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Career and Professional Development Office

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Who are we?

Staff

[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Robyn Marttila, Director
[minti_icon icon=”fa-envelope” color=”#888888″ size=”14px” margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] rmarttil@uwo.ca   [minti_icon icon=”fa-phone” color=”#888888″ size=”14px” margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] 519.661.2071[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Natalie Samuel, Recruitment Coordinator
[minti_icon icon=”fa-envelope” color=”#888888″ size=”14px” margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] nsamuel3@uwo.ca   [minti_icon icon=”fa-phone” color=”#888888″ size=”14px” margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] 519.661.2111 Ext 88809[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

Office

[minti_icon icon=”fa-home” color=”#888888″ size=”14px” margin=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] Room 222, Faculty of Law (just down the hall from the main admin area)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

What do we do?

Services

  • Individual career counseling (career planning, resume/cover advice and feedback, interview coaching, job search strategy)
  • Provide print and on-line career-related resources and recruitment information
  • Coordinate career-related workshops and events, professional development programs, networking opportunities and interview programs
  • Manage a database of online postings for law jobs

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

Platforms

We use two main career platforms:

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

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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.

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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![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]