Projects

If you have any questions about a specific project, please reach out!

The University of Toronto PBSC Chapter will facilitate approximately 40 projects during the 2024-2025 academic year (with over 50 volunteer positions available!). 

Projects Open to All Students

All students, including first-year JD students (1Ls), can apply to the following projects.

• All Saints: Drop-In Legal Clinic
• ALPHA Education: Legal/Historical Research into WWII in Asia 
• Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (BSCC): Criminalization of Survivors Project
• Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (BSCC): Family Court Support Program Placement
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC): Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Ontario's Education System
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC): Anti-Black Racism in Human Rights Tribunal
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC): Decarceration Guide
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC): Medical Anti-Black Racism
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC): Social Media Primer 
• Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS): Client Intake on ESA and Worker's Rights
• Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS): Infographic Posts on ESA and Worker's Rights
• Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL): Community Outreach Project
• Friends of Ruby: Trans ID Clinic
• Haven Toronto: Drop-In Legal Assistance
• Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services (KBCLS): Client Intake Project
• Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services (KBCLS): Immigration International Student Public Legal Education and Research Project
• Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services (KBCLS): ODSP Disability Appeal Project
• Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services (KBCLS): Tenant Application Clinic
• Korean Legal Clinic (KLC): Research Project
• Law Society of Ontario (LSO): Internship Project - Litigation Services
• Legal Advocates for Nature's Defence (LAND): Student Research Team - Bill C-73 Nature Accountability Act Project
• Matthew House: Refugee Hearing Preparation Program
• Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC): Gender Based Violence Public Legal Education and Research Project
• Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC): Client Intake and Public Legal Education Assistance
• Neighbourhood Legal Services (NLS): Landlord Tenant Processes Zine Library
• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI): Immigration Law Research Project
• Pro Bono Ontario (PBO): Intake/Triage Student for CERB/CRB Overpayment Pro Bono Program
• Willowdale Community Legal Services (WCLS): Immigration Law Placement
• The 519 Community Centre: The 519 Trans ID Clinic

Projects Open to Upper-Year Law Students Only

Only upper-year JD students and graduate (LLM, GPLLM, SJD, MSL) students can apply to the following projects:

• Accessible Media Inc. (AMI.ca): Rights of People Living with Disabilities Research
• Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA): Research Project
• Citizens With Disabilities Ontario (CWDO): Protecting the rights of persons within the collective bargaining process
• Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY): Childhood Arrivals Support and Advocacy (CASA) Program
• Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY): Clinic and Legal Research Project
• Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY): Digital Public Legal Education
• Luke's Place: Legal Support Services and Resource Development
• Mahdi Weinstock LLP: Pro Bono Immigration/Refugee Project
• The 519 Community Centre: Refugee Mock Hearing Program 

 Feel free to contact us with any questions about our projects.

Applications take place in September. Visit our Applications page to learn more.