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The world of U.S.-Canada trade relations has undergone a seismic shift over the course of Jonathan O’Hara’s legal career. When he first joined McMillan LLP in 2012, O’Hara says there was something approaching a consensus in trade circles on both sides of the border: “Everyone was very keen on trade… Click to Continue Reading.
If you’re an international student thinking about applying for a graduate diploma or an LLM in Canada, you may be wondering: Should I apply for the Fall or Winter intake? With overlapping application timelines, you might feel unsure about when to apply – but it all comes down to what… Click to Continue Reading.
Insight/TipsTips for International Students: Applying for a Graduate Diploma or an LLM in Canada
Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) are pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Nastasi and Deborah Pressman as Co- Program Directors of the Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals. Liz and Deb are experienced adjudicators and educators, are well-known… Click to Continue Reading.
Businesses that can weather the ongoing storm surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace will emerge stronger, according to employment lawyer and human resources consultant Laura Williams. After a brief period of virtual public consensus in favour of EDI initiatives, Williams, the program director for the Osgoode Certificate in… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode certificate helps businesses improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
If anyone knows how far gambling law has come in Ontario, it’s Don Bourgeois. Bourgeois had his first professional encounters with the practice area in the late 1980s as a lawyer with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, a department with a particularly wide-ranging mandate. “It was a womb-to-tomb… Click to Continue Reading.
Alex Miller got her first exposure to labour and employment law from an unexpected source. After articling and practising at a small criminal law firm, she didn’t think she would be making much of a professional leap when she applied to cover a maternity leave position at a GTA police… Click to Continue Reading.
Alumni SpotlightHow Alex Miller bridged the gap between criminal law and labour and employment law at Osgoode
Legal education isn’t just for lawyers. As Ontario Court Justice Rick Libman points out, the vast majority of matters in his court are summary conviction cases, which fall within the scope of practice for paralegals licensed in this province. That was part of the inspiration for the creation of the… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightJustice Rick Libman helps legal professionals handle summary conviction matters
François Tanguay-Renaud got his start in the law at an early age, enrolling in McGill University’s combined civil law and common law program right out of high school. “I’ve never really left. Since I was 19, I’ve been in the legal profession or on the road,” he says of a career… Click to Continue Reading.
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