Applications

Apply to be a student volunteer!

PBSC’s 2024-2025 student volunteer recruitment phase begins on August 27th. Feel free to follow us on social media (@pbscosgoode) to learn about our upcoming events and activities.

To volunteer with PBSC, please complete the Application Form, which will be available from August 27th until September 13th at 11:59 PM EST.

For the application, you will need to rank the top five PBSC projects in which you are interested (learn about our different projects here). You will also need to submit a 300-500 word (per project) statement or one large statement of interest describing your interested in the PBSC project(s) of your choice, and how your skills and experience are relevant to the project(s). Give this statement a good effort, but please don’t feel the need to spend an excessive amount of time over it. We really just want to see a clear and concise account of why you are a good match for these projects. Finally, we will ask you to confirm that you are able to fulfil all of PBSC’s basic requirements :

• Be available to commit 3-5 hours of volunteer work per week from October to March (excluding December).
• Attend our mandatory in person PBSC General Training (Wednesday, September 25th at 12:30 PM).
• Attend a mandatory online Westlaw Legal Research Workshop (1L Session: September 25th at 5:00PM; Upper-Year Session: September 27th at 3:00PM).
• Complete a pre-recorded PBSC Anti-Oppression Training Workshop prior to commencing your placement in October.
• Complete additional training if required by the project.
• Additional volunteer requirements (attend a check-in call or fill out a monitoring form once per semester, log your work via our spreadsheet, complete our end-of-year survey, etc).

If you have any questions about the application process, don’t hesitate to contact us!