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A recent paper by Rima Sirota highlights some of the gaps in CLE that OsgoodePD has been tackling. Sirota’s paper points to the lack of research about the effectiveness of mandatory CLE and is particularly critical of CLE programs that rely exclusively on didactic lectures with little interaction, an approach… Click to Continue Reading.
Applying for graduate studies can seem daunting, especially if you’ve been away from the academic setting for a while or if you don’t have a previous law degree. Each year the Admissions Committee reviews hundreds of applications to OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM and Graduate Diploma programs. Based on their experience, we’ve… Click to Continue Reading.
At OsgoodePD, we frequently talk about our ‘top-notch’ and ‘world class’ instructors. But rather than talk about them, we thought we should introduce our incredible faculty to you. As part of the instructor spotlight series, we had a chance to catch up with Martha Simmons, Program Director of the Osgoode LLM… Click to Continue Reading.
We spoke with Shwetha Pai, an alumna of Osgoode’s Full-Time Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law to learn about her journey as an internationally trained lawyer. She shares her insights, her challenges, and her accomplishments. Shwetha always wanted to come to Canada, and decided that Osgoode was at the core of that… Click to Continue Reading.
Tania Narciso is a student in the inaugural cohort of the LLM in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law. Here we chat with her about her experience in the program thus far. What lead you to apply to the program? What were you hoping to gain from an LLM? With the digital… Click to Continue Reading.
Over the last decade, OsgoodePD has constructed 47 “Osgoode Certificates”. What exactly is a certificate? An Osgoode Certificate is a learning course focused on specific skills or knowledge, sometimes in a distinct industry sector. They tend to be either skills training for a particular role (such as an Ombuds or… Click to Continue Reading.
I am glad I chose the Part-time LLM in Business Law after having completed my LLB from England and my first LLM in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode. Here are some facets of the program that I appreciated and were important to my experience. On the faculty The faculty was… Click to Continue Reading.
At OsgoodePD, we frequently talk about our ‘top-notch’ and ‘world class’ instructors – acknowledged industry experts and leading legal practitioners. But rather than just talk about them, each month we’ll introduce you to one. You’ll be able to get to know them ‘beyond the classroom’ and learn what makes them… Click to Continue Reading.
We sat down with Angela I. Salvatore, an alumna of Osgoode’s Part-Time Professional LLM in Taxation Law, to find out more about her, why she undertook the LLM, what she gained from it, and what others should know. We kicked off with a discussion of who Angela is (a constant learner… Click to Continue Reading.
Bianca Tedesco is a recent alum of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in International Business Law. Bianca shares her experience on how the LLM gave her the skills and opportunities to reach her career goals. What led you to apply to the OsgoodePD International Business Law LLM? What were your legal education objectives? I’ve… Click to Continue Reading.