You must complete the Personal Statement with your OLSAS application. The Personal Statement provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the strengths, capabilities and achievements that distinguish you as a desirable applicant. The Personal Statement can include information about what led you to apply to study law, your preparedness for the study of law, your aspirations after graduation, and your interest in Lakehead University and the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. Please discuss each of our three mandates in your statement: 1) Aboriginal and Indigenous law; 2) Environmental and Natural Resources law; and 3) Sole practitioner/small town law practice including the Integrated Practice Curriculum (IPC).
You may wish to include information about any anomalies with your academic performance, highlight nonacademic achievements and note any special circumstances that have contributed to, or adversely affected, your academic and nonacademic success.
Your personal statement will be considered in the context of the rest of your application. It must be authored entirely by you and must not exceed 1400 words.
*Personal background will be provided after assigning the tutor.
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