Students
U of T Law students can participate in the Asper Centre’s clinical courses, lead or join student working groups, support interventions, and assist with research for our publications and podcast. These opportunities provide students with invaluable practical experience in constitutional law and advocacy.
The cornerstone of the Asper Centre is a legal education clinic that brings together law students, faculty and members of the bar to work on significant constitutional cases and advocacy initiatives.
U of T law students can become involved in the Asper Centre’s work through volunteering with one of our student working groups. The student working groups are student-led initiatives that bring together approximately 10-15 students to work in conjunction with academics, civil society groups and members of the bar on current Charter rights advocacy or constitutional law issues.
Each summer, the Asper Centre hires 1 or 2 University of Toronto law students to work as research assistants on its ongoing constitutional advocacy and litigation projects. In addition, the Asper Centre selects 1 or 2 U of T law students to receive a fellowship to work in an organization within Canada that focuses on human rights , Charter rights and Constitutional law advocacy.