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In 2015, Dian Thompson wasn’t just busy—like many young law students, she was pretty much completely out of bandwidth. In the middle of a full courseload as a law student at Kingston, Jamaica’s Norman Manley Law School, the 31-year-old was simultaneously juggling a legal internship, work at a community legal-aid… Click to Continue Reading.
Leading Canadian fertility lawyers Sara R. Cohen and Ellen K. Embury are the program chairs of our biennial Fertility Law one-day intensive conference. Sara R. Cohen is the owner of Fertility Law Canada™ at D2Law LLP in Toronto, Ontario, and Ellen K. Embury is a partner at Carbert Waite LLP… Click to Continue Reading.
Program Spotlight5 Questions with Leading Canadian Fertility Lawyers Sara R. Cohen & Ellen K. Embury
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.
Meet Yanique Russell: Osgoode’s application agent for Latin America and the Caribbean, and graduate of not one – but two – Professional LLM programs. Yanique Russell is an internationally qualified lawyer from Jamaica who holds a UK Law degree. In satisfying her NCA requirements, she completed two LLM programs with… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Lara Merjane, Corporate Lawyer at The Ross Firm Professional Corporation, about her journey as an internationally trained lawyer coming to Canada. Her path to completing the Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law at Osgoode began with a serendipitous celebratory trip to Cancun. From… Click to Continue Reading.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Harinder Gahir, a graduate of the Professional LLM in General Law at Osgoode. Harinder took us through his rich career thus far, and told us how the LLM helped achieve some of his goals. Tell us a bit about yourself I have been… Click to Continue Reading.
Osgoode’s alumni spotlight series highlights Amanda Wickett. Amanda shares her journey from public to private practice, balancing her work, studies and family life, and how she accomplished her goals through remote learning. Today, Amanda is a partner at McDougall Gauley LLP, as well as a graduate of the LLM in… Click to Continue Reading.
As part of the alumni spotlight series, we’re highlighting an alumnus of Osgoode’s Professional LLM in General Law – Matthew Yap. Matthew is the Director of Legal Registries at the Government of Northwest Territories, as well as the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Chair for the Northwest Territories. Matthew’s professional journey… Click to Continue Reading.
We sat down with Bharti Birla, a Current Student Ambassador (CSA) within the Labour and Employment Law program, to learn more about her, her experience in the LLM, and how she’s applying what she’s being taught. Read on to learn more. Tell us a bit about you and what you… Click to Continue Reading.
We sat down with Johan Viljoen, a Current Student Ambassador (CSA) within the Health Law program, to learn more about him, his experience in the LLM, and how he’s applying what he’s being taught. Read on to learn more. Tell us a bit about you and what you do. I… Click to Continue Reading.
Did you know that many of our Part-Time Professional LLM programs have intakes in the Winter term? Although most associated September with back to school, each year many students start their Professional LLM in January. This January, we’re welcoming over 100 students into seven different part-time programs. Students join OsgoodePD… Click to Continue Reading.