Portal Applicant User Manual
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1. 200 150 125 100 75 50 Custom A 100 7 o Click the zoom option you want D Navigating the Application Form You can navigate back and forth between the pages of your application form until you select the button You will find navigation buttons at the bottom of each page of the application form You must use ONLY these buttons to move between pages e Click to move to the next page You can only navigate to the next page if you have added data to all the fields on the page you are working on If you attempt to navigate to the next page without completing all the required fields you will be alerted to tell you what is required e Click to return to a previous page When you return to a previous page you do not lose your work on the page you are working on How to Apply to Page 3 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel A Do not use the internet browser buttons to previous page or ts next page in an attempt to navigate between the application form pages as doing so will exit the application form and you will lose everything that you have entered 1 Mouse Navigation As you complete the application form you might select mainly with your mouse so here are a few things to consider e Click once on command buttons such as Next and e Click once on the arrow at the end of a field to display the drop down list e Click once on an item in a drop down list to make a selection 2 Keyboard Navigation You can2. Spoken Fluency x Es N Basic Intermediate Advanced Superior 6 Click the applicable spoken fluency level If you want to provide details about any other languages that you Know you need to display the fields into which you can enter the information Observe that Add Another Language displays immediately below your primary language fields To add another language that you know 7 Click lt Add Another Language gt A new language drop down field displays To remove a language click the Remove link to the right of the language field This removes the language writing fluency and spoken fluency fields 8 Click atthe end of the lt Language gt field A list of languages displays which is the same list as for the primary language 9 Click your secondary language and repeat the preceding steps to indicate written and spoken fluency for this second language 10 Repeat this process for all languages with which you are familiar up to a maximum of six languages To indicate your ability to conduct litigation in English 11 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the question lt Can you conduct litigation and make submissions in English gt To indicate your ability to conduct litigation in French 1 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the question lt Can you conduct litigation and make submissions in French gt 2 To indicate your willingness to continue representation past
3. ee ees ee see ee ee ee se see see ee ee ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 10 E COMPLETING THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUITABILITY PAGE ee ees ee esse ee se ee ee ee ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 15 F COMPLETING THE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAGE ees ees ee see see see se ee see ee ee ee ee 17 G COMPLETING THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PAGE ee ees ee see ee ee ee see ee ee ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 19 H PRINTING YOUR APPLICATION ANSWERS ee esse es see see es ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 22 I UPLOADING YOUR DOCUMENTS AND SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION ee ees see see ee sees see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 22 HI CHECKING ON YOUR APPLICATION STATUS sed ES Ge sees Se Gees SG N eg Gede ed ee de Ge ee 27 How to Apply to Page 1 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel I OVERVIEW A Purpose of this Document This document provides you with the following information e What you need to know before you begin the on line application e Page by page directions on how to complete the application form We also recommend that you click each of the links located in the panel on the left side of your screen and review the content of each page e Legal Panel Selection Criteria o This page lists some of the criteria used by the Office for selecting prospective panel members e Before You Start o This page provides an overview of the information you will
4. Lecal Panel Selection Criteria gt Writine Samole gt After Vou Apply b Systeam Requiremente gt How to Guide Completing the Application for the Legal Panel Apply to Pe ig e GM Your applicatio Pane Clinical Panel gt Clinical Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start Received means that your application is ready to be reviewed b How to Apply The status changes as your application is processed gt Reference Forms Writing Semole After Vou Apply P Syvsatam Requirements gt How to Guide Completing the Thank you very much for your interest in becoming a member of our legal panel You may periodically wish to check up on the status of your application Please see the next page How to Apply to Page 27 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel III CHECKING ON YOUR APPLICATION STATUS After you have received the confirmation email that contains a link to your application form you are able to use the same link to review the status of your application as it changes The three statuses through which your application might be processed are Received This status means that your application that has been successfully received by the system Under Consideration This status means that your application is being reviewed after which you could be invited for an interview This status remains unchanged during the interview and post interview processes Decision Made This means that a decision has been made with
5. You Inclegied Fat you cannot gate or mate suteniesions In Engin ou indisse Fat jou cannot gate or mate submissions In Frenen Yau indisse That jou Would mot BE prepared io continue 1O TEATED minor parents im cnid protection mamers ater hey Gan TE VRY you wien to join OCL w You are a licenses In good standing win he LEUT You have nat been scmociened of disciplined oy he Law Society of Upcer Canada or any omer Bar ASSOCINON Of pimiesskonal organies You do not hae 1 criminal mesora YOu heve not Dee faired win 4 criminal ORR where DT oOo OF ae OOIT are NA yet Nalized You have newer Seen he subject of an Investigation by any chligren s aid society or chid protection agency Ser Fan as a subject chili You hawe maer BEER OER on me Cris Asuse Register You Mane inier PEER Me subject of AN arder DOERIDEING of PELINI COE win N onli jeg restraining OnE Of peace Bond FO have maer Deer Inui In a perp CaaS N 4 ProoeediNng mokina He Oe oT ie IKE E Lawyer Click Print button to print your application answers 1 After printing your The Upload page displays I Uploading Your Documents and Submitting Your Application On the Upload Supporting Documents page which is page 9 of 10 you will be uploading your supporting documents electronically signing your application to the legal panel of the Office of the Children s Lawyer and submitting your information Please be aware that once your click the button y
