ISSP Firm/Organization Application – Law Society of Alberta

1. Our participating firm/organization understands and accepts that by submitting this application to the Indigenous Summer Student Program (ISSP), we agree to acknowledge receipt of ISSP applications, in writing, directly with the student applying
2. Our participating firm/organization commits to interviewing a minimum of one ISSP registered student who submits an application to them
3. Our participating firm/organization commits to participation in a mandatory Cultural Awareness Training with our Indigenous Initiatives Liaison, to be scheduled after their registration in the ISSP. If the firm/organization has already participated in ISSP previously, please indicate by checking the box below.
4. Our participating firm/organization Contact Person commits to sending a confirmation by email to the ISSP Coordinator if any ISSP registered student is hired, so that the LSA Indigenous Initiatives Liaison may follow up with them about their work experiences.
5. Our participating firm/organization understands that students registered with the ISSP have waived confidentiality through their own application to the ISSP that allows the firm/organization to provide to the ISSP Coordinator basic information that will be included in a follow-up questionnaire to the firm/organization about the students' application process. This information will be limited to confirmation that the student has submitted an application, whether the student was interviewed, and any general information about the quality of the application package submitted by any student that was not interviewed.
6. Our participating firm/organization Contact Person will contact the ISSP Coordinator no less than 20 business days after the expiry of their application deadline to confirm in writing they have met the requirements noted and agreed to by submission of this application.
7. Our participating firm/organization understands and accepts that by submitting this application, our firm/organization may be contacted by the Indigenous Initiatives Liaison during the ISSP cycle for the year we participate.
8. We understand and accept that the ISSP Coordinator will send a survey to gather information about our firm's/organization's experience with the ISSP.

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