09/2023
…d assisting those in need, I realized that my interests aligned within the areas of law that motivated me to pursue a career as a lawyer.” For her, she said, the deciding factor in choosing Osgoode was it’s unparalleled and wide-ranging clinical education program. “I found that Osgoode has a lot of experiential learning opportunities that provide wonderful hands-on experience to students, which is key when deciding to pursue a specialization,” she…
04/2017
…mber of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation who researches and teaches in the areas of Canadian law as it affects Indigenous peoples, Anishinaabe constitutionalism, Indigenous pedagogy within legal education, property law, and dispute resolution including civil procedure and Indigenous dispute resolution. Professor Drake served as Osgoode’s Associate Dean (Students) throughout the pandemic, from July 2020 to June 2023. She joined the Osgoode faculty…
06/2024
Mr. Fitzgerald is a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and securities law with significant experience in a wide range of both public and private transactions, including public offerings, private placements, negotiated transactions, hostile take-over bids, shareholder activism and complex corporate reorganizations. Mr. Fitzgerald has extensive experience with large, multijurisdictional transactions and provides advice to…
06/2014
…yers. The OPIR creates opportunities to expand access to justice, identify areas of interest, gain practical skills, meet mentors and potential employers, and generally experience the practice of law. Learn more about possible placements › Criteria: Public Interest, Law-Related, Uncompensated Your work in fulfillment of the OPIR must be: In the public interest. It must facilitate access to justice, seek substantive law reform, or provide services…
09/2024
…) students who want to gain more in-depth knowledge and skills in specific areas of legal practice. Designed to complement the foundational knowledge provided by the core JD curriculum, Professional Skills Micro-Courses give students a head start on mastering the practical decisions and inevitable challenges – from managing finances to building relationships with clients – that are part of any legal career. Open to students in their second and thi…
05/2024
…lection of one- and two-credit courses for JD students focused on specific areas of legal practice. Osgoode’s JD program combines rigorous legal education with direct, hands-on experience to prepare you for your future career. We also understand the importance of learning to navigate the day-to-day realities of practising law – whether at a firm, in a corporate environment, with a not-for-profit or in the public sector. That’s why we’ve once aga…
01/2021
…rom the Anglo-American legal tradition, and of works on topics relating to areas of research relevant to Osgoode faculty, as enumerated in the Library’s general Collection Development Policy. iv. Civil law texts, in French or English Acquisition is automatic if published in Canada (Quebec) Texts from the outside Canada are considered for inclusion on the grounds of provenance, association or other special relevance. i. Bibliothèque du Parlement (s…
01/2017
…School for many years, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Berkeley, NYU, Texas, and University of Chicago law schools. He writes and teaches in the areas of jurisprudence, constitutional theory, and moral and political philosophy….
04/2015
…programs, participate in research projects, deliver public and faculty lectures, and assist with institutional projects in their areas of expertise and interest. …
08/2014
…immigration and refugee law, and he engages in law reform efforts in these areas. He is also committed to exploring innovative teaching methodologies, with a particular interest in clinical and experiential education. He served as the Academic Director at Parkdale Community Legal Services from 2015 to 2018 and as the Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies from 2019 to 2024. Professor Rehaag’s interdisciplinary academic research focuses on empi…