6. have been used throughout They are described below Green underline is used to indicate a cross referenced hyperlink to another location in this document If you are reading this document on the screen click this green hyperlink to jump to that section The Tip icon is used to indicate a suggestion for improving efficiency Page 2 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel wes The Reminder icon indicates important information that is reiterated A The Caution icon is used to indicate a warning Pi The Note icon is used to draw your attention to additional information lt Fieldname gt The names of fields are typed within a pair of angle brackets using bold font e g lt Last Name gt C Increasing Decreasing Onscreen Font Size You can use any Windows functionality that you know to change the size of the font For example e To increase the font size o Hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and roll forward the mouse scroll button that is located in the middle of your mouse between the left and right buttons or o Press Ctrl e Todecrease the font size o Hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and roll backward the mouse scroll button that is located in the middle of your between the left and right buttons o Press Ctrl e To display the zoom menu o Click the Zoom control button located on the Taskbar in the bottom right corner of your screen ZoomIn Cti Zoom Out Ctrl 400
7. lt List three Courts that you have appeared in most over the last three years gt field and provide details You can type directly in the field or you can copy from another source and paste it into the field 11 Click the lt Please list the number of matters taken to Trial in the last three years gt fields and type a number including 0 zero 12 Click the lt Please list the total number of days spent in Trial in the last three years gt fields and type a number including 0 zero How to Apply to Page 21 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel To describe your work with children and youth 13 Click the lt Please describe your professional extracurricular personal work with children and youth gt field and provide details You can type directly in the field or you can copy from another source and paste it into the field 14 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Are you involved in any community or civic activities that might help you with your work on the OCL panel e g volunteering community involvement gt field If you select Yes a new field displays in which you MUST provide details 15 Click the lt When specifically considering the needs of children and youth in your local community what have you observed to be the most significant service gaps gt gt field and provide details You can type directly in the field or you can copy from another source and paste it into the field To identif
8. need to have readily available before you begin your data entry This page also provides a Sample legal application questions document This will allow you to write your answers in advance so that you can copy and paste your response directly into the form e How to Apply o This page explains the types of questions to be answered on each of the ten pages of the on line application form and includes details about navigation buttons on the screen This page also provides a Sample legal application questions document This will allow you to write your answers in advance so that you can copy and paste your response directly into the form e Reference Forms o This page describes how to submit your references provides copies of the references forms and provides an explanation of the reference checks and discreet inquiries e Writing Sample o This page describes acceptable writing samples e After You Apply o This page describes the types of communications that you might receive after you have submitted your application This page also provides a document to assist in completing the Contractor Security Screening documents should you be selected to be added to the panel e System Requirements o This page describes the minimum system requirements for completing the on line application and uploading of requested documents B Typing Conventions To provide consistency and ease of reading this document certain typing conventions and symbols
9. respect to your application which could occur following receipt of your submission or after the interview post interview processes You will always receive a letter informing you of the decision To review your application status 1 Open the email that you received confirming receipt of your application form The email contains a link back to the application site Cs id av z Application to Office of the Ct rens Lawyer Pani Message HTML X f Message gt 33 P a P gt JA Find al 3 d gt os Safe Lists i E 3 Pas mam uy C 2 es sad od Dy Related Reply Reply Forward Delete Moveto Create Other Block Categorize Follow Mark as to All Folder Rule Actions Sender Up Unread Select Respond Actions Junk E mail Options Find From Home sse ontario ca Sent Thu 11 04 2013 10 57 AM Subject Application to Office of the Children s Lawyer Panel Thank you for submitting all of the application documents required to join the Office of the Children s Lawyer Personal Rights Legal panel Please note that we will review your application as quickly as possible and will notify you in writing once a decision has been made http Thank you and have a nice day Click this hyperlink to review the status of your application Retain this email so you can periodically check on any status Changes to your application _ 1 Click the underlined hyperlink Initially the message that displays confirms that
10. the next group of questions you will indicate your spoken and written fluency for each of the languages that you know up to a maximum of six The default language is English You only need to provide your written and spoken fluency for English However for any other languages that you know you need to provide the language name your written fluency and spoken fluency in that language ASL requires fluency only We will not be testing your abilities To select another language 4 vou only need perform this step for languages other than English 1 Click atthe end of the Languages field A list of languages displays Language English Co y Abkhazian W Afar Afrikaans Akan Albanian Algonquin American Sign Language ASL Amharic Arabic Aragonese Armenian Assamese Atikamekw Avaric Avestan Aymara Azerbaijani Bambara Bashkir Basque Belarusian Bengali Bislama Blackfoot Bokm l Norwegian Norwegian Bc Bosnian Breton Bulgarian Burmese bd 2 Click the language To select your written fluency 3 Click atthe end of the Writing Fluency gt field A list of fluency levels displays Writing Fluency Basic Intermediate Advanced Superior 4 Click the applicable written fluency level To select your spoken fluency 5 Click atthe end of the lt Spoken Fluency gt field A list of fluency levels displays Page 14 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel
