Survey of Recent Law School Graduates, Articling Students, LPP Students, and Lawyers Up to Ten Years of Call who graduated from law school in Ontario

1. LSSO Lawyers' Survey

PURPOSE

The following survey is for recent law school graduates, articling students, LPP students, and lawyers up to and including ten years of call who graduated from a law school in ONTARIO. The resulting data will be used to inform policy development and further study of student financial aid and access to legal education issues by law school student governments and their affiliates.

PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

To respect the privacy of individual respondents, the survey has been designed such that it will collect minimal identifying information from respondents. Any freeform text entries which identify a student will be excluded from the final data set. Most questions offer a "Prefer Not to Disclose" option and most text fields do not require responses.

SURVEY ADMINISTRATORS

This survey is a joint effort of the law school student governments of:

·        Osgoode Hall Law School (York University),

·        The University of Toronto,

·        Western University,

·        The University of Windsor, and

·        The University of Ottawa (Common Law),

·        Lakehead University,

·        Queen’s University.

Representatives of each organization had input to the design of the questions on the following pages. Questions or concerns may be directed to Heather Donkers at president@lsso.ca.

SURVEY STRUCTURE

The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. The main sections are:

1.      Demographic and Background Information

2.      Education Pathway Pre Law School

3. Law School and Program Data

4. Career Data

5. Financial Data

6. Policy Input

The number of questions varies based on your responses to previous questions. Your participation is completely voluntary and you may stop answering the questions at any time by using the "Quit" button on your screen.

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

STOP: To participate in the survey, you MUST be a recent law school graduate, current articling student, LPP student, or lawyer up to and including ten years of call who graduated from a law school in ONTARIO and be a resident of Canada. If you do not meet this criteria, do not proceed past this point.

Respondents that meet the participation criteria are welcome to complete the survey REGARDLESS of their financial profile.

BEFORE BEGINNING: Please have open your government student loan information (if you have one) and education line of credit information (if you have one). You can do this by opening your online accounts in other browser windows or by having your recent statements at hand. The survey will not request any identifying information regarding your financial accounts. Please make sure you have enough time to complete the survey without interruption.

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* 1. I am a ___________.

Recent law school graduate (not yet articling).

Articling student.

Law Practice Program (LPP) student.

Lawyer.

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Age: What is your age (in years)?

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* 3. Gender: I Identify my gender as ____.

Male

Female

Transgender

Intersex

Prefer Not to Disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Domicile: In which province or territory is your permanent address located? This may also be the province or territory you consider “home” or where you moved from to begin law school in Ontario.

Ontario

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

British Columbia

Quebec

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland & Labrador

Nunavut

Northwest Territories

Yukon

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Postal Code FSA: What the first 3 digits of the postal code of the address where you spent most of your childhood? (For example, the first 3 digits of M3J 1P3 would be M3J).

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* 6. Provincial Loan Program: Which provincial student loan program did you borrow from or would you be eligible to apply to while in school?

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland & Labrador

Nunavut

Northwest Territories

Yukon

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Visible Minority Self-Identification: Do you identify as a member of a visible minority? (The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as ‘persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.’)

Not a visible minority

South Asian

Chinese

Black

Filipino

Latin American

Arab

Southeast Asian

West Asian

Korean

Japanese

Multiple visible minorities

Visible minority not included elsewhere

Prefer not to disclose

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* 8. Indigenous Self-Identification: Do you identify as an Indigenous person - that is, First Nations, Métis, or Inuit?

No, not an Indigenous person

Yes, First Nations

Yes, Metis

Yes, Inuit

Prefer not to disclose

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Status Indian Identification: Are you a Status Indian (Registered or Treaty Indian) as defined by the Indian Act?

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 10. Member of First Nation/Indian Band: Are you a member of a First Nation/Indian band?

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

I don't know

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* 11. Disability Self-Identification: Statistics Canada defines a disability as an activity limitation or participation restriction associated with a physical or mental condition or health problem. Do you have a disability?

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 12. Sexual Orientation: Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirit, or pansexual?

