The 2013 Law Students’ Society Legal Buddies Program is Here!
You will meet so many new people during the first few weeks of law school. There are countless 1Ls for you to get to know. Professors are also eager to meet you, too. In case that is not enough, the Orientation Week calendar is full of events designed to get you out and meeting your classmates.
But even after meeting fellow 1Ls, and attending all of the orientation events, you will still want to add at least one more name to the list of contacts you make: that of your legal buddy. Each year, 1Ls like yourself get matched with an upper year law student who can act as a resource during your transition to law school. Your legal buddy is there to offer law school advice, class/study notes, insight into career paths that you may both be interested in, and general knowledge about our Faculty. It also doesn’t hurt that your legal buddy is likely to be social and eager to introduce you to other upper year students around school.
If you would like to take part in this program, please send me an email at ombuds@ubclss.com by Friday, August 16. Feel free to include basic biographical information – age, hometown, undergrad degree, etc – and a SHORT note regarding legal interest areas or characteristics you would most appreciate in a potential legal buddy match.
Further information about where and when to meet your legal buddy will be announced during Orientation Week.
Enjoy your summer. I look forward to meeting you in September!