11. How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel 9 9 2013 Table of Contents L OVERVIENN SS Ge ee oe es ee ee Ge ee Ge ee Gee Ge Ge Ge ee Ge ee ee Gee Ge Ge Gee Ge Ge bee E SEES 1 A PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT ae es es ee be ee ag eg ee SE oe ee be ee Ge ee Ge De GE Ge ee eg Gl Ge ee eg eg a ES ee Ge 1 B TYPING EONNENHONS ee haces a Ge eg Ge Me oly ea Ge oe See SE GE can Ee she Ee Ee Re DO Oe EE ees 1 C INCREASING DECREASING ONSCREEN FONT SIZE ee ees ees ese es ee ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 D NAVIGATING THE APPLICATION FORM Ee Ee ee BEDR Se ee ee Ee ae Ge Ee aa Bee Se ee Ee ee 2 EE EE OE EE EE OR EE N EE OO 3 AN ie eN eed EE east EE EE EE EE N EEN 3 N COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM cccccscccsssccsssccccscsccscccsccccssscccsscscescccsccccescscssososcocosescscesoses 4 A SELECTING THE PANEL TO WHICH YOU WISH TO APPLY ee esse es sees sees see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 4 1 Confirming you have read the Notice of Collection page ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 4 De Validanne Your Email Address oe EE E DS EG A BURG EE De GE EE GE 5 B COMPLETING THE IDENTIFICATION PAGE ee esse ee sees sees ee ee ee ee ee es ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 Cc CONFIRMING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR UPLOAD ees ees sees sees see ee ee ee see ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 9 D COMPLETING THE GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE
12. age 18 3 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the question lt On occasion you may be asked to represent minor parents in child protection matters When they turn 18 would you be prepared to continue to represent them under a Legal Aid Certificate gt To describe your reason for wishing to join the OCL panel 4 Click the field lt Please tell us why you wish to join the Office of the Children s Lawyer Personal Rights Legal Panel gt and provide details no size limit You may type in this field or you may copy from another source and paste it into the field Please review your responses on this page before you continue To indicate that you are ready to continue to the next page 5 Click The Personal and Professional Suitability page displays How to Apply to Page 15 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel E Completing the Personal and Professional Suitability Page On the Personal and Professional Suitability page which is page 5 of 10 you will be required to provide information of a personal nature that is protected Pi Answering Yes to questions on this page does not automatically disqualify you or limit your involvement Pi Any changes to the responses on this page that arise during your term on the panel must be reported promptly to the Office of the Children s Lawyer To complete the Personal and Professional Suitability page 1 Make sure the Personal and Professional Sui
13. al Development page displays How to Apply to Page 17 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel F Completing the Education and Professional Development Page On the Education and Professional Development page which is page 6 of 10 you will be answering questions related to your education and any specialized training that might be relevant to the work of the Office of the Children s Lawyer To provide details regarding your law degree 1 Make sure the Education and Professional Development page is on the screen Ontario ca HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start 6of 10 How to Apply Education and Professional Development Writing Sample Which law school did you attend After You Appl What year did you obtain your law degree gt gt gt Reference Forms gt gt gt gt Syst R i t Miner EE Ed Have you completed or are you completing Yes No How to Guide Completing the post grad studies in law Application for the Legal Panel gt Do you have specialized experience training other than OCL training in any Apply to Personal Rights Legal of the following areas P Mental health issues Cultural issues Substance abuse Sexual abuse trauma Domestic violence Dispute resolution Other relevant areas Please list the continuing education programs you have attended in the last two yea
14. and request information about me for the purpose of determining my eligibility BEFORE you submit for the Personal Rights Panel First Name Last Name Date r first n Type your AE NAMA Type your last name AFTER locating all your documents and signing your name Click Submit to upload your documents and submit your application The instructions on this page are broken into two processes e Uploading your documents e Submitting your information ua Your supporting documents must be in one of the following formats doc docx or pdf To upload your supporting documents 1 Make sure the Upload Supporting Documents page is on the screen HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Leaal Panel Selection Criteria ETE Click Browse and navigate to Before You Start i your curriculum vitae How to Apply Upload Supporting Documents Writing Samoi After You Apply gt gt gt Reference Forms gt po Curriculum Vitae 2 Writing Sample gt System Professional Reference 1 iow to Guide Completion the gt Professional Reference 2 Cover Letter Apply to Personal Rights Legal gt Panel 2 Click at the end of the Curriculum Vitae gt field A Choose File to Upload dialog box displays Page 24 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel Choose File to Upload Look in ETIES OR EF x g Entire Network fa Design
15. bmissions in Wes No Frere On mocasion you may be asked to represent minor Yes Pla parsrts in child protection matters When they tum 18 weoukd you be prepared to continue to represent them redder a Legal Aid Certificate Please tell uws why you wish te join the Office of the Chikdren s Lawyer Personal Rights Legal parsl To select the date on which you previously applied to the OCL 2 For the Have you ever applied to OCL before field click either the Yes or No radio button When you click Yes a new required field displays 3 Click the lt If so please indicate what years field if you selected yes to the previous question and type the year In the next group of questions you will be indicating the region s and city ies in which you live and work and to which you would be willing to travel Pi The listed cities are those in which the Courts are located If you do not see your actual city of residence or work select the closest city geographically How to Apply to Page 11 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel To select the region to which you live and work most of the time 4 Click atthe end of the lt Region in which you live and work most of the time gt field A list of regions displays Central East Toronto West 5 Click your primary region Your selection displays in the field and the next two fields are pre populated with data which you can change if necessary as
