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Des formations et des outils juridiques en français

En tant que membre et bénévole, mon engagement auprès de l'AJEFO a eu un grand impact sur ma vie personnelle et professionnelle. Tout d'abord, dans mon parcours académique, j'ai eu l'opportunité d'avoir accès à différentes formations et outils juridiques professionnels en français tels que des événements de préparation aux entretiens de stage qui m'ont permis de développer mes compétences en communication et en expression française lors des entretiens. Deuxièmement, cela m'a permis de développer mon réseau professionnel, puisque j'ai eu l'occasion de rencontrer de nombreux avocats, juges, étudiants et autres professionnels francophones, ainsi que d'échanger avec eux sur différentes questions et sur la promotion de la langue française dans le système judiciaire ontarien.

Bâtir un réseau professionnel et en apprendre sur les possibilités d’emplois

Bien qu'il y ait l'avantage évident de fournir une occasion de socialiser, cet accès sans entrave aux professionnels du domaine m'a également permis d'être au courant des possibilités d'emploi dans mon domaine d'études, ainsi que des offres d'emploi. De plus, comme je n'avais pas encore beaucoup d'expérience, ni de références professionnelles, l'engagement communautaire m'a aidé à me constituer une base de références pour de futures opportunités d'emploi.

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A Network for Francophone justice Professionals in Ontario

The Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (AJEFO) is the largest group of Francophone justice professionals in Ontario. It raises awareness, informs, and educates lawyers and the public about their rights to legal services in the official language of their choice.

Familiarize myself With the Legal World in the Field

I chose to join this organization as a volunteer member because I want to contribute to a better accessibility to Francophone justice. Moreover, at the beginning of my law studies, I knew nothing about the legal world that could help me integrate quickly. Thus, AJEFO's objective and mission, which is to offer legal information and orientation services in French and to work towards the promotion of equitable access to justice in French, is one of the reasons that pushed me to participate in achieving this objective.

Training and Legal Tools in French

As a member, my involvement with AJEFO has had a great impact on my personal and professional life. First, in my academic career, I have had the opportunity to have access to different trainings and professional legal tools in French such as internship interview preparation events that have allowed me to develop my communication and French expression skills during interviews. Secondly, it allowed me to develop my professional network, as I had the opportunity to meet many French-speaking lawyers, judges, students, and other professionals, as well as to exchange with them on different issues and on the promotion of the French language in the Ontario judicial system.

Build a Professional Network and Learn About Job Opportunities

While there is the obvious benefit of providing an opportunity to socialize, this unfettered access to professionals in the field also allowed me to be aware of job opportunities in my field of study, as well as job postings. Additionally, since I did not have much experience yet, nor did I have professional references, the community engagement helped me build a reference base for future employment opportunities.