On Wednesday, October 28th, Level Justice was invited to attend the Social Justice Forum at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. Held at the SFU Harbour Center in Vancouver, the Forum provides a unique community-building opportunity for Allard law students to learn about social justice organizations as well as to meet lawyers and legal advocates practicing in this area.
The event was sponsored by the Allard Career Service Office and Pro Bono Students Canada, the Forum is an annual event that brings together representatives from over 20 organizations. This unique opportunity saw law students meet these organizations, learn more about the work they do, talk with lawyers and advocates who practice in this area, and connect with like-minded colleagues in the Allard community.
Level Justice was honored to support the Social Justice Forum as aspiring law students to pursue social justice work is one of Level’s focuses as a national justice education organization. Level staff was in attendance to speak to current Allard law students about their future legal careers, provide information on Level’s work with law students across Canada, and provide important resources.
Specifically, Level provided information on the Blazing Trails Mentorship Program (BTMP) as well as the Social Justice Fellowship Program (SJFP). BTMP is a unique mentorship program which pairs law students across the country with mentor lawyers who work in the social justice fields in order to aspire law students to pursue social justice careers in the future. BTMP has assisted law students from 11 Canadian law schools in the past, reaching hundreds of students since its inception. The program opens to law students across Canada in September of each year.
SJFP, similarly, provides chosen law students with funding, resources, and training to complete a social justice project of their own design on their respective campus. Both programs are designs to assist the transition of law students in social justice careers when entering the legal field. This year, SJFP boasts 24 fellows from 12 law schools across Canada working on 12 unique social justice projects on this year’s theme: “Living and Working: Access to Housing and Labour Rights in Canada.“ Project reports will be available to read with the publication of Level’s Journal of Law Student Scholarship in June 2027.
Level Justice will continue to maintain presence at Allard’s Social Justice Forum in order to continue its integral work of helping Canadian law students enter social justice careers in future
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