16. button for the lt Mental Health Issues gt field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Cultural Issues gt field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Substance abuse field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Sexual abuse traumas field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Domestic violence gt field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Dispute resolution gt field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Other relevant areas gt field When you select Yes a text box displays in which you MUST provide details To provide other education or experience details 15 16 17 Click the lt Please list the continuing education programs you have attended in the last two years gt field and provide details Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Have you taught any courses or made any f
17. d type your Law Society of Upper Canada licence number ole ie To change the address type to Home Mailing i The default address type is Business Mailing If this is correct you can omit this step 1 Click the atthe end of the lt Address Type field 2 Select Home Mailing from the drop down list The next field is lt Country gt which Defaults to CANADA To choose a different country if necessary 3 Click the down arrow atthe end of the field 4 Scroll through the list until you find the country you want 5 Click the applicable country The next field is lt Province State gt which defaults to Ontario To choose a different province state if necessary 6 Click the down arrow atthe end of the field 7 Scroll the list 8 Click the applicable province state To complete the rest of your business address 9 Click the lt City Town Municipality gt field and type the name of your city town or municipality 10 Click the lt Postal Zip Code gt field and type your postal code in the format of A A A or your state in the format of The format of the postal code is validated when you save the page so you are able to fix it if you enter it incorrectly To enter business information 1 Click the lt Address gt field and type your organization name if applicable your street address and suite number if applicable 2 Click the atthe end of the lt Telephone Type field and select from Home Busines
18. described below The first field displays the name of one of the cities from the selected region To choose a different city in which you live and work most of the time 6 Click the atthe end of the lt City in which you live and work most of the time gt field A list displays containing cities within the selected region Campbellford Cobourg Collingwood Huntsville Lindsay Midland Minden Newmarket Orillia Richmond Hill 7 Click your primary city Your selection displays in the field The next field displays the same region that you selected as your primary region To choose a different region to which you are willing to travel 8 Click atthe end of the lt Region willing to travel to gt field A list of regions displays Central East 9 Click one of the regions Page 12 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel The field displays your selection and a list of cities within this region displays below the selected region Cities willing to travel to Central West E Brampton Brantford E Burlington C Cayuga E Fort Erie Hamilton E Milton C Orangeville Simcoe St Catharines O Welland A check box displays to the left of each of these cities You can click a check box to select or deselect the city You MUST now indicate the cities within this region to which you are willing to travel You may select as many check boxes as you like To indicate to which cities wit
19. e Ein WHAT DEERE of your Current raise k dewoted ta Fami Lara Th includes Haforimamisl Cumtoachy and Access and Child Protsin What percentage of thik total ke dewoted ta Custody and occessF Wet Percentage of tik total amp devoted ta Ond In what other arsas of pracie da vou engage and ist Area Percentage OF yau the Add Amnotliter Diem Pie Hit res Courts thst you Have appeared In mat ower tie Last three years PERE Wit the mum Er of matters taken fo Trial In th last thes years Piste ist th total number of days sent In Trial in the eet tree years Pla describe your protons erasua personel work with Children snd youth Ars you inwdihsd in amy Comunity ar Pk aihe thet might helo pou wiih your mark on the OOL panei e g wolumssring Oommun r kromme When soes comddesring the needs of children and youth in your kos ommuur wt here you ered fo be Hi MOET SKIN Service ga Page 20 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel 2 Click the lt How long have you practiced family law gt field and type the duration e g 17 years 3 Click the lt Please provide a brief summary of your family law experience gt field and provide details You can type directly in the field or you can copy from another source and paste it into the field 4 Click the lt What percentage of your current practice is devoted to family law gt field and type a number without the percent sign The t
20. ear 4 digits 11 Click the lt What is was your Vendor Number gt field and type your vendor number 12 Click the lt What is was your Site Code gt field and type your site code this was assigned previously when you were initially empanelled 13 Click the lt What percentage of your practice is devoted to the Office of the Children s Lawyer cases gt and type a numeric value 14 Click the lt What is your HST Numbers field and type your HST number exactly 15 characters 15 This is the last of the questions on this page After you have completed the page click The next page that displays is the Please confirm that your supporting documents are ready and is page 3 of 10 The next step is to confirm that you have all the required documents ready to be uploaded You will not actually upload them until the last page of the application process but if you have not yet done so now is the time to locate the soft copies of these documents and to make sure that they are available in one of the following formats PDF doc or docx A If you wait until the last page to do this the application could time out while you are searching for the documents If this happens you will lose everything you have typed so far and you will have to return to the Home page and begin again How to Apply to Page 9 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel C Confirming Supporting Documents are Available for Upload In order to be able to c
