What is the Junior Research Fellowship Program?

In collaboration with the Canadian Law Review, URO strives to create a platform for undergraduate students to explore legal research in an academic setting. Selected undergraduate students in the program will act as Junior Research Fellows (JRF), and will have 6-8 months to complete a submission for publication on a legal topic of their choosing while under the mentorship of a current law student. Manuscripts approved by the publishing review board will be published in the Canadian Law Review Journal in Late Spring 2027.

Previous student works can be seen in the button below.

How does the program work?

Once selected, JRFs will be paired with a senior editor for the writing process. A URO representative, JRF, and their senior editor will hold frequent meetings to discuss the writing process. 5 evaluations will occur throughout the program by members of the Publishing Review Board (PRB), and JRF are expected to submit their revised draft by the deadlines.

The evaluation goes as:

• Evaluation 1: Finalized paper proposal review 
• Evaluation 2: Finalized Draft of JRF papers – provide feedback and recommendation
• Evaluation 3: Determine which papers move forward in the editorial process
• Evaluation 4: Final Reviews of Papers
• Evaluation 5: Approval for publishing

JRF will receive feedback from the PRB for all but the last evaluation. The Editor-In-Chief will hold a short zoom meeting with each JRF and their senior editor to discuss feedback shortly after the evaluation. 

JRF must submit their revised paper for evaluation by emailing it to uro.canadianlawreview@gmail.com and cc their senior editor(s) and associate editor(s).