NYU Langone Health`s Office of Legal Counsel provides legal services to NYU Langone Health, including NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Long Island School of Medicine. The office is led by Annette Johnson, Executive Vice-President and Vice-Dean and General Counsel. Please contact our office for legal matters concerning or concerning the university. Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP) is an interdisciplinary student legal aid society with students from Osgoode Hall Law School and York University`s School of Social Work. CLASP provides legal assistance to people who cannot afford a lawyer. CLASP provides free legal advice and representation to community members and York students. We are funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario, Legal Aid Ontario, York Students and Osgoode Law Hall School. Students work in our clinic under the supervision of experienced lawyers. Our legal advice can help you with family and criminal law, debt issues, landlord-tenant disputes, corporate law, real estate, intellectual property, immigration and government agencies. The OGC`s mission is to provide professional and reliable legal advice, guidance and support, including: Community and Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP) provides free legal services to low-income residents of Toronto and York University students. CLASP also provides free legal services to low-income residents outside of Toronto for criminal proceedings in the City of Toronto. CLASP also provides social work services to existing clients if clients request this service. Services are provided by law students and social work students, who are supervised by lawyers and social workers.
www.osgoode.yorku.ca/community-clinics/welcome-community-legal-aid-services-program-clasp/ The Office of the Legal Counsel (OGC) provides legal services to New York University, including all NYU schools and administrative offices and other NYU affiliates, NYU portals in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, and all NYU global academic sites. The purpose of this website is to provide members of the NYU community with an understanding of what OGC is, the services it provides, and other resources that may be useful to faculty, staff, or students, such as important university policies and procedures. Bill can be reached by email every business day at legal@yfs.ca. Consultations are usually carried out by e-mail, but if necessary, personal appointments can be arranged, for example to certify documents. The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) serves as a strategic partner for its academic clients, providing the university with timely and specialized legal advice to support NYU`s educational goals. Led by Aisha Oliver-Staley, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary of the University, the office is staffed by lawyers, other lawyers and administrative staff. If circumstances warrant, the OGC also has exclusive discretion to interview and engage outside counsel for NYU and its subsidiaries. Legal advice is provided by William (Bill) Reid, who holds an MBA and a law degree, who has been practicing and advising students for over a decade. In addition to the above services, it is also available to students to explain legal procedures and documents to students using the services of another lawyer.
Climate change is one of the most important social justice issues we face. Its effects will be felt most by the poorest and most vulnerable. As a student legal clinic committed to social justice, we are committed to raising awareness about climate change through teaching, research and activism; and find ways to help law students contribute to the fight for climate justice. York University Osgoode Hall Law School (Ignat Kaneff Building) 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 The primary telephone number of the Office of the General Counsel is 212-998-2240. Executive Vice President and Vice Dean, General Counsel, NYU Langone Health As of July 2020, CLASP will no longer offer family law services. If you require family law services, you can contact: Due to the ongoing health risks associated with the spread of COVID-19, CLASP has changed its service delivery model. We are open and accepting new business, but all lawyers and students work remotely. Please do not come to our office. If you have a new question, please call our office at 416-736-5029. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of York Law School Clinic aims to enhance the education of our law students and promote equity.
We do this by: Please note that only OGC is authorized to engage external consultants on behalf of the university. For more information on using external legal counsel, please visit the Use of External Legal Counsel page. Under the supervision of lawyers and the Community Outreach Advisor, students (referred to as “division heads”) provide client referrals, summary advice and advocacy services. CLASP also provides social work and community services. The Office of the Legal Counsel is located at the Bobst Library: 70 Washington Square South, 11th floor New York, New York 10012.