He also acts as a liaison between the Centre and the environmental and legal communities at large. Executive members are active in every facet of the Centre s activities. The Environmental Law Centre is an upper level law course, offered each semester at the University of Victoria. Class members take on research projects for ELC clients, such as legal memorandum, case studies, reports, and handbooks. They also carry out administrative functions within the ELC, ranging from case manager to volunteer coordinator.
Classes focus on the skills and techniques of public interest environmental law and activism.
Topics include media relations, public interest advocacy, and NGO participation. In the past, non-law students have also taken advantage of the course. The ELC class is instructed by professors and practitioners with a wide range of knowledge and experience. Professor Chris Tollefson is a regular instructor, as are a group of wonderfully dedicated practitioners from the law firm of Arvay Finlay in Victoria. ELC Volunteers Volunteers remain the driving force behind the success of any NGO, and the ELC is no different.