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Note: the project name will appear on the statistic collection page and should therefore be easily identifiable by volunteers.

Section A – Organizational Information

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Type of Organization:

☐ Charity

☐ Not-for-profit

☐ Association

☐ Government

☐ University

☐ Law firm

☐ Other please specify

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students may be required to complete the entirety of their volunteer work virtually and from home. Should the circumstances require a virtual work arrangement, students will not permitted to attend in-person at the organization or to meet in-person with any person associated with their volunteer work (ex. Lawyer supervisor, client, employee of the organization). Can students do all of their work virtually and from home? Please confirm yes/no.

Brief overview of the organization’s mandate (2 to 4 lines maximum):

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Organization Contact Person

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Preferred mode of contact: Phone ☐ Email ☐

Lawyer supervisor(s)

Note: For certain projects, students work with a roster of lawyers. In such instances, please include the information of all lawyer supervisors, and indicate who the lead lawyer/key point of contact is.

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The lawyer supervisor is:

☐ an employee of your organization

☐ a board member

☐ other (please specify relationship)

How often will the lawyer supervisor be available to meet with the student(s)?

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Section B – Project Information

Please describe the project tasks:

Note: If there are multiple projects, please complete a separate Project Description Form for each project.

Description of Project

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Role of Student Volunteers

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Role of Supervising Lawyers

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What is the main project output?

Select ONE option.

☐ Helping clients with their ID documents

☐ Assisting the same client multiple times (e.g. assisting a client to create a will)

☐ Assisting clients with Family Law related issues

☐ Completing client intake and assistance

☐ Creating produced content (e.g. blogs, research memos, radio shows, newsletters, etc.)

☐ Supporting public Legal Education

A work plan is required for this project: Yes ☐ No ☐

If yes, the student(s) must reach out to the lawyer supervisor, draft a work plan, and submit it by email to the Program Coordinator and the lawyer supervisor by November 1st at the latest. Please note that workplans are required for all legal research and writing projects.

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Do you have PBSC placements with students from any other PBSC chapter(s)?

If so, which chapters? Do the placements relate to the same project?

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What type of training will the organization provide to the student(s)?

Note: All first year PBSC volunteers and all volunteers working on research projects must also attend a PBSC/Thomson Reuters legal research strategies workshop.

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How many students would you like assigned to this project?

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How many hours per week will the student volunteer(s) be expected to work?

Note: PBSC students are expected to volunteer 3-5 hours per week. Additional hours are at the students’ discretion, but at no time should the student be volunteering more than 10 hours per week.

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Will the student(s) be expected to show up for regular shifts each week, or is the schedule flexible? Please indicate the availability of remote work arrangements.

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Is workspace provided for the student volunteer(s) at your organization?

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Please list the devices and technologies the students will require to have at home in order to complete their volunteer work remotely (ex. Computer, Internet access, telephone, FaceTime, Zoom, etc.)

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Section C – Student Requirements

Is there an expectation for the student(s) to be bilingual?

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Can first year law students volunteer for this project? Yes ☐ No ☐

Please list any law school prerequisites required for this project. (e.g., administrative law, family law, immigration and refugee law.)

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Please list any other requirements or expectations for this project. (e.g., professional or academic background, experience, etc.)

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Section D – To be completed by the Program Coordinator

Which project model(s) most accurately describes this project? If the project has multiple activities, please choose a maximum of 3 project models. In order to obtain the most accurate data, please only select the project models that describe the majority of the project’s activities. If the relevant project model is not indicated below, please contact your Program Officer.

☐ LRW: law reform or policy research memos

☐ LRW: legal analysis for blogs, radio shows, newsletters, etc.

☐ PLE: preparing and presenting workshops

☐ PLE: drafting plain language resources

☐ Client Assistance: legal drafting, filling out forms

☐ Client Assistance: Procedural guidance for litigants

☐ Client Assistance: Court support / accompaniment

☐ Client Assistance: Intake, legal information and/or referrals

☐ Internships

☐ Client advocacy / representation

Which communities does this project serve? Please identify the top 3 communities that this project serves. Please choose the primary (1), secondary (2) and tertiary (3) communities served by writing 1, 2, or 3 next to the community. This will help us understand gaps in our programming, resource allocation and provide us with information for funding proposals and reports. We understand that due to the intersectionality of identities, it is difficult to rank the top three communities served. Please note that by ranking, you are not prioritizing any issues, or communities. If you would like to add any comments, please use the comment box below. You will have the opportunity to choose the type of law in the following question.

__ Children & Youth

__ Domestic Violence Survivors

__ Female-identifying individuals

__ Homeless & marginally housed

__ Immigrants, refugees & newcomers

__ Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)

__ LGBTQ+

__ Linguistic minorities

__ People living in poverty

__ People living with disabilities & chronic illnesses

__ People living with HIV

__ People living with mental health challenges

__ Precariously employed individuals

__ Prisoners & former prisoners

__ Racialized communities

__ Religious minority communities

__ Self-represented litigants

__ Seniors

__ Trans and gender diverse individuals

__ Two-Spirit individuals

__ Veterans

__ Other: General Project – no specific community being served (note: comments are mandatory if this option is selected)

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Which types of law are used in this project? Please choose the top 3 types of law that this project serves. Please choose the primary (1), secondary (2) and tertiary (3) area of law by writing 1, 2, or 3 next to the type of law below.

__ Alternative Dispute Resolution

__ Animal Rights

__ Civil Litigation (e.g., small claims)

__ Constitutional (Federalism or the Charter)

__ Criminal

__ Employment & Labour

__ Environmental

__ Family

__ Health

__ Housing (Landlord & Tenant)

__ Human Rights

__ Identification (ID)

__ Immigration & Refugee

__ Indigenous & Aboriginal

__ Non-profit Corporate

__ Poverty (Clinics)

__ Prison

__ Social Assistance

__ Tax

__ Wills & Estates

__ Wrongful Conviction

__ Other: General Project – no specific area of law (note: comments are mandatory if this option is selected)

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Project reviewed by On-site Supervisor

(Date & initial)

Note: A final/complete copy of this Project Description Form must be provided to:

☐ The Organization Contact Person

☐ The Lawyer Supervisor(s)

☐ The Student Volunteer(s)

☐ Your Program Officer at National Office