Welcome to PSLawNet!  The online resource connecting public interest law job-seekers with their ideal opportunities in the public interest arena, in government, at law schools, and around the globe.

Law Students and Lawyers

PSLawNet is a free public interest job database containing organizational profiles and job opportunities (internships, postgraduate fellowships, articling and permanent positions) around the globe.  Students and alumni of our Canadian subscriber schools may create a user account and search PSLawNet for free.  To learn how to create a user account, go to the How to Use PSLawNet page. 

While PSLawNet is based in the U.S., and thus many of the organizations and opportunities are based there as well, we continue to expand by adding information about employers and jobs throughout Canada and abroad. 

Public Interest Career Resources for Canadian Law Students and Lawyers
See the Canadian Resource section in our Public Service Career Library for useful materials published by Canadian law schools and public interest advocates.  Also, the main navigation menu on the PSLawlNet homepage contains useful job-seeking information that covers a wide array of public interest career paths.

Employment Eligibility in the U.S.
Visit the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service's webpages on work eligibility for individuals without U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and the "FAQ's About Employment Eligibility" webpage.

Note: If you are a Canadian law student searching for volunteer/pro bono opportunities, please contact Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) at 416-946-0930 or natl.coordinator@probonostudents.ca.

Public Interest and Government Employers

You may create an organizational profile and public service jobs for law students and lawyers at no charge!  Over 190 law schools in Canada and the U.S. subscribe to PSLawNet, providing their students and alumni with free access to the website.  PSLawNet is a perfect means by which you can highlight your organization's programs and accomplishments, as well as advertise job openings.  To learn how to get started, visit the How to Use PSLawNet page.

Canadian Public Interest Career Fairs

McGill Public Interest Career Day
Sponsor: McGill Faculty of Law.
2009 Date: TBA

Students of sponsoring schools can participate in informational interviews on the day of the program. Alumni of sponsoring school and students from any law school are invited to participate in the kiosk fair and panel portion of the day. For more information, contact Ali Martin-Mayer, Director of the Career Development Office at 514-398-6618 or ali.martin-mayer@mcgill.ca.

Canada Public Interest Day (PID)
Sponsors: Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
2009 Date: TBA

PID will give students access to information on legal aid clinics, community-based associations, non-governmental organizations, government offices, and firms that have made a commitment to public interest work. More information can be found at http://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/careers/publicinterestdayagenda.htm or by contacting either Nadine Reid at nreid@osgoode.yorku.ca, Nicola Martin at nmartin@osgoode.yorku.ca, or Shannon Leo at shannon.leo@utoronto.ca.

Legal Careers in Social Justice Information Fair
Sponsor: University of Ottawa Faculty of Law                                                                                                                                                 2009 Date: Thursday, March 5^th.

Details coming soon…