21. ep You do this as follows When you access the OCL web site the first page you see is the Home page Down the left side of the screen you can see links relating to the Legal panel followed by links related to the Clinical panel Before selecting the Legal Panel application form please make sure you have reviewed all the information pages by clicking each of the links in the Personal Rights Legal Panel section To select the legal panel 1 With the Home page on your screen click the Apply to Personal Rights Legal Panel gt link in the pane down the left side of your screen LA Ontario viN ATTORNEY GENERAL a apply to the legal panel e P a P tst P gt gt Lecal Pane Selectior teria N A A Na Clickthis link to p writing Sampie Se e b Afer poly Office of the Children s Lawyer Panels You are presented with the Notice of Collection page which you must read and confirm that you have read before proceeding with the application 1 Confirming you have read the Notice of Collection page You MUST read the information on the Notice of Collection page prior to performing this step To indicate that you have read the page 1 Read the Notice of Collection page How to Apply to Page 5 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel Notice of Collection Please read the statement below before proceeding to the online application Your personal information is being collected for the p
22. ep is required to ensure that you will receive all communications generated by the application process To validate your email address 1 Click the button at the bottom of the Notice of Collection page The Email Address Validation page displays Email Address Validation When you click on the validate button you will receive a confirmation email shortly Please only proceed once you have received this email Please look in your Junk or Spam folders if you do not see this e mail within a few minutes Please enter your e mail address 2 Clickthe Validate button after you have typed your email address 1 Type your email Validate address in this box Please check if you received the email the confirmation email 2 Click the text box and type your email address 3 Click the button You will receive an email confirming that your email address has been validated Page 6 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel 4 gt gt ES Application to Office of the Children s Lawyer Panel Message HTML Oj z3 Rule 3 Mark Unread F Ignore Pas 4 i 23 E Meeting AS Inb iia 29 Rule iss we ats A j 2 ads ee s aii To Manage gt gt OneNot BY Categorize D Related j k elete Reply ep Lm ransiate n All x B3 Team E mail 1 Actio d Up v Select From sse Gontario ca Sent Thu 07 11 2013 9 59 AM To Subject Application to Office of the Children s Lawyer Panel This is an automatically generated message to verify
23. he Children s Lawyer and you will soon receive an email confirming its receipt 6 Open the email in your Inbox Page 26 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel W owewe s Application to Office of the Children s Lawyer Panel Message HTML a 3 Message DRR aa EP sees Er EES Reply Reply Forward Delete Moveto Create Other Block Not Categorize Follow Mark as to All Folder Rule Actions Sender Up Unread Select Respond Actions Junk E mail G Options ts Find From Home sse ontario ca Sent Thu 11 04 2013 10 57 AM Subject Application to Office of the Children s Lawyer Panel Thank you for submitting all of the application documents required to join the Office of the Children s Lawyer Personal Rights Legal panel Please note that we will review your application as quickly as possible and will notify you in writing once a decision has been made 9 ocl uat Page Anplicatic Thank you and have a nice day Click this hyperlink to review the status of your application Retain this email so you can periodically check on any status changes to your application The email contains a link back to the application site and confirms that your application has been received 7 Click the hyperlink A message displays confirming that your application has a Received status meaning that it is now waiting to be reviewed by the Empanelment Administrator Personal Rights Legal Panel gt
24. hin this region you are willing to travel 10 Click the check box to the left of any city to which you are willing to travel A check mark displays in the check box to the left of a selected city 11 Repeat this step for each city to which you are willing to travel Cities willing to travel to EE EN Brampton C Brantford E Burlington C Cayuga J Fort Erie C Hamilton E Milton F Orangeville M Simcoe EI St Catharines C Welland If you wish you may include other regions and their respective cities to which you are willing to travel within that region Observe that Add Another Region displays immediately below the region you selected To include other regions and cities 12 Click lt Add Another Region gt A new drop down list field displays from which you will select the region 13 Click atthe end of the field A list of regions displays Centra East Central East Central West Toronto To remove a region click the Remove link to the right of the region field 14 Click one of the regions Your selection displays in the field and the cities within that region display below the region How to Apply to Page 13 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel 15 Click the check boxes for the cities to which you are willing to travel within that region Check marks appear in the check boxes that you select Pi You can repeat this process for any all additional regions to which you are willing to travel In
25. on inta sse gov on ca My Recent fia Design Specifications on intra sse gov on ca Wf My Web Sites on MSN Documents id Desktop My Documents a a My Network File name id Places Files of type JAN Files 7 Cancel 3 Using standard Windows navigation techniques locate your curriculum vitae 4 Click your document to highlight it with a blue bar Choose File to Upload Look in 23 Sample Docs A Name Date Modified Type 3 Wt clinical Panel Professional Refer 02 18 2013 1 04PM Microsoft ede el Completed questionnaire docx 02 08 2013 12 59 PM Microsoft iw Cover Letter 2 docx 02 18 2013 12 48 PM Microsoft iw Cover Letter docx 11 28 2012 9 21 AM Microsoft Paddas fe Curriculum Vitae 2 docx 02 18 2013 12 46 PM Microsoft 1 Curriculum vitae docx 11 28 2012 9 19 AM Microsoft ER Insurance Certificate 02 08 2013 12 59 PM File CI W Personal Rights Legal Panel Prof 02 18 2013 1 05 PM Microsoft iar ba Prof Ref 1 docx 11 29 2012 9 20 AM Microsoft in Prof Ref 2 docx 11 29 2012 9 21 AM Microsoft iv Professional Reference 1 dacx 02 18 2013 12 52 PM Microsoft iw Professional Reference 2 docx 02 18 2013 12 52 PM Microsoft IM Rating Sheet docx 02 08 2013 1 00 PM Microsoft EI Writing Sample 11 28 2012 9 19 AM File G My Network File name Cuniculum vitae dacx Places Files of type All Files 5 Click Or Double click the document Your document name and current location appears in the l
