ARTICLING STUDENT POSITION (2025-26), COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & LEGAL CLINIC
Location: Belleville, ON
Salary: $60,000
Deadline: April 5, 2025 (5:00 PM Eastern)
Are you looking for an articling position for 2025/2026? The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC) is offering an opportunity for interesting and fulfilling work. CALC is a non-profit community legal clinic that helps people living on a low income in Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox & Addington counties and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory with their legal problems from our main office in Belleville, Ontario.
CALC serves clients living on a low income through legal services in a number of areas of law including Tenant Rights, Social Assistance, Worker’s Rights, and Consumer Law. Developing public legal education materials and workshops, collaborating with community partners, and undertaking systemic advocacy are also critical components of our work.
The Articling Student will work under the direction and mentorship of the clinic lawyers to undertake the full range of legal casework related to clinic matters, including representing clients before Tribunals. The Articling Student will also participate in community development work, such as law reform and public legal education.
Applicants shall have:
A demonstrated commitment to social justice issues, and an appreciation for the community lawyeringapproach. Previous legal clinic experience is an asset.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
The ability to do emotionally charged work, including being comfortable having difficult conversationswith people experiencing challenging or traumatic situations.
Strong organizational skills, and capacity to work in a fast-paced setting with multiple priorities.
An awareness of issues particular to low income clients in rural communities.
This position requires daily in-person attendance at our Belleville office. A valid driver’s license and vehicle is a significant asset, as we serve a large geographic area with minimal or no public transportation.
This is a 10-month articling position, starting summer 2025. The salary is $60,000 for the 10-month period.
To apply please submit:
Your covering letter, résumé and law school transcripts by 5:00 p.m. April 4, 2025 to lynda.morgan@calc.clcj.ca. The subject line should read “Articling Student 2025-26”.
For more information about our clinic, our work or our history, please visit our website at www.communitylegalcentre.ca.
We thank all applicants but we will only contact candidates selected for an interview.
