Alumni Spotlight
Prior to attending law school, Stacey Purser contemplated whether she should follow in the footsteps of her father by attending medical school or studying law. Ultimately, Stacey got back into academic studies by taking the Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure at Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD). When asked about… Click to Continue Reading.
From London, Ontario, to London, UK, Heather-Anne Hubbell’s career has brought her places she never imagined – thanks in no small part to her Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) experiences. In the mid-90s, Hubbell was working as in-house tax counsel with Canada Trust in London, Ontario. But she knew Canada Trust… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Osgoode helped this UK-based lawyer and entrepreneur build her brilliant career
Tyna Mason can’t point to the exact moment when she decided she needed to further her legal education – she can point to plenty of them. Since 2000, Mason has been legal counsel with British Columbia’s Ministry of the Attorney General, representing the provincial government on a wide variety of… Click to Continue Reading.
In 2014, the price of oil began crashing on world markets. Soon enough, Alberta’s formerly high-flying economy began to swoon as well – and it didn’t take long before Calgary-based accountant Nizam Shajani noticed a change in his clients. “They became a lot more sensitive to expenses, and a lot… Click to Continue Reading.
Maria Estela Anaya Reyes is not the type to shy away from a challenge. Undaunted by the prospect of beginning Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law in her second language, she touched down in Toronto as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections were engulfing her new home city in… Click to Continue Reading.
Keeping an open mind is the key to adapting as a newcomer to Canada’s legal community, according to Christianah Adeyemi. And she should know: the internationally-trained lawyer is licensed in Nigeria, but had never set foot in Canada before arriving to enrol in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Armando D’Andrea, a lawyer at Legal Aid Ontario and alumnus of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure, to discuss with him how he got to where he is today in his professional journey. Tell us about yourself and what you… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Evelyn Thompson-Smith, Director for Strategic Capital Planning for Central Zone at Alberta Health Services and alumnus of the Professional LLM in Health Law as well as The Osgoode Certificate in Fundamentals of Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law. Evelyn told us of her experiences… Click to Continue Reading.
Eduardo Castro is an internationally trained lawyer and alumnus of the Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law. He is currently working as a legal assistant at Gottlieb Family Law Professional Corporation where he refines his communication, organization, customer service, legal writing and legal research skills in preparation for his next… Click to Continue Reading.
Growing up in Mexico City, Solange Márquez Espinoza’s childhood home was filled with discussion of art, philosophy, and politics—and lots of talk about the law, thanks to her mother. “My mother gave my siblings and me a love of books and history and law,” says Márquez Espinoza today. Over the… Click to Continue Reading.
Growing up in a small town in Newfoundland, John Drover’s exposure to the legal profession didn’t extend much beyond what he saw on TV. Even after moving as a young adult to the province’s capital city, St. John’s, his career went “in a million directions” throughout his 20s. He managed… Click to Continue Reading.