2026 Summer Law Student (2L) - Law Enforcement Complaints Agency - 1 Position

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Are you a law student looking to have a summer law student (2L) contract as part of your learning pathway towards being called to the bar in Ontario?

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About the job

The Ontario government is one of the largest employers of law students in Canada, hiring approximately 100 summer law students and 200 articling / law practice program / integrated practice curriculum students every year. Our law student programs offer the opportunity to gain legal skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Students participate in work that has a real and meaningful impact on the lives of Ontarians. See our website for more information on our law student programs: Law student programs | Ontario.ca.

BRANCH OVERVIEW:

Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (LECA) – formerly known as the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) – is responsible for receiving, managing and overseeing public complaints about misconduct of police officers. LECA accepts complaints about the conduct of the following:

•All municipal, regional, and provincial (OPP) police officers;
•Special Constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission;
•Peace Officers in the Legislative Protective Service; and
•First Nations police officers if the police service opts into the CSPA.

As a civilian arm's-length agency of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, our decisions are independent from the Ontario government, the police, and the community.

The Legal Services Unit is responsible for: 1)providing integrated legal services and advice to the LECA staff; 2) assessing and making recommendations to proceed with investigations; 3) providing legal support to investigators concerning legal rights, scope of power, and statutory interpretation of legislation/regulations; 4) assisting with investigation reviews and recommending plans for informal or mediated resolutions; 5)appearing on behalf of LECA at appeals to the Divisional Court and other proceedings, and; 6) legal policy work and liaison with the Ministry of the Attorney General and other Ministries.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

You are required to be a law student (LL.B, J.D. or equivalent) who will be completing their 2nd year of law school in 2026 and entering the Law Society of Ontario's lawyer licensing process Articling/LPP/IPC program in 2027-2028.

Essential Skills

Applicants should possess the following skills:

• strong legal research, writing and editing skills;
• strong communication skills;
• strong organizational skills;
• the ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• computer proficiency.

Application Specifications

To be considered for the position, your application must include:

•Cover letter
•Resume
•1 or 2 letters of reference
•1 or 2 names of reference
•Undergraduate transcript
•Law student transcript
•Anticipated upper year courses

How to Apply

Please visit  ViLaw Portall to access the Summer Law Student 2026 recruitment posting for details on the opportunity and to apply. If you cannot apply through ViLawPortal, please email your application to Britney.bennett2@ontario.ca.

Incomplete applications may not be considered.

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer  accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please  contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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What we offer

Our summer law student positions are part of the learning pathway that will support the  experiential-training-competencies for lawyer candidates, established by the Law Society of Ontario.

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.