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Law School, Articling & NCA Student Membership
 

Complimentary CBA-OBA Membership for All Ontario Law Students
Free for students enrolled in undergraduate studies at a recognized law school in Ontario. This category is also available to NCA students.

 

Articling Students pay a reduced membership fee of $172.43 plus HST.
 

 

Law Student Member Benefits


1. Free Membership for Law Students ($800+ value)
  1. Free membership for Ontario Law Students or NCA students
  2. Student members are also automatically enrolled in Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
  3. Student members can sign up for an additional 2 Free Practice Sections


2. Reduced Membership Fee for Articling Students ($800+ value)
  1. Articling Students pay only $172.43+ HST for CBA-OBA membership
  2. Articling student members are automatically enrolled in Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
  3. Articling student members can sign up for an additional 2 Free Practice Sections


3. Exclusive Student & Articling Seminars
  1. Life After Law School events (Jan/Feb/March) at Law Schools, featuring local practitioners
  2. "Excelling At Articles" Programs in Toronto, Ottawa & London (August)
  3. Attend "Articling & Beyond" (in November) and find out about articling opportunities outside the GTA
  4. Check out all of our programs on our new PD website


4.
Career Opportunities & Resources
  1. Legal careers at our OBA Legal Career Centre
  2. CBA's Articling Handbook
  3. CBA PracticeLink


5. Practice Sections
  1. 37 practice-specific areas to choose from and join
  2. Section members receive e-newsletters, downloadable materials and access to online resources at OBA Sections
  3. Programs, Video-streams, and Course Materials to help you with legal research, available at:  PD Programs
  4. Automatic enrollment to Young Lawyers Division (YLD) for student members
  5. Practice specific Listservs available



6. Professional Development (PD) & Sections Programs:
  1. Students save on more than 200 in-person & online PD Programs
  2. Video replays and course materials also available at discounted prices
  3. OBA Annual Institute Conference in February.
  4. "Monitor" at OBA's PD programs. Get free program registration, free materials and the incredible opportunity to mingle with leading experts.


7. Student Fellowship & Awards
  1. A number of awards are available for law students. See Student Awards


8. Student Division Ambassador Volunteer Positions
  1. Have a voice in student issues/concerns in the legal profession through the Student Division Executive (SDE)
  2. In January/February, watch for our "Call for Candidates" for the Student Division Executive Ambassador positions.
  3. Participate at OBA events, promoting the CBA - OBA at your law school.


9. Member Savings
  1. Insurance and financial products
  2. Discounts on entertainment, transportation, accommodation, business and personal products


10.  CBA & OBA Publications
  1. JUST. bi-monthly newsmagazine
  2. Annual special student edition of the CBA National e-news magazine
  3. CBA Canadian Bar Review academic journal
  4. Discounts on OBA Publications

 


Have questions or need more info?
Email: lawstudents@oba.org
Phone: 1 (416) 869-1047 ext. 314 or Toll Free 1 (800) 668-8900 ext. 314