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 13. Mature Student: Were you a mature student when you entered law school? (i.e. older and/or took some time between undergraduate studies and law school)

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 14. Rural Canada: Do you identify as someone from rural Canada? As a guideline, Statistics Canada defines rural Canada as those areas outside urban centres with a population of at least 10,000 people. Often, but not always, the second digit of a rural postal code will be a 0 (i.e., in N0J 1M0 or P0W 1C0).

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 15. Northern/Remote Canada: Do you identify as someone from northern Canada or a remote community? As a guideline, a list of the Canada Revenue Agency's prescribed northern and intermediate northern zones can be found at https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/line-255-northern-residents-deductions/line-255-places-located-prescribed-zones.html.

Yes

Prefer not to disclose

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* 16. Parents with a Post-Secondary Credential: How many of your parents completed a post-secondary credential (i.e., a college diploma or university degree)?

Neither parent

Just one parent

Both parents

Prefer not to disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Highest Level of Parent Education: What was the highest level of education completed (i.e., graduated from) by either of your parents?

Less than a high school diploma

High school diploma

Private career college diploma

College diploma or degree

Trade school certification

Undergraduate degree

Master's degree

Professional degree (i.e. JD, MD, MBA)

Doctorate degree (i.e. LLM, PhD)

Prefer not to dislose

I don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Dependents: Do you have children or other dependents?

Yes

Prefer not to dislcose

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* 19. Dependants: Did you have dependants while you were in law school?

Yes, for most of my degree

Yes, for some of my degree

Prefer not to disclose

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* 20. Residence Type: Select the option which best reflects your current living arrangements.

I live rent-free with family or friends

I live in a rented apartment or other rented dwelling

I live in an apartment or home that I own

Prefer not to disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What were your living arrangements in law school? Please pick the choice that is accurate for most of your time in law school.

I lived rent-free with family or friends.

I lived on my own in a rented apartment or other rented dwelling

I lived with other people in a rented apartment or other rented dwelling

I lived in an apartment, condominium, home, etc. that I own

Other

Prefer not to disclose

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* 22. Marital Status: What is your marital status?

Never married

Common law relationship

Married

Divorced or separated

Widowed

Prefer not to disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 23. General Comment: Is there anything else you'd like us to know about your background or demographic profile?

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* 1. I am a ___________.

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* 2. Age: What is your age (in years)?

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* 3. Gender: I Identify my gender as ____.

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* 4. Domicile: In which province or territory is your permanent address located? This may also be the province or territory you consider “home” or where you moved from to begin law school in Ontario.

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* 5. Postal Code FSA: What the first 3 digits of the postal code of the address where you spent most of your childhood? (For example, the first 3 digits of M3J 1P3 would be M3J).

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* 6. Provincial Loan Program: Which provincial student loan program did you borrow from or would you be eligible to apply to while in school?

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* 7. Visible Minority Self-Identification: Do you identify as a member of a visible minority? (The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as ‘persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.’)

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* 8. Indigenous Self-Identification: Do you identify as an Indigenous person - that is, First Nations, Métis, or Inuit?

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* 9. Status Indian Identification: Are you a Status Indian (Registered or Treaty Indian) as defined by the Indian Act?

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* 10. Member of First Nation/Indian Band: Are you a member of a First Nation/Indian band?

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* 11. Disability Self-Identification: Statistics Canada defines a disability as an activity limitation or participation restriction associated with a physical or mental condition or health problem. Do you have a disability?

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* 12. Sexual Orientation: Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirit, or pansexual?

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* 13. Mature Student: Were you a mature student when you entered law school? (i.e. older and/or took some time between undergraduate studies and law school)

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* 16. Parents with a Post-Secondary Credential: How many of your parents completed a post-secondary credential (i.e., a college diploma or university degree)?

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* 17. Highest Level of Parent Education: What was the highest level of education completed (i.e., graduated from) by either of your parents?

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* 18. Dependents: Do you have children or other dependents?

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* 19. Dependants: Did you have dependants while you were in law school?

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* 20. Residence Type: Select the option which best reflects your current living arrangements.

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* 21. What were your living arrangements in law school? Please pick the choice that is accurate for most of your time in law school.

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* 22. Marital Status: What is your marital status?﻿

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* 23. General Comment: Is there anything else you'd like us to know about your background or demographic profile?

* 22. Marital Status: What is your marital status?