University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

In partnership with the Faculty of Common Law at the University of Ottawa, Julie Mathews, Executive Director of Community Legal Education Ontario, will dedicate her fellowship to focus on the challenges that are faced by community service organizations in helping people they serve who face legal problems, particularly those living on a low income or experiencing other social disadvantages, with legal problems. The Fellowship will deliver an action-oriented framework of policy and program options for supporting and enhancing the role of community service organizations as “justice partners” making an integral contribution to improving access to justice in Ontario.