Below you will find the projects for the 2026-2027 academic year. This will be updated throughout the summer.
Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB)
Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to justice by creating clear, reliable, and accessible legal information for the public. Its resources help New Brunswickers better understand their legal rights, responsibilities, and the legal system.
Project Description
Students will work alongside PLEIS-NB to research and develop plain-language legal resources for the public, with a particular focus on family law. Volunteers may assist in creating website content, updating existing legal information, researching legislative and case law developments, and preparing public legal education materials. This project is ideal for students interested in legal research, writing, and access to justice initiatives.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal research and analysis
- Plain-language legal writing
- Public legal education
- Legislative and case law research
- Professional collaboration with lawyers and non-profit organizations
Imprint Trans ID Clinic
Imprint Youth Association is a Fredericton-based non-profit organization that provides LGBTQ+ youth and young adults with a safe, welcoming, and affirming community through advocacy, education, and support services.
Project Description
The Imprint Trans ID Clinic provides free legal information and form-completion assistance to trans and gender-diverse individuals seeking to change their legal name and/or gender marker on identification documents. Working under the supervision of volunteer lawyers, students assist clients during clinic appointments, help improve clinic resources, and contribute to making legal processes more accessible for communities across Atlantic Canada.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Client interviewing and communication
- Trauma-informed and client-centred advocacy
- Human rights and identification law
- Legal information delivery
- Working collaboratively with lawyers in a clinic setting
Elizabeth Fry Society of New Brunswick – Legal Liaison Program
The Elizabeth Fry Society of New Brunswick (EFryNB) supports women and gender-diverse individuals who have been impacted by victimization and criminalization. Through advocacy, education, and community-based programming, EFryNB works to reduce barriers to justice and promote safer, more inclusive communities across New Brunswick.
Project Description
This project is part of EFryNB’s Legal Liaison Program, which aims to improve legal literacy and access to justice for underserved communities across New Brunswick. Student volunteers will conduct legal research and develop plain-language legal education resources tailored to the needs of specific communities, including newcomers, Indigenous peoples living off-reserve, and Francophone communities. Deliverables may include legal guides, presentations, fact sheets, or other educational materials designed to help community organizations better support the individuals they serve.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal research and analysis
- Plain-language legal writing
- Public legal education
- Community-based advocacy
- Access to justice and social justice initiatives
- Working collaboratively with non-profit organizations and supervising lawyers
PEI Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA)
The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA) is a non-profit organization that represents the interests of fishers participating in Prince Edward Island’s inshore fishery. The Association advocates on behalf of its members and works with provincial and federal governments on issues affecting the fishing industry.
Project Description
This legal research project explores competition and market concentration within Prince Edward Island’s seafood industry. Working alongside the PEIFA and a supervising lawyer, students will research legislation, case law, and regulatory frameworks relating to competition law, mergers and acquisitions, market dominance, and Competition Bureau investigations. The final product will be an internal legal memorandum that helps inform the Association’s understanding of the legal issues affecting the industry.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Advanced legal research
- Legal memorandum drafting
- Competition and regulatory law analysis
- Legislative and case law interpretation
- Working with non-profit organizations and supervising lawyers on policy-focused legal issues
Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting civil liberties, human rights, and democratic freedoms across Canada. CCLA advances these rights through litigation, legislative advocacy, research, public education, and civic engagement.
Project Description
Students will conduct legal research to support CCLA’s litigation, advocacy, and public engagement work protecting civil liberties and human rights. Depending on their assigned program area, students may research issues relating to Privacy, Fundamental Freedoms, Equality, or Criminal Justice, including emerging surveillance technologies, protest rights, climate justice, discrimination, and other Charter issues. Work may include legal research memoranda, case briefs, legislative reviews, and policy research.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal research and writing
- Case law and legislative analysis
- Constitutional and Charter analysis
- Policy and comparative legal research
- Research memorandum and case brief writing
- Public interest advocacy and law reform research
Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB)
CNIB is a national non-profit organization that works to change what it means to be blind through programs and advocacy across Canada. The organization empowers people impacted by blindness to challenge barriers and live the lives they choose.
