Attorney wins two-week internship

Applications were invited from international attorneys- at-Law practicing in various fields of law __ public and private __ on a topic of their choice, which supports civil justice reform in the Region, in the area of civil procedure.

Among some 100 applicants who applied for the Legal Internship, Ms. Lall is one of four successful applicants, following a rigorous selection process that included the submission of a Research Proposal and Profile Form by 30 November 2016, following which the top 10 were shortlisted and interviewed.

The high quality of Ms. Lall’s Research Project, “Modernising Justice: Mandatory Mediation in the Trinidad and Tobago Justice System, E-filing and Legislative Reform” and the 45 minute interview, which followed her being shortlisted, earned her a place as one of the 4 Legal Research Interns at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Among the four selected Interns, is another Trinidad and Tobago Attorney- at-Law, Ms. Kamla Braithwaite, who is a Judicial Research Counsel in the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago. Her Research Project concerns “Access to Justice for Litigants in Trinidad and Tobago.” The Internship runs from 6 March to 17 March 2017 at Osgoode Hall Law School and will continue with the submission of a legal paper, presentations and the further action required for implementation of the Research Project in the civil justice system.

The scope of Ms.

Lall’s Legal Internship, which, in the main, concerns an analysis and examination of the Mandatory Mediation Rules, practices and culture of Ontario, Toronto, includes accessing and utilising the resources of Osgoode Hall Law School; engaging the expertise and specialist training of the Law Professors and Lecturers; attending and participating in pertinent classes/ lectures of the Law School; holding meetings and conferences with trained mediators and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) agencies in Ontario, Toronto; attending and shadowing mediation sessions; Court attendance and observation and conducting surveys and comparative studies to determine empirical information and future action and conduct.