But
an unpaid articling position with a Community Legal Clinic?
Earlier this month a community legal clinic in Oshawa drew fire after it advertised a 10 - month
unpaid articling position on Legal Aid Ontario's official website.
So
an unpaid articling position with a private bar law firm would be, in my view, appalling and exploitative.
I acknowledge that
an unpaid articling position is inconvenient and perhaps, in some cases, would require a year of employment before it would be affordable.
Not exact matches
They hold registered dietitian, communications and / or executive
positions within the department and while I suppose they could have convened each night after work to write the
article on their own,
unpaid time, I highly doubt that was the case.
It is also the case that, likely given the intense competition for
articling positions, some of the increased number of
articling positions are less attractive and even exploitative
positions, including poorly or
unpaid positions.
But for students unable to find an
articling position they will be able to qualify for admission by taking an eight month program composed of four months of classroom study plus four months of
unpaid «co-op work» at a law firm or sole practitioner — see The Globe and Mail
article, November 30, 2012, by Kirk Makin.
People have made complaints to the LSO about lack of
articling and associate
positions,
unpaid articles (why won't the LSO ban them?
Those students who can't get
articling positions will be forced to pursue LPP training, oftentimes in
unpaid positions.
Those advocating for the
unpaid position commented that without an
articling position another law student would lose the ability to be called to the bar, given that
articling is a virtual prerequisite to being called.
Maanas Rautela chose the LPP despite being offered a paid
articling position because he felt it offered a wider variety and was worth the risk of an
unpaid placement.
As this model catches on and employers realize they have a captive audience, it is quite possible the new normal will involve all
articling positions being
unpaid.