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  • Home
  • O-Week 2020
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Objectives
  • Organizations
    • Class A Organizations
    • Class B Organizations
  • Resources
    • How-to Guides
    • Summary Bank
    • Governance and Policy Documents
    • Professional Development Fund (PDF)
    • Financial Resources
  • Merchandise
  • Contact Us

Career and Professional Development Office

Table of Contents

  • Who are we?
  • What do we do?
  • A Brief Word about Formal Recruitment for 1L Law Jobs
  • CPDOs Tips for Success

Who are we?

Staff

Robyn Marttila, Director
 rmarttil@uwo.ca    519.661.2071

Natalie Samuel, Recruitment Coordinator
nsamuel3@uwo.ca    519.661.2111 Ext 88809

Office

Room 222, Faculty of Law (just down the hall from the main admin area)

What do we do?

Services

  • Provide individual career counselling (career planning, resume/cover advice and feedback, interview coaching, job search strategy)
  • Manage a database of online postings for summer, articling and clerkship positions
  • Coordinate career-related workshops and events, professional development programs and networking opportunities 
  • Manage a number of On Campus Interview (OCI) programs for summer law jobs 
  • Provide print and on-line career-related resources and recruitment information

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or email, schedule an appointment via WERC (​Western Events, Recruitment & Career resource centre).

Platforms

We use one main career platform:

WERC – https://ssocas.uwo.ca/cas/login?service=https://law-uwo.12twenty.com/SingleSignOn/authenticate

A Brief Word about Formal Recruitment for 1L Law Jobs

There are only a few markets (Toronto, Calgary, London and Ottawa (IP) [for students with a hard science background]) that have coordinated recruitment drives for 1L summer law students and the number of employers and positions is very small. All of the 1L recruitment takes place in the Jan/winter term – with the exception of Ottawa that hires IP students in the fall.

CPDOs Tips for Success

As you begin your time at Western Law we encourage you to:

  • Focus on your studies (strong grades will open doors);
  • Attend CPDO events and use the resources available to you; and,
  • Take opportunities to get involved and develop transferable skills, by joining/participating in advocacy competitions, legal clinics, SLS leadership/clubs/committees, international internships/exchanges, bar associations and law-related affinity groups, sports/intramurals and/or organizations in the broader Western and local community.

Welcome to Western Law. We look forward to assisting you with your career planning needs!

Orientation Week 2020

  • Dean’s Welcome
  • Orientation Guide 2020
    • Academics
    • Careers (CPDO)
    • Wellness Counselor
    • Clinics
    • Class A Organizations
    • Class B Organizations
    • Life on Campus
    • Life in London
    • Life Online
  • Your SLS Team
  • Orientation Week Schedule
    • Orientation Week – Small Group Schedules
  • Orientation Team
    • Orientation Committee and Co-Chairs
    • Meet Your JPs Groups A-D
    • Meet Your JPs Groups E-I
  • Sponsors
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