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Around a decade ago, when Ontario’s most senior family law judges and lawyers began noticing a growing deficit in the skills of younger practitioners coming through the ranks, they knew exactly where to turn for help. “They came to OsgoodePD,” says Alison Hurst, Program Lawyer for the Osgoode Certificate in Family Law… Click to Continue Reading.
Math doesn’t always come naturally for lawyers. Some even hope to have left the subject behind when they enter law school, before realizing how critically important a basic understanding of math will be to their ability to serve their clients and run their practice in the future. “There are many… Click to Continue Reading.
It’s almost impossible for new lawyers to avoid real estate transactions as they begin their legal careers in practice areas as diverse as commercial, taxation, litigation, wills and estates or family law. But for a topic so foundational to Canadian legal practice, it’s still relatively routine for fledging lawyers to… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode creates practical programming to build real estate transactions skills
For OsgoodePD LLM student Modupe Balogun, networking has been essential to rebuilding the sense of professional community she once had in Nigeria. “It creates the community that you need as an internationally trained lawyer to be able to thrive,” she explained. Back home, classmates and mentors offered support and guidance,… Click to Continue Reading.
On April 3-5th, Osgoode Professional Development sponsored the inaugural national ITL Conference: Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers in Calgary, Alberta. This conference was organized by a group of Internationally Trained Lawyer (ITL) organizations, who joined together and leveraged their strengths to create space for meaningful dialogue, collaboration and connection for ITL… Click to Continue Reading.
At the forefront of legal education, the Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law has helped over 1,000 internationally trained lawyers since 2013 to become licensed to practice law in Canada. The part-time study option offers students the flexibility to attend courses in-person and/or online. This means you can customize your… Click to Continue Reading.
The world of U.S.-Canada trade relations has undergone a seismic shift over the course of Jonathan O’Hara’s legal career. When he first joined McMillan LLP in 2012, O’Hara says there was something approaching a consensus in trade circles on both sides of the border: “Everyone was very keen on trade… Click to Continue Reading.
If you’re an international student thinking about applying for a graduate diploma or an LLM in Canada, you may be wondering: Should I apply for the Fall or Winter intake? With overlapping application timelines, you might feel unsure about when to apply – but it all comes down to what… Click to Continue Reading.
Insight/TipsTips for International Students: Applying for a Graduate Diploma or an LLM in Canada
Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) are pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Nastasi and Deborah Pressman as Co- Program Directors of the Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals. Liz and Deb are experienced adjudicators and educators, are well-known… Click to Continue Reading.
Businesses that can weather the ongoing storm surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace will emerge stronger, according to employment lawyer and human resources consultant Laura Williams. After a brief period of virtual public consensus in favour of EDI initiatives, Williams, the program director for the Osgoode Certificate in… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode certificate helps businesses improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
If anyone knows how far gambling law has come in Ontario, it’s Don Bourgeois. Bourgeois had his first professional encounters with the practice area in the late 1980s as a lawyer with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, a department with a particularly wide-ranging mandate. “It was a womb-to-tomb… Click to Continue Reading.