Orientation 2020
Welcome to the Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa
Dear Incoming 1Ls,
Congratulations and welcome to the English Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa!
We are developing an exciting academic orientation that will prepare you for success in your first year of law school. All materials for the 2020 Orientation have been posted on Brightspace.
The Orientation will include both asynchronous activities and a small number of synchronous activities taking place on September 3, September 4, and September 8, 2020. All events (other than social activities) are mandatory. The events will be close captioned. Where possible, synchronous activities will be recorded and posted in the Brightspace page. A draft schedule has been posted in the Orientation Brightspace page and is available here. Students will receive confidential links to the event through Brightspace on the morning of September 3, 2020. No registration is required.
Please contact the Director of the First Year Program, Jamie Liew (Jamie.Liew@uOttawa.ca), with any orientation-related questions.
We look forward to welcoming you into our vibrant, diverse and inclusive community.
Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew, Director of the First Year Program
Professor Kyle Kirkup, Orientation Coordinator
Orientation Materials
Draft Orientation Schedule - English
Baladroit uOttawa, A New Podcast Co-Hosted by Professor Kyle Kirkup and Professor Anne Levesque
Subscribe on YouTube (with close captioning)
Archived Orientation Podcasts
Orientation podcasts, featuring Craig Forcese and friends
- Transcript - 1. Arriving in Law School with Eyes Wide Open
- Transcript - 2. What is Law - Legal Theory in a Nutshell
- Transcript - 3. Founding Peoples - Aboriginal Law and Why it Matters
- Transcript - 4. What Happened in England Didn't Stay in England - The Concept of Common Law
- Transcript - 5. The Life of the Law is History
- Transcript - 6. Constitutions and Law for the Law Givers
- Transcript - 7. A Court for All Seasons
- Transcript - 8. Legislative School House Rock
- Transcript - 9. Legislative Literacy - How to Interpret a Statute
- Transcript - 10. On the Case - How to Read Judgments
- Transcript - 11. Person v. Person - Private Law and Social Relations
- Transcript - 12. My Law Includes Quebec
- Transcript - 13. International Law
- Transcript - 14. The Paperchase
- Transcript - 15. Writing Right While Righting Wrongs
- Transcript - 16. Resolving Disputes Properly
- Transcript - 17. The Gift of the Gab
- Transcript - 18. A Dean's Eye View
- Transcript - 19. Inspire Podcast with Prof Bakht
- Transcript - 20. Inspire Podcast with Prof Chen
- Transcript - 21. Inspire Podcast with Prof Pal
- Transcript - 22. Inspire Podcast with Prof McLeod Kilmurray
- Transcript - 23. Inspire Podcast with Prof Vanduzer
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 1 Getting Started
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 2 War Memorial
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 3 Nepean Point
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 4 The Quebec Side
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 5 Ottawa River Islands
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 6 Legal Ottawa
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 7 Parliament Hill
- Transcript - Ottawa Public Law Tour - Track 8 Concluding Remarks
Virtual tour of Ottawa legal landmarks
Brian Dickson Law Library Services
Important Dates
Happening in the Law School
Common Law Student Society:
“The Source” Jobs and Events Database
Clinics and Centres:
The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society
Human Rights Research and Education Centre:
Services for Students
Orientation Faculty
Links to Cool Stuff
What to Read Before Starting Law School, by Adam Dodek
How Canadians Govern Themselves, by Eugene Forsey
Supreme Court of Canada Website
Check out the Law Faculty’s Tweeters and Bloggers!
Tweeters:
Professor Wolfgang Alschner: @w_alschner
Professor Amir Attaran: @profamirattaran
Professor Jennifer Bond: @bondjk
Professor Suzanne Bouclin: @sbouclin
Professor Angela Cameron: @blogforequality
Professor Jennifer Chandler: @jnfrchandler
Professor Y.Y. Brandon Chen: @YYBrandonChen
Professor Lynda Collins: @LcollinsCollins
Professor Anthony Daimsis: @Daimsis
Professor Jeremy de Beer: @jdebeer
Dean Adam Dodek: @ADodek
Professor Colleen Flood: @ColleenFlood2
Professor Craig Forcese: @cforcese
Professor Michael Geist: @mgeist
Professor Daphne Gilbert: @PyjamasandTea
Professor Ian Kerr: @ianrkerr
Professor Kyle Kirkup: @kylekirkup
Professor François Larocque: @FJLarocque
Anne Levesque @anneslevesque
Professor Jamie Liew: @thechaiyun
Professor Vanessa MacDonnell: @vanessa_macd
Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau: @f_mb
Professor Carissima Mathen: @cmathen
Professor Graham Mayeda: @Graham_Mayeda
Professor Jena McGill: @JenaMcGill
Professor Errol Mendes: @3mendous
Professor Chidi Oguamamnam: @Chidi_Oguamanam
Professor Michael Pal: @mikepalcanada
Professor Marina Pavlović: @pavLAWich
Professor Amy Salyzyn: @AmySalyzyn
Professor Joanne St. Lewis: @firing_control
Professor Joao Velloso: @VellosoJGV
Professor David Wiseman: @dwwiseman
Faculty Blogs and Websites:
Professors Angela Cameron, Jena McGill & Vanessa MacDonnell
Professors Adam Dodek, Amy Salyzyn and others blog regularly at www.slaw.ca
The Rules
Mental Health and Wellness
Law Society of Upper Canada - Member Assistance Program
http://www.cba.org/CBA-Wellness/Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/monotasking-drop-everything-and-read-this-story.html?_r=1
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/exercise-fitness/emotional-benefits-of-exercise.htm
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5508/I-failed-in-law-school-and-you-can-too.html
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201609055612/commentary/law-school-doesn-t-have-to-make-you-sick
