Aptpuo - fall 2026 - dcl5111 a00 - applied learning - seminar of legal presentations

APTPUO - Fall 2026 - DCL5111 A00 - Applied Learning - Seminar of Legal Presentations

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Section de Common Law / Common Law Section

Academic Unit:

Common law Common Law

Course Title:

Applied Learning - Seminar of Legal Presentations - overview of Canadian legal systems

Course Code:

DCL5111

Section:

A00

Course Description:

The objective of this course is to present to students enrolled in the course-based LLM program an overview of the Canadian legal systems. This course will help students become familiar with the basic concepts of the Canadian legal systems, civil law and common law, the legal research and writing norms, as well as the expectations of Canadian academic communities. In this seminar, student will have to the opportunity to make a presentation and write an essay on a legal issue.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/03/13

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/20

Expected Enrolment:

35

Approval date:

2026/03/19

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

- - - Thursday 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Requirements:

The Common Law Section is seeking candidates who have the expertise, skills, vision, and energy to reinforce uOttawa-s position as a leader in graduate education in law. An LL.B., J.D., or equivalent is required for this position. A PhD in law is preferred but not essential. Membership in the Law Society of Ontario, or equivalent, in good standing is preferred. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience in legal research and writing at the graduate level, knowledge mobilization and interdisciplinary research, and the expectations of the Canadian academic communities. Familiarity with basic concepts of the Canadian legal systems, civil law and common law is also required. The successful candidate must also have prior teaching experience in those areas and teaching experience at the graduate level.

The Common Law Section reserves the right to select a candidate who does not fully meet each of these requirements, where the candidate-s selection would be beneficial to the program, the course, the students or for a related reason.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit , here for the OLBI unit , or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact vra.affairesprofessoralesuottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 - Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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