26. ontinue with the application process you are now required to indicate that your supporting documents are in one of the acceptable formats and are ready to be uploaded You will not be able to continue unless you select Yes for all your documents To confirm your supporting documents are available for upload 1 Make sure that the Please confirm that your supporting documents are available page which is page 3 of 10 is on the screen 2 Observe that the only command button at the bottom of the page is Back You can click to return to the Identification page to modify what you have already written HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US 3 of 10 Please confirm that your supporting documents are ready You cannot save an in progress copy of the application so if you do not have the following documents ready you will not be able to submit and will lose everything you have written Please confirm whether you have the following documents in electronic format ready to be uploaded Curriculum Vitae Writing Sample Select Yes for all documents then Professional Reference 2 click Next Professional Reference 1 Cover Letter 3 Click the Yes radio button for each available document After you click the last Yes the button displays 4 Click The General Information page displays The General Information page contains
27. ormal presentations in the last 5 years e g at conferences gt field If you select Yes a new text field displays that provides guidelines on what is required Click the text box and provide details of any courses or presentations that you feel might be relevant to work on the OCL panel These need not be confined to courses or presentations on legal topics To provide details on your published work 18 19 20 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the Have you published any books or articles on topics that might be relevant to work on the OCL panel gt field If you select Yes a new text box displays into which you must provide details Click the text box and provide details on any publications you have written After responding to all the questions on this page click The Professional Experience page displays How to Apply to Page 19 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel G Completing the Professional Experience Page On the Professional Experience page which is page 7 of 10 you will be answering questions related to your family law experience To provide details for your family law experience 1 Make sure the Professional Experience page is on the screen E ATTORNEY GENERAL leis Pe EGA Le FAMGL dk via EL FANEL MOEG AT LAT dia Del da 1E Fan dd 7 ur 24 Professional Experience Hoa Borg Hans wou nrartied family evar Pisma probis a Orie summary ot your family la
28. otal of this field plus the total of your other areas of practice must equal 100 5 Click the lt What percentage of this total is devoted to custody and access gt field and type a number without the percent sign The figure entered here refers to percentage of family law 6 Click the lt What percentage of this total is devoted to child protection gt field and type a number without the percent sign The figure entered here refers to percentage of family law To provide details for other areas of your practice 7 Click the lt In what other areas of practice do you engage and what percentage of your time gt text field and type the name of another area of law in which you practice 8 Click the next box and type the percentage of your practice without the percent sign devoted to this area The total of this field plus your family law must equal 100 Observe that Add Another Item displays immediately below these two fields You can add up to a total of four other areas of practice To add another area of practice 9 Click the lt Add Another ltem field Two new fields display in which you should type the area of law and the percentage of your practice see the preceding step Family Law and the total of all other areas must equal 100 of your practice To remove an area of law click the Remove link to the right of the field To provide details pertaining to your Court appearances 10 Click the
29. ou will not be able to change any information on your application so you might want to use the button and How to Apply to Page 23 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel review each page of your information and replace any placeholder text that you might have entered before you submit Use the button to navigate back to this page The following screenshot provides an overview of the processes to be conducted on this page HOME PERSONAL RICHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US CHICK Gac Browse button in eie tum and navigate to the specific Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start How to Apply Writing Sampie After You Apply Click each Clear button to remove a document and begin to Browse for Curriculum Vitae gt gt gt Aa EE Upload Supporting Documents document a ER gt gt Writing Semple System Requirements es Professional Reference 1 another document Professions Reference 2 Cover Letter Submit Information Please note that once you press the Submit button all documents will be uploaded all information will be saved and no further changes can be mace to your application Use the Back button to I understand the purpose for which this application will be used and certify that the information verify your information given in the application is correct and complete I authorize the Office of the Children s Lawyer 7 to make inquiries
30. questions relating to the areas in which you are willing to work and travel and to your spoken languages Page 10 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel D Completing the General Information Page On the General Information page which is page 4 of 10 you will be required to indicate if you have previously applied to OCL your primary work location and those other areas to which you are willing to travel and the languages in which you are able to conduct business To complete the General Information page 1 Make sure the General Information page is on the screen HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLONAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start ao 10 How to Apply General Information Have you ewer applid to OCL before Wes Nao Reyon in whidh you ive amd work most of the time City in which you Ive and work most of the time Regios willing to travel to Cmntrs Eszt Add Another Region Cites willireg to trawel to Centred Emit EI San Bradford N Eiri DO Camptelftod D Cobourg DO Collinge oad Huntsville EI Linstsay E Midlarsd EI Hinten E He market E Drillia M Oshara E Petetorcugh HO Port Hope E Richmond Hall aa Brighton OI Language Engish Wintieg Fleaemcy Spoken Fluency Add Another Language Can you conduct ftigstion and make submissions in jH Wes Mo Ersglish 2 i i Can you conduct figstion and make su
31. rs Have you taught any courses or made any formal presentations in the last 5 years e g at conferences Have you published any books or articles on topics that might be relevant to work on the OCL panel 2 Click the lt Which law school did you attend gt field and type up to 100 characters 3 Click the lt What year did you obtain your law degree gt field and type the year To provide details relating to post grad studies 4 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Have you completed post grad studies in law gt question When you click Yes additional fields display that you MUST complete 5 Click the lt If yes which institution gt field and type the institution name up to 100 characters 6 Click the lt If yes what year gt field and type the year 7 Click the lt If yes what was the focus of your studies gt field and describe the focus of your post grad studies unlimited You can type into the field or copy from another source and paste into this field Page 18 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel The next group of questions requires you to describe any areas in which you have any specialized experience or training If you respond with a Yes to any of these areas you MUST provide details To describe specialized experience training in any of the following areas l 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 Click either the Yes or No radio
