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Application for National or International Articling placement.
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The application fee is $160.00 (plus applicable taxes). The Law Society of Ontario will invoice your online account in the amount of $160.00 (plus applicable taxes).
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An original Certificate of Good Standing that must be sent directly from the issuing jurisdiction of the proposed supervising lawyer to the Licensing and Accreditation department at the Law Society of Ontario.
The proposed supervising lawyer must be:
- Actively engaged in practice of law for 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding the intended articling placement.
- An exemplar of the profession, having regard to all circumstances including but not limited to your experience, competence, ethical standards, and professional conduct record
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A description of the proposed legal experience. Specific examples and descriptions of the proposed legal experience must be provided that assist in demonstrating the articling candidate’s fulfillment of the experiential training competencies.
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A description of the proposed legal supervision that has been signed by the Supervising Lawyer.
Please note, the Application for National or International Articling Placement must be complete prior to your intended articling start date.
In addition, any documents that are not in English or French must be translated by an Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) Certified Translator. You may wish to refer to ATIO's Directory of Certified Translators on its website at https://atio.on.ca/.
The original Certificate of Standing must be sent by the governing body of that jurisdiction directly to a certified translator. The certified translator must then send both the original and translated copies of the Certificate of Standing directly to Articling at the Law Society of Ontario.
If the lawyer is licensed in Ontario, an Application to Serve as Articling Principal should be filed instead.