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I’m going to be leading an upcoming course on Improvisation for Legal Professionals, and a common question I am asked is “why improv for legal professionals?” How is improv relevant, especially when preparation is such a key focus of the legal profession? Today’s professional culture is marked by a need… Click to Continue Reading.

*This is Part III of a three-part feature on the ‘powerhouse trio’ of women in construction and energy. Read Part I and Part II. For the last installment of our feature on women in construction and energy, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sharon Vogel. Sharon was retained, (along… Click to Continue Reading.

We had the pleasure of speaking with, Order of Merit of the Police Forces recipient and OsgoodePD alumni, Mike Lamothe to discuss his career and his impressive achievements. The Order of Merit of the Police Forces is a fellowship of honour based on the highest qualities of citizenship as well… Click to Continue Reading.

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Mike Lamothe
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Cannabis law and regulation

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, is the day a wide range of new legal mechanisms come into effect, all “sparked” (and I promise not to put that word in quotes again!) by the legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis use in Canada. This day has occasioned a host of important questions… Click to Continue Reading.

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Cannabis and Sparking Up Public Law
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* The names in this article have been adjusted to initials to protect our client. Would you rather count on “good faith” from your boss or know what can lose you your job and what can’t? Sabsay Lawyers recently won a favourable decision at the ON Court of Appeal in… Click to Continue Reading.

Five years ago, I wrote an article for Canadian Lawyer, Reconciliation with the Métis: The Time Has Come. On Sept. 22, the joint announcement made by Canada and the Manitoba Metis Federation may finally signal that the time is now. This announcement included a commitment from Canada to transfer $154.3… Click to Continue Reading.

Student sitting on a lounge chair on her cell phone at Osgoode Hall Law School - York University Campus.

In 2019, Osgoode Professional Development is expanding its participation in the Institute for the Future of Law Practice (IFLP). What is IFLP? IFLP is a collaboration amongst participating law schools and legal services employers of all kinds to develop and deliver training and paid internships in skills including; the business… Click to Continue Reading.

It is incredibly empowering here at OsgoodePD to be able to speak to such amazing women paving the way for others in the traditionally male-dominated construction and energy industries. As part two of our three-part feature on a ‘powerhouse trio’ of women in construction and energy, we had the pleasure… Click to Continue Reading.

It was a “hallelujah moment,” so to speak, when the Government of Canada announced its national Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy, highlighting IP as a priority for the country. After decades of neglect, IP is finally getting the attention it rightly deserves from Ottawa. The IP Strategy announced on February 27, 2018,… Click to Continue Reading.

professional LLM

This year Osgoode Professional Development welcomes 150 new incoming students to our part-time professional graduate LLM programs. Our students have a wide array of professional and educational backgrounds, and each has a unique reason for pursuing an LLM with OsgoodePD. We are thrilled to introduce you to some of our… Click to Continue Reading.

*This is Part I of a three-part feature on the ‘powerhouse trio’ of women in construction and energy. Read Part II here* With an industry that seems to be lacking with women, we had the honour to talk to Zey Emir, a professional engineer, and construction expert, who is the… Click to Continue Reading.