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Benjamin Berger isn’t afraid to push his students. In fact, he says it’s part of his job as program director of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure. “When you enroll, you’ve got to be open to the idea of being pushed out of the comfort zone of your… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileMeet Benjamin Berger, Program Director for Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure
Our Alumni Insights Series brings together alumni who share common threads – either through their cultural or national backgrounds, areas of practice, or a shared commitment to a particular cause. One of our first events in the series was an alumni panel featuring three alumni from Latin America who shared… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightLatin American lawyers share how an LLM in Canada boosted their legal careers
OsgoodePD is helping Miller Thomson LLP supercharge the development of its associates with a cutting-edge collaboration that fuses the power of technology with the benefits of in-person learning. The organizations have partnered to develop a blended program designed specifically for associates in the firm’s civil litigation and labour and employment… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoodePD blended program helps Miller Thomson LLP provide hands-on training for associates
Fay Faraday and Bruce Ryder are not just co-instructors on Osgoode’s part-time Professional LLM in Constitutional Law. The professors, who teach the Equality Rights course together, are also neighbours at the intersection of legal practice and legal academia. “I always found that division unnecessary,” Faraday says. “There is such a… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightConstitutional Law profs Fay Faraday and Bruce Ryder bring legal practice and academia together
Simulation is a powerful way of learning in any profession. Health professions, for example, use simulation to help students learn knowledge and skills and to fuse both in practice. Examples range from learning on mannequins to practising with real people as simulated patients. Almost all professions, including business schools, architecture, flight schools and… Click to Continue Reading.
The Covid-19 pandemic had one big silver lining for Puja Dutta. The disease wrought the same havoc on her work and home life in northern India as it did for most people around the world. But the disruptive nature of pandemic life also shook Dutta out of the comfortable pre-lockdown… Click to Continue Reading.
Damilola Katibi didn’t really know what to expect when she moved to Toronto after enrolling in Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law. “I came in blind, knowing nobody,” she says. Other than national stereotypes about the friendliness of the Canadian population, Katibi’s only real experience with the country was… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Osgoode’s International Business Law LLM gave Damilola Katibi a competitive edge
Students in Sara Slinn’s classes should expect to go beyond the black letter law of labour and employment in Canada. In addition to her role as one of the program directors of Osgoode’s part-time Professional LLM in Labour and Employment Law, Slinn teaches courses on labour law and labour arbitration,… Click to Continue Reading.
When Mexican lawyer Alejandro Canales decided to boost his career with an International Business Law LLM, he had his eye on just one destination: Canada. With close family connections in the Toronto area, Canales had developed a relationship with the country over the course of a lifetime and had long… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightBringing the power of an Osgoode International Business Law LLM back to Mexico
When Natalia O. Johnston made her dream move from Brazil to Toronto in 2011, she thought a career change may be in order. As a junior lawyer in her homeland, she had already acquired significant experience in commercial litigation. With Osgoode still a couple of years away from launching its… Click to Continue Reading.
LLM StudentsDistance no barrier to a Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law for Natalia Johnston
Entrepreneurial spirit has always been a professional driving force for Kim Gale. A fierce advocate for herself and others, this trait shone through during her transition to the Canadian legal industry after graduating from law school in the U.K. Faced with challenges, she took decisive action and founded the NCA… Click to Continue Reading.