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The Blazing Trails Mentorship Program is a program for law students all across Canada looking to connect with lawyers who are passionate about and active in social justice oriented careers. Today, we proudly profile Tersha De Koning.
Level is seeking a dynamic individual who is creative, enthusiastic, results-driven, and capable of leading our new Environmental Justice Program efforts. If you are passionate about the environment, advancing access to justice and social justice through community outreach, education, mentorship, youth engagement, and legal-sector training, this is the role for you!
Level Justice is excited to announce the launch of the Journal of Law Student Scholarship, a publication showcasing the work of law students who have been working at Level for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The Blazing Trails Mentorship Program is a program for law students all across Canada looking to connect with lawyers who are passionate about and active in social justice oriented careers. Today, we proudly profile Brittany Twiss, Assistant Dean at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.
On May 13th, 2024, the students of York Memorial Collegiate Institute’s grade 12 law class attended a Black Youth Justice Program session. This is the sixth program delivery of BYJP in the country this year.
The Blazing Trails Mentorship Program is a program for law students all across Canada looking to connect with lawyers who are passionate about and active in social justice oriented careers. Today, we proudly profile Ajith Thiyagalingam, a lawyer specializing in refugee, immigration law, and international human rights law.
On March 7, 2024, Level hosted its annual Facing Resistance Speaker Series (FRSS) event on the. topic of Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice This year marked Level’s very first FRSS event in Vancouver, BC.
We are excited to announce the appointment of Deniz Yilmaz, Level’s new Environmental Justice Program Manager!
Volunteer for the Environmental Program and work with youth in your area and nationally!
Level is thrilled to announce our continued partnership with Canadian National Railway (CN). CN has committed $300,000 over the next five years (2023-208) to further the culturally relevant justice education and mentorship provided to Indigenous youth through the Indigenous Youth Outreach Program (IYOP) at Level.
Level is excited to announce our funding partnership with Thomson Reuters. This partnership will support Level’s mission of providing social justice and access to justice focused education and training to law students across Canada.
The Blazing Trails Mentorship Program is a program for law students all across Canada looking to connect with lawyers who are passionate about and active in social justice oriented careers. Curious to find out what it’s like? Read about mentor lawyer Tersha De Koning’s experience.
Level’s Social Justice Fellow from Queen’s University - Faculty of Law, Kayla O’Brien, produces an infographic as part of her Fellowship Project. The infograohic discusses education and digital literacy as rehabilitation.
On April 21st, 2023, the students of Emery Collegiate’s Law class enjoyed a field trip to the offices of Level’s Premier Partner, McCarthy Tétrault, in Toronto.
We are excited to announce the appointment of Desneige Frandsen, Level’s new Indigenous Youth & Environment Program Manager!
We are proud to announce our Premier Partnership with McCarthy Tétrault in support of Black & Indigenous youth.
The wait is over! Level is thrilled to announce the appointment of our new Social Justice Program Manager, Fatima Ahmed, effective May 30, 2022.
Applications for our Social Justice Program Manager Role are open until March 18, 2022! Vancouver Indigenous Youth Outreach Program ("IYOP") Facilitator, Shawnee Monchalin shares her experience: IYOP is a missing piece that fills a major gap between the law and Indigenous youth in Canada.
We had the great opportunity to interview Olivier Chouc, Vice President, Law at Canadian National Railway ("CN"), on CN's longstanding support for the Indigenous Youth Outreach Program.
Shelan Markus, Level's Executive Director, emphasizes the importance of youth engagement in public legal education amidst growing awareness of issues like racial inequality and climate change. She argues that it is essential for students to develop legal literacy and that both the legal profession and educational institutions have a responsibility to support this initiative.