Volunteer-run OJEN committees in communities organize local justice education initiatives and support OJEN’s province-wide programs.
Find your local committee
Legal professionals
Hundreds of dedicated volunteers from the legal community generously share their time and expertise to support our programs and help develop educational resources.
Who we are and what we do
OJEN is a not-for-profit public legal education organization which works mostly with youth. Interested in learning more about justice education? Check out our thoughts on how building young people’s legal capability is a great strategy for advancing access to justice. Browse our classroom and community programs to get a feel for what justice education actually looks like.
Get involved
The support of the legal community has been vital to OJEN’s success. Judges, lawyers, paralegals, court staff, police officers, law students and others all help us expand our reach to thousands of youth annually. There are a number of ways for justice sector workers to get involved.
OJEN’s programs are delivered across Ontario with the help of approximately 1200 justice sector volunteers, including:
- judges,
- justices of the peace,
- lawyers,
- paralegals,
- police officers,
- law school students,
- court staff, and other justice sector professionals.
OJEN offers training and online resources for lawyers, paralegals, judges, and other legal professionals who are interested in delivering public legal education workshops for youth audiences.
Training opportunities
Meet with a mock trial team in a high school or community setting and help them develop their case and prepare for competition.
Become a coach
Contribute to our extensive database of curriculum-linked classroom resources. Write a resource or review an existing resource for legal accuracy.
Develop or review a classroom resource
OJEN is happy to accept barrister’s robes and tabs, which we supply to youth participating in our mock trial programs.
Donate barrister’s robes
As a not-for-profit organization, donations are very important to us. Your donation can help us respond to justice education requests we would not be able to otherwise.
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