Tryouts for the 2025-2026 academic year will take place between September 17-20, 2025. For more information and for the sign-up link, please visit our webpage.

The deadline to apply for scholarships and bursaries is November 3, and we're here to help you get it done!

Join us for in-person drop-in sessions every Thursday from September 18 to October 30, between 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–3:00 PM in FTX 230.

Whether you have questions, need guidance, or just want a quiet space (with support nearby!) to work on your applications, you're welcome to drop by. No appointment needed — just come in, settle down, and get started!

BYOL – Bring your own laptop!

Discover the course description on the Course Search Engine. Professor Cynthia Westaway who is a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa.  She is Senior Counsel at the First Peoples Law LLP office in Ottawa, Ontario and a Certified Specialist in Aboriginal Law with The Law Society of Ontario. First Peoples Law represents Indigenous clients in consultation, rights, Title and Treaty, governance, and economic development matters.

Discover the course description on the Course Search Engine. Professor Alex Neve served over twenty years as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada.  He has honorary Doctorates of Laws degrees from the University of New Brunswick, University of Waterloo and St. Thomas University.  He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and is the 2025 Massey Lecturer. 

Various markets such as, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver have a structured recruitment process for summer jobs for 1L and/or 2L students. This means they follow guidelines in which they can post their job opportunities, set the application deadline, and conduct On-Campus Interviews (OCI) and formal interviews.  

On-Campus Interviews (OCI) are hosted by the university during a structured recruitment process. They are short 17-minute interviews, it is a way for employers to pre-screen a pool of candidates before the more formal interview process. OCIs are targeted to 2L students participating in structured recruitment (students eligible to commence articling in June 2027).  

The OLR is hosting an open house on Monday, September 15th from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in FTX 302!

Drop by to meet members of the OLR, learn more about the Assistant Editor recruitment including tips for your application package, and ​for some legal pop culture trivia!

Sign-up here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/VWtBJGciT1

There are numerous clerkship opportunities available at courts across the country. Clerking is a challenging and rewarding experience. While the work will vary from court to court and from Justice to Justice, students are generally given the opportunity to research and draft pre-hearing memoranda, edit judgments, draft post-hearing memoranda, and assist in writing papers and speeches.  The opportunities open to law clerks upon completing their clerkships vary – from working in law firms, to government, to graduate studies and more. These positions are directed towards students with strong research, writing and communications skills.

Applications now open! Apply now to be an Assistant Editor for 2025-2026 here: https://rdo-olr.org/join/!

Assistant Editors are primarily responsible for locating and verifying academic sources to ensure our articles are accurately cited. Editors will have a chance to participate in the OLR mentorship program and contribute to publishing high quality legal scholarship.

The application deadline is Friday, September 19th at 6:00 pm EST.

Important Dates and Deadlines
Please consult the important dates and deadlines web page to learn more about enrolment deadlines, term dates, statutory holidays, breaks, exam periods, tuition deadlines and more.

Academic Regulations
Become familiar with the Common Law Section’s Academic Regulations, the Academic Integrity and Policy on Academic Fraud and other regulations of the University of Ottawa. It is understood that, by the act of enrolling, students agree to abide by these regulations.

Courses by Selection
If you have been selected for a course by selection, please make sure to finalize your enrolment in the course in uoZone as soon as possible. Please consult the Course Search Engine to browse the descriptions of the courses by selection.

Course Load and Course Sequence
It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their course selection meets the specific degree requirements of their program and follows the correct course sequence.

Please note that, except specifically detailed in your course sequence, a regular course load for an upper-year full-time Common Law student is:

• 15 units (5 courses) during the Fall term
• 3 units (1 course) during the January intensive term (mandatory)
• 12 units (4 courses) during the Winter term

Please adjust your course selection accordingly. It is also the responsibility of each student to ensure that the courses selected do not result in class schedule or exam schedule conflicts.

Waitlists
Please verify your enrolment status on a regular basis and remove yourself from a waitlist if or when you no longer wish to make changes to your enrolment.

As a reminder, the waitlist system will only be able to process your enrolment if:

• you have not reached the maximum units allowed per term (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions);
• you have no schedule conflict with another course (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions);
• you are not already enrolled in another section of the same course (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions); and
• you have completed all prerequisites.

We recommend viewing the enrolment help videos, in particular The Waitlist and Swap Function, to understand how to make the necessary changes to your enrolment and program the swap properly. Within uoZone, you can also consult the Student Enrolment Guide tutorial, which is available on the Enrol application page.

Students in the Final Year of their Program
Make sure you are on track for graduation! Verify your program sequence and requirements, and ensure that you have satisfied all your requirements by using your Academic Advisement report in your uoZone, Student Centre. Please email us at [email protected] if you have questions or concerns.

Options
If you intend to graduate with an option, please make sure that you are on the right track to validate it.

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that the courses selected do not result in class schedule or exam schedule conflicts.

The use of the Examplify software will be possible in selected courses. Please verify the exam timetables to know if your final exam will offer this option.

More information about how to register for the use of Examplify will be sent to all students soon.

Students may register for the Access/Equity Tutorials by filling out the online application form. Details about eligibility are available on the Tutorial Program website.