32. s or Mobile 3 Click the lt Telephone Numbers field and type your phone number 4 Click the lt Fax Numbers field and type your fax number The lt Email Address gt field defaults to the email address that you provided and which was validated on page one of the application form This field is not editable Page 8 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel To provide further details relating to your practice 5 Click the lt What year were you called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada gt field and type the year 4 digits 6 Click the lt Comments relating to being called to the Bar gt field and type your comments To complete the fields relating to your previous connection with our organization 7 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Do you have a previous connection with our organization gt question When you click Yes additional fields display that you MUST complete To complete the fields relating to your previous OCL experience 8 When you respond Yes to the question lt Have you been a member of our Legal Clinical or Property rights panel in the last 5 years gt you will see a series of check boxes from which you can select one or more applicable panel type s If you select Yes additional fields display which you MUST complete 9 Click the lt If yes when Start year field and type the year 4 digits 10 Click the End Year gt field and type the y
33. t Curriculum Vitae gt field to the left of the button Pi The file location will be replaced by just the document name when you click the button 6 Click the screen away from the Browse button to remove the acceptable file format reminder 7 Repeat the preceding process for each of the documents to be uploaded How to Apply to Page 25 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel After you have uploaded all your documents you are ready to electronically sign your application This process follows next but please verify your application data before you proceed To electronically sign your application 1 Scroll down to the Submit Information section of the page Submit Information Please note that once you press the Submit button all documents will be uploaded all information will be saved and no further changes can be made to your application I understand the purpose for which this application will be used and certify that the information given in the application is correct and complete I authorize the Office of the Children s Lawyer to make inquiries and request information about me for the purpose of determining my eligibility for the Personal Rights Panel First Name Last Name Date Back Submit Back Submit Please read the information Click the lt First Name gt field and type your first name Click the lt Last Names field and type your last name Click om ey he page is cleared of
34. tability page is on the screen Ontario MINISTRY OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start Sof 10 How to Apply Personal and Professional Suitability Writing Sample Are you a licensee in good standing with the After You Apply LSUC gt gt gt Reference Forms gt EE gt gt Have you been admonished or disciplined by the EE EER ER Law Society of Upper Canada or any other Bar How to Guide Completing the gt Association or professional organization Application for the Legal Panel System Requirements Do you have a criminal record MMMM Apply to Personal Rights Legal gt Panel Have you been charged with a criminal offence where the proceedings of the court are not yet finalized Have you ever been the subject of an investigation by any children s aid society or child protection agency other than as a subject child Have you ever been listed on the Child Abuse Register Have you ever been the subject of an order prohibiting or restricting contact with a child e g restraining order or peace bond Have you ever been involved in a personal capacity in a proceeding involving the Office of the Children s Lawyer All the fields on this page are questions that require a Yes or No answer For many of these fields when you select Yes you
35. that your email address is valid Please go back to the site and continue with the application ps 4 Open and read the email when you receive it close it when done 5 Select the check box to the right of the statement Please check if you received the email A check mark appears in the box The button displays Email Address Validation When you click on the validate button you wil receive a confirmation email shortly Please only proceed once you have received this email Please look in your Junk or Spam folders you do not see this e mail within a few minutes ER Please enter your e mail address Application tor the Legal Panel Apply to Personal Rights Legal sarmple cmal com Vabdate Please check if you received the email 7 he Next button displays AFTER you select the check bo x 6 Click The Identification page displays How to Apply to Page 7 of 28 the OCL Legal Panel B Completing the Identification Page The Identification page is page 2 of 10 and the information recorded on this page includes such personal details as your name address and phone numbers etc To complete the Identification page 1 Make sure the Identification page is on the screen Click the lt First Name gt field and type your first name Optional Click the lt Middle Name field and type your middle name Click the lt Last Name field and type your last name Click the lt LSUC No gt field an
36. urpose of determining your suitability for the Office of the Children s Lawyer s Personal Rights Panel of lawyers and clinical investigators and for the purpose of administering the Personal Rights Panel by the Office of the Children s Lawyer The use and disclosure of your personal information will be restricted to these purposes or any consistent purpose The Office of the Children s Lawyer will not otherwise disclose the personal information you have provided except as required by law Questions about the collection should be directed to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Counsel Office of the Children s Lawyer c o MGS Mail Delivery Services 2B 88 MacDonald Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto ON M6A 1N3 or telephone 416 314 8000 Click this checkbox to confirm I have read the Notice of Collection and am ready to proceed that you have read this notice 2 Select the check box to the right of the statement I have read this Notice of Collection and am ready to proceed A check mark displays in the box and the button displays below the statement I have read the Notice of Collection and am ready to proceed F The Next button appears when you check the box The next step is to validate your email address after which you will be ready to begin the application process 2 Validating Your Email Address Before continuing with the application procedure you MUST validate your email address This st
