Anna DeCia-Gualtieri

ALT Innocence Canada is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications from law students (1st and 2nd year) for summer fellowship positions. Location: Remote or hybrid remote/in office in Toronto, Ontario Start date: May 2022 Duration of internship: 3 months Hours per week: 35 hours Application deadline: January 7th 2022 at 12:00 p.m. (EST) Nature of Fellowship Students will split their time between Innocence Canada’s two mandates: cases of wrongful conviction and education on wrongful convictions. Students will work with Innocence Canada’s staff lawyers to provide legal services for the purposes of establishing that a wrongful conviction has occurred and supporting the exoneration of the wrongly convicted person. They will also work Innocence Canada’s Director of Education to research and develop educational programming with the goal of preventing future wrongful convictions.

ALT Remuneration Fellowship positions with Innocence Canada are unpaid. Students may apply for funding or credit through any applicable program available to them. We encourage students to speak with their Career Development Office in order to determine what funding or credit opportunities are available. Innocence Canada will support students in their application process. Application Requirements Applications must be submitted as a single pdf file with the following application materials in order listed: 1. Cover letter 2. Resume 3. One letter of reference 4. Writing sample (3 pages of a legal memo or research paper written by you alone) Please use “2022 Fellowship Application” as your subject line. Ability to speak, read and write French will be an asset. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. Submit application to: Johanna Macdonald, Director of Education, [email protected]. Innocence Canada is an equal opportunity employer.