Volunteer Legal assistant
Description
Volunteer Legal Assistant
Justice advocates is a free (pro-bono) civilian initiated legal service that provides support and assistance to individuals who have suffered an injustice or are involved in a dispute.
Ideal qualities for a volunteer is someone who has an interest in helping victims of injustices.
They should be compassionate and have passion for justice and the law, and want to help obtain accountability of wrong doers. This work could be a good opportunity for foreign-trained lawyers/law students who want to gain Canadian legal experience, law students/lawyers interested in doing pro-bono work or taking on contingency/part contingency-based cases or other retainer arrangements, university students or high school students with interest in law-related work, and paralegals or law clerks.
Helpful skills include typing, computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, composing PDF files, emails, and internet searches.
Duties would include research, locating statutes, case law, legislation, and finding relevant legal articles.
Thank you for your interest.
Feel free to contact me through kijiji or by email at wccsteve19@gmail.com or by phone at (416) 537-6356
- Ad Type: Offering
community | volunteers
2023-04-19