Project Type: Public Legal Education (presentations, workshops, podcasts, brochures, blogs, etc.) and Research (memoranda used for internal purposes only)
Fields of Law: Health Law, Human Rights Law
Positions Available: 1
About the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC):
Established in 2017, the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by providing free legal services, conducting research, developing public legal education materials, and engaging in test case litigation and law reform.
Project Details:
Anti-Black racism within the medical system, including mistreatment and disparities, has been documented through social science evidence and more. BLAC does not currently deal with medical malpractice cases, but given the prevalence of this issue, the legal clinic would like to see what avenues of redress may be available.
Students will:
Will the student(s) be expected to show up for regular shifts each week, or is the schedule flexible?
The schedule is flexible.
Requirements and Expectations: