ALBERTA 2023 ITLNCA OCIS - 2L SUMMER RECRUITMENT

Applying to ITLNCA’s ALBERTA OCIs? This information is for you!

1. Applications for all Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITLs) and National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) candidates* are due on ViLawportal by September 23, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. MT. However, if you wish to be considered for ITLNCA’s ALBERTA OCIs apply through ViLawportal by August 15, 2022.

See ViLawportal here
See the “Important Dates” section below.

*ITLs and NCA applicants include:

All NCA candidates, including self-study NCA candidates;
NCA candidates enrolled in a LLM at OsgoodePD;
NCA candidates enrolled in the University of Toronto Global Professional Master of Laws Program (GPLLM);
NCA candidates enrolled in the Distance Learning Program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia; and
NCA candidates enrolled in the University of Alberta Internationally Trained Lawyer Program.

NB: For general information about these programs, visit the National Committee on Accreditation website.

2. To participate in ITLNCA OCIs you must:

a) Follow the naming convention below for all documents you submit in ViLawportal, i.e.:

ITLNCA - Resume - Full Name
ITLNCA - Resume - Will Smith.doc,.pdf, etc.
ITLNCA - Cover Letter - Full Name
ITLNCA - Cover Letter - Will Smith.doc,.pdf, etc.

b) Include the following blurb at the end of your Cover Letter:

I would be pleased to be invited to an ITLNCA on-campus interview on September 07, 2022. To schedule an interview, please contact the ITLNCA Networks’ OCI Committee.

c) Provide ITLNCA with (1) your full name as listed on your resume, (2) phone number, (3) email address, and (4) a list of all the legal employers you applied to. You must submit the above information by completing this form: https://forms.gle/KjrFw46f86c1fRKa8 no later than August 16, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. EST.

3. Candidates should apply to ALL firms, government offices, and/ or legal employers that they are genuinely interested in working with. Candidates should not only apply to the list of firms participating in Alberta 2023 ITLNCA OCIs.

A running list of participating law firms, government offices, and/or legal employers will be made available.
However, additional legal employers may be added to our participation list even after the application deadline in ViLawportal has closed. Therefore, candidates should apply to ALL firms, government offices, and/or legal employers that they are interested in working with.
Further, some legal employers do not hold OCIs and only invite successful candidates straight to the in-firm interview stage. Please apply to all positions you are interested in.

ALBERTA 2023 ITLNCA OCIS - IMPORTANT DATES:

1) Application Deadline for ITLNCA OCIs through ViLawportal - August 15, 2022 at 11:59 MT

The application deadline for all Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITLs) and National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) candidates in Alberta is September 23, 2022 at 11:59 MP. However, if you wish to be considered for ITLNCA’s Alberta OCIs you must apply through ViLawportal by August 15, 2022

Helpful information sessions:

ITLNCA OCIs Information Session with Angela Sordi LL.B., C.E.C. from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Cheryl Biehler and Eowynne Noble from Fasken, and Glynnis Hawe from Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Interviews with Successful OCI ITLNCAs
ITLNCA Networks’ Articling Information Session – Michael Tam of OsgoodePD explains how to write your resume and cover letter.
We also recommend that you attend the virtual open houses hosted by participating legal employers. Information about these virtual open houses can be found on their company websites, LinkedIn, and social media.

All educational materials and information sessions can be viewed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF6KZn4uRsdXKC43KhQd2GQ/videos

2) ITLNCA OCI Call Day – August 26, 2022, starting at 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 PM EST.

Have your phone on and ready to accept calls and emails at 8:00 a.m. EST.
Successful candidates will be contacted by ITLNCA Networks’ neutral administrator(s) to inform them of their OCI offer(s).
Candidates will be informed about the name of all law firms and government offices that offered them an interview. Candidates will not be informed about the interview times or given a choice of when the interviews will happen.
Candidates will be contacted at the contact number/ email address provided to ITLNCA Networks (in step 2(c) above).
The deadline to accept your OCI offer(s) from ITLNCA Networks’ neutral administrator(s) is August 26, 2022, by 7:00 p.m. EST.

3) Other important information/ logistics – between August 26, 2022, and September 07, 2022.

Use this period to prepare for your virtual OCIs:

You can expect communications and emails from the legal employers, including the link to your interview/ calendar invite. ITLNCA Networks’ will not be sending the calendar invites to candidates. Therefore, candidates should monitor their emails closely for communications/ emails from the legal employers they have accepted OCIs with.
Use this time to ensure that your technology is set up and ready to go for your OCIs. Each legal employer will be using the virtual software of their choice. Download the appropriate software before your interviews.
Do additional research on the legal employers and the interviewer(s). Watch the helpful Youtube videos provided above.

4) OCI Schedule & Other Information - by September 4, 2022, at midnight.

Applicants who have been offered OCI(s) can expect an email from ITLNCA confirming the timing of their interviews, the name of their interviewer(s), and the virtual software the employer will be using for the interview (i.e. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.) by midnight on September 4, 2022.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL FOLDER FOR THIS EMAIL!! DO NOT CONTACT US ASKING FOR THIS INFORMATION BEFORE CHECKING YOUR JUNK/SPAM FOLDER.

5) ITLNCA Virtual OCIs – September 07, 2022, between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT.

Alberta ITLNCA OCIs will take place virtually on September 07, 2022.
All interviews are 17 minutes in length
Each firm will use its preferred virtual platform (i.e. Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype, etc.). It will be up to the interviewing firm which platform they will use for virtual OCIs. Candidates will be expected to download the required software in advance. All software used will be free to download for candidates.

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