37. use the following keyboard shortcuts to move from field to field when completing the on line application form Page keyboard navigation Press the tab key to move to the next field Hold the S shift key and press the EJ tab key to return to the previous field Drop down list selection e Click the arrow at the end of a field to display the drop down list e Press L down arrow or iJ up arrow on your keyboard to scroll through the options in the lists When the item you want is highlighted with a blue bar press Enter to select it or click the desired item e Press Esc to close a drop down list without making a selection Page 4 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel II COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM The general steps for completing the online application form are e Select the panel to which you wish to apply legal Confirm that you have read the Notice of Collection statement Validate your email address Begin entering your personal information Confirm that your supporting documents are available for upload Complete the data entry on all pages Upload your supporting documents Submit your application You will find details for each of these processes in the following sections A Selecting the Panel to Which You Wish to Apply This online application website can be used for both the Legal and Clinical panels of the OCL so you must ensure that you indicate the correct panel as your first st
38. will also be required to provide details in a text box If you omit the details you will be unable to navigate to the next page 2 Read each question and click the appropriate radio button A dot appears in the radio button and for all questions except the first and last ones a text box also appears in which you MUST provide the applicable details When you respond Yes to the last question lt Have you ever been involved in a personal capacity in a proceeding involving the Office of the Children s Lawyer you will see a series of check boxes from which you can select one or Page 16 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel more applicable case type s You will also see an additional text box in which you MUST describe the nature of the involvement If yes please indicate which Child Protection Custody or Access Property Rights Estates or Civil Litigation Clinical Investigation and Report secure Treatment What was the nature of this involvarr select ane or more of thease check boxes then type the applicable details in the atcompanying text box Back Next 3 Click as many of these check boxes as apply 4 Click the text box for the question lt What was the nature of this involvement gt and provide details You can type into the text box or copy text from another source and paste it into this field 5 After responding to all questions on this page click The Education and Profession
39. y any professional associations with which you are involved 16 Click either the Yes or No radio button for the lt Are you involved in any professional associations gt field If you select Yes a new field displays in which you MUST provide details 17 If you selected Yes for the previous question click the lt If so please list field and type the names of any associations to which you belong 18 After responding to all the questions on this page click The Upload page displays Page 22 of 28 H Printing Your Application Answers How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel On the Print Application page which is page 8 of 10 you will be print or save your application answers be Ontario or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOME PERSONAL MDIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start aa Print Application Identification Mace TT Business Malling schoress d d Ontario CANADA BaD Apply to Persons Rights Legal Fax number Panel i E AN paeis once Team LUC Ma 12148 Cansd to Bar ok Previout connection to DO ore Prvicut OCL paneime em w When Rong Wendo H T Li n tte Cogs oe EA L o app Be MEEL 1339 Ge fa mat Reg nde iing gio md cities to which you are ag i trae Engin Writing Fixency Bakie Speaking Fluency Basic ADELE WEG Fluency Basic Speaking Fiyency Basic
40. your application has a Received status but it could also display Under Consideration or Decision Made Page 28 of 28 How to Apply to the OCL Legal Panel E ATTORNEY GENERAL a a ae ee Personal Rights Legal Panel b Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Srare rt How te Apple b Relerance Forms P Writing Sample EF After You Apply E Svatem Requirements b Hawe to Guide Camplaring the Applicatian for the Legal Panel b Apply te Personal Rights Legal Wis dar age ple Er vt Bia mal Clinical Panel gt r Clinical Panel Selection Eriteria Receved means that your application is ready to be reviewed The status changes as your application is processed e Dafora Yau Scare b Hew be Apply Reference Forms EF Writing Famela Sefer ap Apply b Syarem Requirements t Hor te Guide Completing tha 2 Close the web site 3 Close the email You can repeat this process as often as you like to check on your application status
41. your information and displays a message acknowledging receipt of your application and provides your application ID number HOME PERSONAL RIGHTS LEGAL PANEL CLINICAL PANEL MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO CONTACT US Legal Panel Selection Criteria Before You Start 10 of 10 How to Apply Thank you for submiting your application Reference Forms Spe eer Your application id is 1014 Writing Sample You will soon receive a confirmation e mail with a link enabling you to check the status of your After You Apply application Please look in your Junk or Spam folders if you do not see this e mail within a few System Requirements Pee How to Guide Completing the gt Application for the Legal Panel How Did We Do am Apply to Personal Rights Legal gt nel Pa We are always trying to make our online application process more accessible and user friendly As you have now completed the OCL Panel Application we would ask you to provide us with your candid feedback about your experience by clicking the link below Your comments are collected anonymously and solely for the purpose of improving the OCL online application process Survey responses will only be reviewed by our web designer and will not be shared in any way with those individuals who are involved in the application process https www surveymonkey com s OCLOnlineApplicationUsabilitySurvey Your application and supporting documents have now been submitted to the Office of t
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