Stephanie Bishop Hall

⚖️🥑Litigator. Ally. Migrant Justice, A2J, Intersectional Feminism. Dog mom and taco connoisseur. She/her.

[Stephanie Bishop Hall @s_bishop_hall]

I just received a positive decision for my first ever refugee claim.

I’m taking my law degree out of the frame so I can put this in there instead. This is the real goal I’ve been working towards my whole life.

[Stephanie Bishop Hall @s_bishop_hall]

As usual I’m back on my soapbox: if you hate your job, make an exit plan. It’s terrifying but it’s worth it. Life is too short to spend 8 hours a day on something that doesn’t light your soul up.

[Stephanie Bishop Hall @s_bishop_hall]

Reflecting on my third bench-positive refugee claim of the month.

I believe there are lots of meaningful jobs out there but for me this is it. I can’t imagine spending my energy on anything else.

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@NyarTax Thank you!

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Raise your hand if you won a refugee claim before breakfast 🙋🏼‍♀️

[Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers @CARLadvocates]

Canada’s use of criminal jails for immigration detainees violates Charter, lawsuit alleges https://t.co/VZlkqlDi0h via @torontostar

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Is factum formatting an obsession for all litigators or is it reserved for those of us who competed in @The_Jessup?

[BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla]

Today @hrw & @AmnestyNow released their submission to the BC Government Review of its immigration detention contract with CBSA. It's time Canada stopped jailing people seeking safety and a better life. #WelcomeToCanada
https://t.co/s7f2YkKmsu

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I’m not saying your mom doesn’t deserve flowers, I’m just saying a donation to a feminist organization might be more meaningful 💐

My top picks: @schliferclinic @LEAFNational

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POV: hearing complete, major submissions delivered, huge win handed down. All different files. All before noon.

Wyd? It’s officially the weekend now, right?

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Imagine having the audacity to treat this as an academic debate and not an actual, life-threatening crisis for millions of people

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@jull_oliver Spot on!

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This pup is over here acting like he’s the one who had two major hearings and three deadlines in four days

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@kwetoday That’s true — he did a lot of emotional labour this week!

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Canada: “people around the world have no concept of Canada, they think it snows all year round”

Also Canada, but in late April:

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@LandingsLaw @SCC_eng @ccrweb @amnesty @cancivlib @SALCOntario @ColourofPoverty Wow, what a dream team!

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The days are getting longer! ☀️

Fight the urge to fill the hours with more work.

[Stephanie Bishop Hall @s_bishop_hall]

I bragged about annihilating my Monday to-do list by noon, so naturally karma got me and I’m starting my Tuesday to-do list at 6:19pm 🥵

[Stephanie Bishop Hall @s_bishop_hall]

Ditto to everything @CassCharlotte said. Short & small calls: hmu if you want to borrow robes

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I brag a lot about how nice it is to be self-employed / freelance with other great firms and organizations, so this is me trying to provide balanced reporting and share the one (1!) downside

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I just realized that I have seven (7!) email inboxes that I have to monitor regularly, plus WhatsApp.