Alumnus John Pitfield, LLB 1997, Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, talks about lessons learned after a firm implosion, building a Boston alumni group – and looking out for the curve balls in life, in this Q&A in the new issue of @UTLawNexus.
https://t.co/KwYLJUC75I
“We feel that a focus on diversity and inclusion is no longer just nice to have. It’s a must-have.” Chief Inclusion Officer @NikkiGershbain spoke with @UTLawNexus on the firm's plan to continue developing a highly inclusive culture: https://t.co/2ElWHiGtoI
#InclusionNow
Can – and should – we expand the Medical Assistance in Dying act to people with mental illness and dementia? @UTLawNexus reports on #MAID panel @UTLaw Seeman Health Law Seminar Series https://t.co/98VqMyZm8Q
In the new issue of Nexus magazine, the cover story "1L 'boot camp' in law launches students into legal studies" looks at the Legal Methods Intensive, which introduces incoming JD students to the basics of the law and legal reasoning.
https://t.co/jKgX9CsqBq
A group of @UTLaw and computer science students have formed a U of T chapter of Legal Hackers, a worldwide organization focused on instilling the “hacker mentality” in the practice of law. Read all about it in the new issue of Nexus.
https://t.co/8ChSotrd2x
"While most of her future law school classmates were working on their undergrad degrees, Ifrah Farah was working to help her single mother support her seven younger siblings." Incoming: meet some of the new students in the Class of 2022 https://t.co/ITz9cdoPLo via @UTLaw
An untold number of university students — many Muslim — have been contacted by Canada's spy agency for what critics say are "fishing expeditions."
Now, a University of Toronto institute has launched a legal support line if CSIS comes knocking. My latest: https://t.co/rl1TE3aYfp
Via @CBCNews, a #UofT law school graduate and @utlaw professors @AnverEmon@Nader_Hasan_law speak of the hotline at @UofT Institute of Islamic Studies which aims to help Muslim students contacted by CSIS https://t.co/hXFfwgTl7c
We are proud to provide @UTLaw students with the opportunity to engage in meaningful work through Lenczner Slaght Advocacy Internships. Read more about the initiative here: https://t.co/a2nsVRaXxc
⚖️ We are so proud of the impactful work done by our @UTLaw alumni. Congratulations to Peter Nguyen, Shara Roy and Hilda Wong on this incredible accomplishment! #UofT#uoftalumni
JD student Paniz Khosroshahy writes about being a summer fellow at @LEAFNational and working on the issue of image-based sexual violence. From the @AsperCentre blog.
https://t.co/Lx5Iy7bcb6
The Faculty of Law congratulates alumni who made @CanLawMag Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list for 2019: Peter Nguyen, JD 2000, Shara Roy, JD 2003 and Hilda Wong, JD 1991!
https://t.co/AKxt9Xnk71 #UofT@uoftalumni
Maxine Budhu, 2019 GPLLM candidate: "This program offered an impressive curriculum of courses that address the current challenges of our technological industry, providing a clear understanding of the associated legal implications.” #MasterTheLaw#GPLLM
Finishing up your GPLLM application? Hints on sprucing it up with top-notch referrals, who to ask, who not to ask and what to get them to write.
Deadline is coming soon! https://t.co/7hvUeyWfjN
How do you design privacy compliance when the goalposts change every week all over the world? @canlawmag with a great look into the corporate challenges. https://t.co/MRCunBiyrV
Announcing the annual Cecil A. Wright Memorial Lecture - Prof. Philip Pettit, L.S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University, on “The Elusive Sovereign”, Thu. Oct. 10.
https://t.co/DWOnLIf1zz