Project Description
Students will support CNIB’s Legal Referral Service, which helps people who are blind, low vision, or Deafblind access reliable legal information and connect with appropriate legal and community services. Students will review anonymized intake notes, identify legal issues, research relevant services and resources, create personalized accessible resource lists, and help maintain CNIB’s directory of services.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal issue identification
- Legal and community-resource research
- Client-centred and accessible communication
- Practical legal problem-solving
- Exposure to multiple areas of law
- Professional communication and outreach
- Accessible document preparation
Legal Innovation Lab
The Legal Innovation Lab at UNB Law studies the intersection of law, technology, and access to justice. Its work focuses on participatory approaches to e-justice and justice-system innovation, with particular attention to bilingual and multilingual communities in Atlantic Canada.
Project Description
Students will conduct legal research on contemporary issues involving law, technology, justice modernization, and access to justice. Students may contribute research for the Annual New Brunswick Access to Justice Summit and the New Brunswick Advisory Committee on Access to Justice, as well as assist with event organization, reports, and other written materials.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Primary legal research
- Legal research and writing
- Law and technology research
- Preparation of annotated bibliographies
- Report and professional writing
- Research synthesis
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada ( ARCC)
The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is a national feminist organization dedicated to protecting and advancing reproductive freedom, abortion rights, and access to quality reproductive healthcare. ARCC undertakes political and educational work relating to reproductive rights and health issues across Canada.
Project Description
Students will research the federal and provincial application of the Canada Health Act through the lens of reproductive health and rights. The project will examine how the Act applies to equitable access to reproductive healthcare, identify gaps and discrepancies in its application, and consider recent developments in New Brunswick and other provinces. The final deliverable will be a comprehensive legal research memorandum for ARCC.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal research and writing
- Legal memorandum writing
- Statutory interpretation and analysis
- Constitutional and health law research
- Federal and provincial legal research
- Policy analysis
- Critical analysis of access-to-justice and reproductive-rights issues
Sexual Violence New Brunswick (SVNB)
Sexual Violence New Brunswick (SVNB) works to advance systemic and social change toward communities free from sexual violence. The organization supports victims of all genders and is committed to providing inclusive services and maintaining safe spaces.
Project Description
Students will conduct legal research and prepare internal research memoranda and legal information resources to support SVNB’s work. Research may involve updating criminal case law relating to sexual violence offences, examining relevant family and civil law decisions, researching the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and addressing other legal issues identified by SVNB and the supervising lawyer.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Legal research and writing
- Case law research and analysis
- Criminal, family, and human rights law research
- Legal information development
- Research on sexual violence and survivor-related legal issues
- Trauma-informed approaches to legal work
UNB Legal Clinic
The UNB Legal Clinic is a teaching clinic that provides free legal services and representation to low-income individuals who do not qualify for provincial Legal Aid. Services are primarily delivered by third-year law students under the supervision of licensed lawyers.
Project Description
Students will help develop the framework for a sustainable, community-based Wills Clinic planned for launch in Fall 2027. Rather than providing legal services or drafting wills for clients this year, students will design the clinic’s operational structure, including client intake and eligibility procedures, clinic policies, volunteer training materials, legal templates, confidentiality and file-management procedures, and community outreach resources. The final goal is a comprehensive Clinic Launch Package that can support the future operation of the clinic.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Wills and estates research
- Legal and policy drafting
- Client intake and eligibility framework development
- Development of clinic policies and procedures
- Confidentiality, privacy, and file-management practices
- Preparation of wills and powers of attorney resources and templates
- Professional responsibility and legal ethics
- Community outreach and access-to-justice initiatives
- Collaborative project development
New Brunswick Legal Aid
New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission is a publicly funded institution that provides legal assistance to low-income individuals in family and criminal law matters.
Project Description
Students will gain hands-on experience by rotating between family and criminal law placements at New Brunswick Legal Aid. On the criminal side, students may assist with file preparation, review Crown disclosure, conduct legal research, prepare briefs on Charter issues, assist with witness preparation, and attend court proceedings. On the family law and Public Trustee side, students may assist with client questionnaires, file preparation, trial records, affidavits, and legal research. Students will also gain exposure to client intake and work directly alongside Legal Aid lawyers and staff.
Skills You’ll Develop
- Client intake and client communication
- Criminal and family law practice
- Legal research and writing
- Crown disclosure review
- Charter research and legal brief writing
- File and case preparation
- Affidavit and trial-record preparation
- Witness preparation
- Courtroom observation and exposure
- Working collaboratively with practising lawyers