Volunteers
Legal professionals and articling students
The Black Future Lawyers program connects undergraduate Black students with Black legal professionals through two types of volunteer opportunities: mentoring and other program support.
Mentorship
Our mentoring program fosters supportive one-on-one connections between undergraduate Black students and Black legal professionals. Participating students benefit from their mentors’ knowledge, wisdom, support, and experience.
The program matches Black undergraduate students with Black legal professionals in the Canadian legal community. We are recruiting very broadly–mentor volunteers do not need to be alumni of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law to participate.
Please note that we require BFL mentors to have at least received their Juris Doctorate and have one year of work experience, or currently be articling. We ask BFL mentors to commit to meeting their mentees, at a minimum of three times during the academic year (early fall to end of May).
Participants at the Black Future Lawyers 2020 conference
BFL Mentoring Form
Interested in Becoming a Mentor?
If you’re looking to make a meaningful impact by offering guidance and sharing your experience, please complete the form below to express your interest. There is no need to be a UofT alumnus to become a mentor. This opportunity is open to anyone working in a legal profession who is passionate about supporting others.
Other Legal Professional Volunteers
We also welcome legal professionals who wish to support the program in other capacities, such as guest speakers, workshop facilitators, career panel participants, networking event hosts, or program advisors.