We currently offer services to over 700 students in both of Single and Dual JD programs. We aim to provide our students with the tools to search, interview and secure jobs in a variety of areas. As well as provide them with the soft skills necessary to be excellent assets to any employer environment.
We would be thrilled to have you register your firm or company with our Career Services Office. We currently use the Symplicity website to manage our employer contacts and opportunities.
Symplicity is a one-stop spot where students can gain as much information as possible about you. This can include primary email addresses, social media links, firm size, and an overview. It allows you to submit job postings and is used for our On-Campus Interviews.
If you are interested in gaining free access to Symplicity please review the below documentation:
- Job Posting Policy
- Job Posting Form
- Symplicity link to begin your registration.
Employers who have registered with Symplicity have the opportunity to directly post positions to our students and alumni through their accounts.
If you prefer to post individual job opportunities or you are registered for Symplicity but would rather have us update your profile please complete this job form and send it to windsorcso@uwindsor.ca
If you have not yet registered for your free Symplicity account please review the Employer Registration information above.
We encourage you to review our Job Posting Policy as well, before submitting directly to Symplicity or view email.
Windsor Law does participate in On-Campus Interviews every year for the Toronto recruitment cycle.
Please email windsorcso@uwindsor.ca for more information.
The Law Society wishes to promote fair hiring practices for students, lawyers and paralegals pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), the Rules of Professional Conduct (Lawyer Rules) and the Paralegal Rules of Conduct (Paralegal Rules). The Fair Hiring Practice Guidelines (Guidelines) that are set out below are provided to assist firms in reviewing their interview and hiring practices.
To review the Best Practices and Guidelines for recruitment in Ontario please visit: Fair Hiring Practice Guidelines | Law Society of Ontario (lso.ca)
To review the Best Practices and Guidelines for recruitment in Ontario Vancouver please visit: Student Recruitment Guidelines : Vancouver Bar Association
Job Shadowing
Participate in our Job Shadowing Program:
Since 2003 our students have benefited from the Job Shadowing Program that aims to provide every current law student who enrolls in the program an opportunity to spend one day, typically during study week, with a graduate of Windsor Law. This gives students the opportunity to observe the routine of the Host and gain knowledge about the practice of law in an authentic setting.
Hosts can be judges, crown counsel, in-house counsel, private practitioners or others who use their law degree in an alternative or non-traditional manner. Because our students have such divergent interests, we aim to provide a variety of hosts and settings.
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING HOSTS
1. You must register with the Program no later than August 1st each year.
2. In November, you will be informed of the name of the student who has been matched with you for the Program.
3. The student will contact you directly (usually in December) to arrange a suitable date for the shadowing.
4. Although study week is suggested, the actual date of the Job Shadowing is flexible and based on the availability of the Host and the student.
5. If the Host suggests, and the student is willing and able, the Job Shadowing may be extended beyond one day.
6. Firms may invite students back to observe the continuance of a specific file or matter. Any further visits are at the discretion of the individual Hosts and are not an expectation of the program.
7. You are not required to “entertain” the student. A special itinerary is not required. The shadowing should show students a realistic picture of a day in the professional life of the Host. To the extent possible, the Host should endeavor to expose the student to a variety of practical legal issues and/or procedures. An opportunity to meet and talk with other students or lawyers is also beneficial.
8. The students will be required to keep confidential all information to which they may have had access to in the course of the Shadowing. While they have been informed of their obligations as student members of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the provisions of the Code of Professional Conduct, you should feel free to require the students to execute a Confidentiality Agreement. The Career Services Office can assist in the preparation of such Agreement.
9. If, on the date of the arranged Job Shadowing, you are unable to spend much time with the student, please arrange for a colleague to take over for you or, if this is not possible, to schedule another date for the Job Shadowing visit.
10. Please complete the Evaluation (which will be sent along with your student’s name) following the student’s visit. Your comments are very helpful in improving the Program and planning for next year.
11. You are encouraged to contact windsorcso@uwindsor.ca, Director of Career Services if you have any questions or concerns about the program, the matching process or the student.
Windsor Law Connects
Windsor Law Connects is a joint program hosted with the Windsor Law’s Career Services and Alumni and Fund Development Office. It offers the opportunity for engagement and learning from both our students and wonderful alumni. The program is hosted every year, generally over the Fall term break, where we work to match current students with alumni based on their employment interests.
If you are interested in participating in this program please email windsorcso@uwindsor.ca or create an employer profile on Symplicity as a starting point.