Student Membership may be Free, but Benefits are Valuable

·   Free Membership for students enrolled in full-time undergraduate studies at a recognized law school in Ontario. (Articling students pay a minimal yearly fee of only $77.93 inclusive of GST)

Ontario Law School Students'
Complimentary Membership
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·   2 Free Section enrolments

·   Student preferred rates at OBA Section and CLE programs

·   Voice in student issues/concerns in the legal profession through the Student Division Executive

·   Student Awards and Fellowship from the CBA  

·   Member Savings
    -   Insurance products with CBIA
    -   Financial services with CBAF
    -   Discounted entertainment tickets with Concierge Connection
    -   Great phone plans with Rogers Wireless
    -   Affordable accomodations at Cambridge Suites
    -   Trendy eyewear with Hakim Optical 
    -   and much more...

·   Career opportunities and practice tips & tools on:
    -   CBA PracticeLink
    -   CBA Legal Careers site
    -   OBA Legal Career Centre 

·   Getting involved and getting noticed 
    -   "Monitor" at OBA's Continuing Legal Education programs.  Get free program registration, free materials and the incredible opportunity to mingle with leading experts
    -   Submit articles to the pregistious Briefly Speaking news magazine, read by our diverse group of 17,000+ OBA members
    -   Apply to become a Student Ambassador with the OBA Student Division Executive
    -   Help out in OBA initiatives promoting the CBA-OBA at your law schools   

·   Complimentary print editions
    -   Monthly OBA Student Notes e-news 
    -   Bi-monthly OBA Briefly Speaking newsmagazine 
    -   Annual special student edition of the CBA National e-news magazine 
    -   CBA's Articling Handbook
    -   OBA's Section-specific newsletters (relevant to enrolled Section Members)
    -   CBA Canadian Bar Review academic journal
  

 

Wait! The Benefits don't stop there.  There is even more for student members:

OBA SECTIONS
35 practice-specific groups that hold frequent educational programs over breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Section members receive newsletters including a wealth of current and substantive legal information for today's lawyers.  Of particular interest to students, the Young Lawyers Division provides great learning perspectives on career success and social opportunities.  Yes, I want my 2 Free Sections!

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) EVENTS
To invest in your knowledge base -OBA offers timely, diverse, informative and cost effective CLE programs for you to participate in. In addition, check out the OBA Annual Institute schedule!

OBA PUBLICATIONS
Can't make it to a program in person? Programs and derivitive materials are available in formats of hard copy binder, CD or MP3, webcast, online archives and video replay. Sample content.

  

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Ottawa - Aug. 26, 2008
   London - Sep. 15, 2008
   Toronto - Sep. 18, 2008

 

Success can be about what you know and who you know.  Join the CBA-OBA and help make this happen for you!

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lawstudents@oba.org
1-800-668-8900 or 416-869-1047