Instructions on how to use Vilawportal

On the left side click on "My Profile"
Add your personal information. Please make sure to use an e-mail you check constantly
Add your contact information.
You must select Yes for NCA Candidate (See image 1 below)
Add your Law School information. You must include your foreign law degree as "Primary Law Degree". You can include your LL.M or any further degrees you have as Other Legal Education, not your Primary Law Degree.
You must follow the steps below when adding your Law School:

Under "EDUCATION TYPE" choose Primary Law Degree
Under "DEGREE" select the title you receive through your law degree from your home jurisdiction (e.g., LLB, JD, etc.)
Under "COUNTRY" select "OTHER/AUTRE". THIS IS MANDATORY. Do not select United Kingdom, Australia, France or United States even if your law degree is from those countries
Under "LAW SCHOOL" select "OTHER - INTERNATIONAL (Specify in Comments)". THIS IS MANDATORY. Please do not select another law school even if your school appears in the dropdown menu. (See image 2 below)
Add the name of your specific law school in the comment box
Add any further details you have about your degree, school ranking, including honors received in the comment box.

Include any other post-secondary education you may have. An LL.M from Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Toronto, or University of British Columbia and a certificate from University of Alberta or University of Calgary must be included only as "Other Legal Education"
You must follow these instructions to ensure recruiters have access to your applications.
Include any non-legal education you completed.

Jobs will only appear AFTER you upload a document to vilawportal.
On the left side click on "My Documents". Click on "Add Document". Add any document you wish (even a blank word page)
If you want to ensure you do not send this document to law firms by mistake you can name the document "TEST" or go to the "My Documents" tab and click on the hide symbol "🛇".

On the left side click on "Job Search"
Click on "2nd Yr. Student"
If you want to read details about the job posting click on the "View" button that is on the right side of each position available.
When ready to apply, click on the "Add to Apply List"
Be aware that the "Add to Apply List" is not meant to save a list of positions you will apply for in a future date. After a few hours of being inactive the list will disappear and you will have to add the law firms again to the list.
Once all the firms you wish to apply are added, click on "Press to Apply"
Make sure to include all mandatory documents when applying. If you can't add all the documents required click on "Check box if you are unable to send ALL of the required documents or the information is already included"
Once all documents are added click on "Send Application" and move on to the next law firm
Be aware that applications cannot be altered once law firms have reviewed them
If you notice you made a mistake and want to correct it, click on "My Applications". If the application has not yet been "Reviewed" you can edit by clicking on the "Edit" button on the right.

MANDATORY STEP - NCA Candidate