Omar Ha-Redeye on the New Law Practice Program (LPP)

The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) announced a new Law Practice Program at Convocation on Nov. 21, 2013.

The English program will be provided by Ryerson University, and the French program by Ottawa University. The Ryerson program will be delivered through a strategic partnership with the Ontario Bar Association.

The Ryerson LPP will feature:

• Interactive, web-based learning modules to create virtual law firms and simulate actual legal practice scenarios
• Legal practitioners as mentors and guides
• Four-month work placements available across the province, in all areas of legal practice, size of firm and type of practice, including those where articling positions are not as common such as in-house counsel, legal clinics, small firms, rural firms, family and criminal law practices
• Equality in the licensing requirements with traditional articling; candidates from both pathways will be eligible for licensing in Ontario
• A working relationship with all legal organizations and members of the profession throughout Ontario

Omar Ha-Redeye was quoted by James Bradshaw in The Globe and Mail on the LPP program.