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Coding is not just for computer scientists. As artificial intelligence promises to reshape legal practice in the coming years, tech skills are increasingly valuable for young lawyers. With that in mind, Osgoode recently revived its legal information technology course for JD students, rebooting the class as an experiential learning course… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Legal Information Technology course focuses on hands-on learning to enhance access to justice
Fledging lawyers with an interest in business transactions face a very different legal landscape to the one Germán Morales Farah entered almost three decades ago. “When I started, I had firms and companies that were willing to invest in me while I learned,” says Morales Farah, the Program Director for… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileOsgoodePD program on business transactions helps students put their core learning into practice
Osgoode’s focus on skills means its graduates leave with much more than a highly respected degree; they are also equipped with the tools they need to thrive in the real world of legal practice. “Lawyering skills are in Osgoode’s DNA”, says Dean Trevor Farrow. “Whether it’s throughout the JD program… Click to Continue Reading.
David Thomas has had a front-row seat to the explosive growth in the field of workplace investigations. As the program lawyer for Osgoode’s Certificate in Human Resources Law for HR Professionals, he was part of the team that allocated an afternoon session to the subject on the five-day program. Over… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoodePD offers participants a unique opportunity to boost their skills in workplace investigations
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.
Patricia Morrison remembers a time when she could count the members of Calgary’s construction law bar on her fingers. Still a relatively new call when her firm merged to become the national firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in March 2000, Morrison – one of three new program advisors for Osgoode’s… 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.