2011 How to Successfully Build Pro Bono Work Into Your Practice With Canada’s legal aid system in crisis, you’re no doubt keenly aware of the increasing demand for pro bono legal work. You may already volunteer your services for free. Certainly you’re happy to help out if [...]

• University of Ottawa law students help local teens prepare for moot court challenge

  Posted on Wednesday November 30th, 2011 by Nadia Gervais – The University of Ottawa Gazette Thanks to volunteers from Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), including third-year civil law student Patricia Atallah, teenagers from the National Capital Region are getting a taste of what it’s like to practise law, from researching and preparing a case to [...]

• Des étudiants en droit de l’Université d’Ottawa aident des jeunes à préparer un concours de plaidoirie

  Sorry, this article is only available in French. Link. PDF

• PBSC Robson Hall Chapter Helps form Student Legal Information Clinic

  By University of Manitoba – November 15 2011 PBSC Robson Hall Chapter Helps form Student Legal Information Clinic PDF

• Pro Bono Services Crucial to address access to justice crisis- Justice Abella

  By Emily Hubling – UofT Faculty of Law News – November 11 2011 Pro Bono Services Crucial to address access to justice crisis- Justice Abella Highlighting the need for radical reforms and compassion at the Pro Bono Students Canada 15th anniversary dinner, Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, of the Supreme Court of Canada, urged the legal [...]

• Lawyers Lend a Hand

  By Donalee Moulton – Oct 31, 2011 – Investment Executive Lawyers Lend a Hand PDF    

• Students to get hands-on tax court experience

  Written by Heather Gardiner – October 24, 2011 Canadian Lawyer Magazine 4 Students Six University of Toronto Faculty of Law students are getting hands-on experience in the Tax Court of Canada. Pro Bono Students Canada has teamed up with Dentons (formerly Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP) to establish the PBSC/Dentons Tax Court of Canada Pilot Project, [...]

• Law Firm Contribution to Legal Education

  Lexpert October 2011 Law Firm Contributing to Legal Education PDF

• Community Legal Services: Western’s Legal Aid Clinic

  By Scott Pearl – Amicus Curiae – October 1 2011 Collaboration between PBSC Western Law’s Community Legal Services PDF Link

• Pro Bono Lab Newsletter

  Pro Bono Lab Newsletter September 2011 Link PDF

• Family litigants without lawyers

  By Nicholas Bala and Rachel Birnbaum – Lawyers Weekley – August 5 2011 Family litigants without lawyers There is growing concern about litigants without lawyers — especially for family cases, which are often complex and have profound effects on litigants and their children and where judgment is particularly prone to being influenced by emotions. One’s [...]

• Pascale Fournier intervient devant les tribunaux américains et met sur pied une équipe pro bono

  Université d’Ottawa – Faculté de droit – Section de droit civil

• Le pro bono étudiant canadien rassemble ses forces

  Sorry, this article is only available in French.

• Le PBSC, un réseau d’étudiants pro bono en pleine expansion!

  Sorry, this article is only available in French.