CBA Alberta My Justice Skills Working Group Collaboration

Student volunteers would be asked to research and develop or update legal information slide decks to be delivered to high school students during a 45-minute class period. Volunteer students will develop slide decks include legal information sessions on Business Law; Identity Theft; Sexual Exploitation, Sexting, and Social Media; and Property.

Students will present legal information sessions with the support of a practicing lawyer and CBA member. Volunteer students will be provided by CBA with a list of scheduled presentations in the fall for the volunteers to accommodate within their schedules. Presentations will take place virtually until volunteers can be in person in compliance with Alberta Health Guidelines, University of Calgary standards, and policies of the host-schools. Some presentations may continue virtually after that point, though we anticipate most Calgary schools shifting to in-person presentations.

Student volunteers on this project are expected to volunteer from October to March (excluding December). PBSC students are expected to volunteer 3-5 hours per week. Additional hours are at the students’ discretion. Overall, all PBSC projects are easily manageable alongside academic demands.

My Justice Skills Working Group will equip the students with templates and sample slide decks. In addition, students will be invited to join an October meeting of the Working Group for an orientation to the project and an opportunity to connect with the team. Students will join the Working Group Meeting for an orientation and opportunity to connect in October, taking place over zoom.

In addition to project specific training, the following PBSC training sessions are mandatory to volunteer on this project:
– PBSC Process Overview
– PBSC Ethics and Professional Responsibility Training
– PBSC Anti-Oppression Training
– Westlaw Research Strategies Training

Specific dates and times will be provided once volunteers are placed on their respective projects.

– 4 students
– Student volunteers will be comprised of 1 to 2 1L and 2-3 2L’s (total of 4 students)
– Interest in access to justice, public speaking/presentation experience and/or experience working with youth would be an asset though not a requirement

– Business Law
– Property Law

– Delivery of legal information
– Public speaking skills
– Legal research and writing

– Public Legal Education

Applications for the 2023/2024 are currently open! Please fill out the Google Form linked below.