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November 2024
Issue 27
- Simulation in Legal Education: Authentic Learning in Law
- OsgoodePD blended program helps Miller Thomson LLP provide hands-on training for associates
- Osgoode certificate program brings pension law out of the shadows
- Video: Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Health Care (57m)
- Faculty Profile: Constitutional Law profs Fay Faraday and Bruce Ryder bring legal practice and academia together
- Alumni Profile: LLM alumna Kim Gale’s entrepreneurial spirit shines through
September 2024
Issue 25
- Andrea Menard and Marc Bhalla model Indigenous allyship to students pursuing a Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution
- Simulated Clients (SCs) in Legal Education Showcased at International Conference
- Lisa Stam explores the legal implications of remote work at OsgoodePD
- Join Amy ter Haar and Aaron Grinhaus at the forefront of Web3, Blockchain and Metaverse Law
- Faculty Profile: John D.R. Craig (2024 CLE Contribution Award)
- Faculty Profile: Natalija Popovic (2024 Professional LLM Teaching Award)
- Announcing the first winner of the Professional LLM Prize in Taxation Law
- Video: Privacy in Health: The Indigenous Perspective (35m)
- Join our community! OsgoodePD is on Instagram.
October 2024
Issue 26
- Building expertise in construction law at OsgoodePD
- Welcoming our inaugural Professional LLM in Construction Law class
- Keeping up to speed in the constantly evolving ESG and sustainability field
- Memorial plaque for Heather Gore Liddell and Paul Wye
- Video: Early and Successful Return to Work After a Mental Health Related Absence: A Practical Case Study (51m)
- Faculty Profile: Sara Slinn
- Alumni Profile: Damilola Katibi
June 2024
Issue 23
- Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the 10th Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD)
- Tamara Barclay dove deeply into constitutional law at OsgoodePD
- Video: Avoiding Common Drafting Mistakes (58m)
- Student Profile: Dmitry Shniger
- Faculty Profile: Al Hounsell
- Congratulations to our 2024 OsgoodePD Teaching Award Winners
July 2024
Issue 24
- Introducing The Osgoode Certificate in Law Teaching
- Remembering Paul Wye
- New Integrated Practice and Problem-Based Learning Courses Give Students a Chance to Use Knowledge and Develop Skills in a Canadian Context
- Video: Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Decentralized Finance (57m)
- Alumni Profile: Mariana Ribeiro
- Faculty Profile: Barnali Choudhury
May 2024
Issue 22
- Program Director of Health Law LLM a role tailor-made for Dr. Adrienne Shnier
- OsgoodePD faculty get a workout at bootcamp on “intensives”
- Remembering Heather Gore-Liddell
- The Professional LLM welcomes professionals and executives without a prior law degree. This is who they are.
- Video: Technology – Back to the Basics (49m)
- Alumni Profile: Nathan Roth
April 2024
Issue 21
- Climate Change Law a Core of OsgoodePD Programs
- Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day: Celebrating 10 years of Diversity, Advocacy, Mentorship and Empowerment
- Osgoode Energy and Infrastructure Law LLM alumnus: Marty Venalainen
- Video: Understanding Theories of Discrimination (1h 27m)
- Earth Day 2024: Photos from our LLM students
- Alumni Profile: Kim Westfall-Connor
- Faculty Profile: Benjamin Berger
March 2024
Issue 20
- Celebrating International Women’s Day: Insights from Osgoode’s Program Directors
- Navigating the Civil Sexual Assault Claims Landscape
- Video: Charter Challenges (1h 25m)
- Alumni Profile: Hilary Chung
- Faculty Profile: Annie Noa Kenet and Eric Sadvari
February 2024
Issue 19
- How LLM Instructor Ronda Bessner Got Hooked on Public Inquiries
- Ministry of the Attorney General Jobs for LLM Students
- Video: Corporate Governance in Mining (1h 25m)
- Alumni Profile: Justice Agyemang
- Faculty Profile: Carys Craig and Martin Kratz
January 2024
Issue 18
- Sandra Gogal bears witness to Aboriginal Law evolution
- A new year: looking back, looking forward
- Video: Understanding the Complexities of the Indigenous Health Crisis (52m)
- Alumni Profile: Hardeep Chahal
- Faculty Profile: Lauren Bernardi
November 2023
Issue 17
- Recent Webinars Explore the Latest in Taxation Policy
- “Evidence is the cornerstone of litigation, so we hit it from every angle” – Civil Litigator’s Survival Guide to Evidence
- A law school experience designed for working professionals
- Video: Motion Advocacy: Guidance from the Bench (1h13m)
- Alumni Profile: Imran Noorani
- Faculty Profile: Antonella Ceddia
October 2023
Issue 16
- What’s New in the Canadian Common Law LLM: Practice Skills for Internationally Trained Lawyers
- Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement Professionals: Bridging the Expectation Gap
- Welcome to John Tobin: New Co-Director of the Professional LLM in Tax Law
- Alumni Profile: Bill Watson
- Faculty Profile: Andrea Lee
- Video: Labour Law Issues in Pensions: Management and Union Perspectives (57m)
September 2023
Issue 15
- In Memoriam: Paul Wye
- Resources for Internationally Trained Lawyers (Four-part blog series)
- Introducing Osgoode’s New Part-Time LLM in Construction Law
- Book recommendation: Reflections on Allyship
- Video: Despite All Best Intentions: Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution (54m)
- Alumni Profile: Chessa Jope
- Alumni Profile: Pierre Cantin
July 2023
Issue 14
- Celebrating 10 Years of OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Canadian Common Law
- Diversity, Inclusion and Mentorship: Insights From an Internationally Trained Lawyer at OITLD
- Justice Michael Doi shares some advice for all former, current and future students at our 9th annual OITLD + Seven uplifting quotes and tips from OITLD 2022
- OsgoodePD’s resources for Internationally Trained Lawyers
- OsgoodePD Staff on Campus
- Congratulations to our 2023 OsgoodePD Teaching Award Winners
- Alumni Profile: Lotus Menezes
- Faculty Profile: Nicole Chrolavicius
June 2023
Issue 13
- In memory of Heather Gore-Liddell
- New P3 models the focus of revamped Certificate
- Back in person for OITLD 2023!
