The Dean’s Research and Writing Fellows Program is a unique and challenging opportunity open to high-achieving upper-year students with strong research and writing skills, demonstrated leadership abilities, and a keen interest in mentoring 1L students.

In the winter term students will undertake an intensive research and writing project in Winter 2027 either with an outside organization or as a directed research project. 

In the fall and winter terms students will also lead legal research and citation workshops for 1L students in CML1101, as well as assist with grading.

This course can satisfy the major paper requirement.

This link is your path to more information, including dates, deadlines, and the application form.

Application deadline: May 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

For more information please contact Professor Long: [email protected]

** Application Deadline: Monday June 15^th, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST

**Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/tfDj2n10FL

The “Bundle” of Advocacy Courses, now entering its 13th year, is being offered to upper year students in 2026-27. The Bundle consists of four separate courses: Civil Procedure and Trial Advocacy in the Fall Term followed by Evidence and Appellate Advocacy in the Winter Term. The courses are taught on an integrated basis to a single group of around 64 students. 

The Advocacy Bundle is designed to:

• Build your advocacy skills with colleagues who want to advocate; 
• Introduce the skills and concepts used in modern litigation;
• Blend theoretical, practical, and interactive learning;
• Reinforce skill development through complementary coursework; and
• Begin the development of networks with the local bar.

There are no pre-requisites (apart from the completion of the first year) for any of the Bundle’s four courses. A common question is: “Can I take Trial Advocacy without having taken Civil Procedure and Evidence first?” The answer is absolutely “yes” because these courses complement each other. By doing a variety of trial advocacy exercises in the Fall Term, you will better understand the substantive aspects of Civil Procedure. In the Winter Term, students will take Evidence and Appellate Advocacy concurrently. These courses will build upon what you learn in the Fall Term. In addition, most of the student exercises in appellate advocacy deal with the substantive evidence law topics. In other words, you will have several opportunities to immediately apply what you are learning in evidence.

Student registered in the Bundle have priority access to the Bundle courses. Students will satisfy the mandatory upper year Oral Advocacy and Civil Procedure course requirements. They will also take Evidence. While not a mandatory course, most students at uOttawa do take a course in Evidence.

Students must enroll in all four Bundle of Advocacy Courses (with the exception of the Civil Procedure (CML2309C), if another section of the course has been completed).

Course Offerings for the Fall & Winter Terms

FALL

• CML2309 A - CIVIL PROCEDURE - Prof. Mark Hecht
**Students who already completed the course CML2309 - Civil Procedure course are exempt from taking it as part of the Bundle and may still apply to enroll in the other three Bundle courses.

CML3154/3158 - TRIAL ADVOCACY
Students will have to choose one the following sections:
• CML3154 B - Trial Advocacy - Civil Case File - Prof. TBC
• CML3154 C - Trial Advocacy - Civil Case File - Prof. TBC
• CML3154 D - Trial Advocacy - Civil Case File - Prof. TBC
• CML3158 A - Trial Advocacy - Criminal Case File - Prof. TBC

WINTER

• CML3303 M - EVIDENCE - Prof. TBC

CML2101 - APPELLATE ADVOCACY
Students will be enrolled in one the following sections:
• CML2101 M - Appellate Advocacy - Prof. TBC
• CML2101 O - Appellate Advocacy - Prof. TBC
• CML2101 P - Appellate Advocacy - Prof. TBC
• CML2101 Q - Appellate Advocacy - Prof. TBC

Attention: If a student get enrolled in a section of Trial Advocacy then they will be automatically enrolled in a particular section of Appellate Advocacy. The following sections are linked:

CML3154 B & CML2101 M
CML3154 C & CML2101 O
CML3154 D & CML2101 P
CML3158 A & CML2101 Q

Students will have the opportunity to indicate their preferred section of trial advocacy, however, filling out the form is not a guarantee of enrollment in the Bundle or in specific sections selected.
The enrolment form will be active until June 15^th at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST. Enrolment in the Bundle for selected students will be processed in uoZone before June 17th.

We wish all students the best for the summer and for the next academic year.