- Osgoode celebrates 30 years of the LLM in Taxation Law
- Complimentary On-Demand Webinar: Trial Tips from the Bench: Practical Strategies for Effective Advocacy
- Alumni Profile: Cherie Daniel
- Faculty Profile: The Honourable Justice Ward Branch
April 2023
Issue 12
- ESG Risks Impossible to Ignore as Environmental Issues Go Mainstream
- Recent Workshop Draws on Engineering Education to Help Law Students Work in Teams
- OsgoodePD Launches Digital Credentials for CLE Certificates
- New Program on Charter Essentials for Criminal Law Investigators Launches
- Video: Foundations in ESG, Law and Policy (75m)
- Alumni Profile: Yakov Radyushin
- Student Profile: Catherine Milliken
March 2023
Issue 11
- Taxation Law Edition
- Celebrating 30 years of the Professional LLM inTaxation Law
- Co-Director Profile: Jinyan Li
- Alumni Profile: Heather Evans
- Alumni Profile: Mark Tonkovich
February 2023
Issue 10
- New Certificate Focuses on Managing Supply Chain Risks and Sustainability
- Alumni Spotlight: Nana Yanful
- Reflections on Creating Interactive Skills-Based Hybrid Programs
- Video: Law, Technology and the Construction Industry (59m)
- Faculty Profile: Andrew Wong & Marilyn Brown
- OsgoodePD Staff Book Recommendations
December 2022
Issue 9
- Time Passages: A reflection from Victoria Watkins
- Oh What Fun!: Professional LLM Holiday Party
- Alumni Profile: Yanki Gur
- Faculty Profile: Roxanne Mykitiuk
November 2022
Issue 8
- Osgoode’s Certificate in Entertainment Law: 10 Years Later
- An LLM in Dispute Resolution Grad Trip that Turned Online Classmates into Lifelong Friends
- Arts-based Osgoode Professional Development Course Seeks to Change Conflict Culture, One Lawyer at a Time
- Video: E-Discovery
- Alumni Profile: Adam Deverett
- Faculty Profile: Brigette Catellier
October 2022
Issue 7
- Miscarriages of Justice: Bringing Justice System Participants Together to Prevent and Right the Wrongs
- Kevin Cyr on Urgent Legal Issues in Policing
- Video: Fireside Chat with Associate Justice Wiebe: Best Practices in Court & “Dos + Don’ts” (58m)
- Alumni Profile: Heather-Anne Hubbell
- Alumni Profile: Dian Thompson
September 2022
Issue 6
- Are Truth and Reconciliation part of your lifelong learning?
- Video: Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law – Understanding the Historic Narrative & Legal Implications (1h 35m)
- Osgoode staff and faculty book recommendations
- Welcoming our new Fall 2022 full-time students and award winners
- The Osgoode Certificate in Advanced HR Law for Senior HR Executives takes a strategic approach
- Alumni Profile: Dr. Paula Cashin
- Faculty Profile: Susheel Gupta
July & August 2022 – Summer
Issue 5
- Privacy and Cybersecurity: Navigating Canada’s Evolving Legal Landscape
- Crown Indigenous Negotiations
- Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD)
- Video: Crucial Risk Management Update
- Student Profile: Joanne Thornton
- Faculty Profile: Sara R. Cohen and Ellen K. Embury
- OsgoodePD Staff Book Recommendations
June 2022
Issue 4
- 60th Anniversary of Ontario’s Human Rights Code
- Certificates for HR Professionals
- A Call to Action: Reconciliation Through Legal Education
- Video: The Hon. Frank N. Marrocco, Q.C. reflects
- Alumni Profile: Evelyn Thompson-Smith
- Faculty Profile: Trevor C. W. Farrow
- Congratulations to our Teaching Award Winners
May 2022
Issue 3
- Articling recruitment: are you fishing in the right pond?
- From clerk to counsel: remembering Rajeev Vijan
- Germán Morales Farah: International Business Law
- Video: Complimentary webinar – “The Metaverse”
- Student Profile: Boluwatife Awe (Intellectual Property LLM)
- Faculty Profile: David Thomas (CLE)
April 2022
Issue 2
- OsgoodePD looks to the future
- Meeting the needs of the construction industry
- New Course: Non-verbal Evidence in Court
- Video: The impact of COVID-19 on labour law
- Alumni Profile: Anna Tersigni (CLE, Health Law)
- Faculty Profile: Janet Walker (LLM)
March 2022
Issue 1
- Meeting the needs of our healthcare industry
- Global legal relationships are changing faster than ever
- Video: Financial Statements for Legal Professionals
- Alumni Profile: David Cade (Tax Law LLM)
- Faculty Profile: Kim Bernhardt (CLE)