Faculty of Law Offers Expanded Career Services and Education Programs to Alumni

Friday, August 21, 2009

The current economic situation presents daunting challenges for lawyers at all stages of their careers.  But Faculty of Law alumni have access to a variety of professional resources and educational programs that can assist them as they consider the next step in their careers. The Faculty of Law is pleased to offer the following opportunities to its alumni community:

Student success at moot competitions

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Congratulations to this year’s competitive mooters who have, once again, enjoyed remarkable success and made the Faculty of Law proud.  Some notable accomplishments include the following:

Cassels Brock Cup (“Baby Gale”)

We are pleased to report that the top school was the University of Toronto – with a clean sweep! 

In the category of oralist: Lauren Epstein won first-place, Lwam Ghebrehariat won second-place, and David Forsayeth won third-place.

Watch Dean Mayo Moran discuss "Demystifying the Judiciary" on TVO's The Agenda

Thursday, August 20, 2009

On Tuesday May 19, Dean Mayo Moran was a panelist on TVO's flagship news program The Agenda With Steve Paikin.

The subject of the program was "Demystifying the Judiciary."  The show looked to foster a better understanding of what judges do, how they are appointed, and what influences they rely on to make what are very important decisions.

The panel discussion can be viewed on the TVO website:

DLS Executive Director Judith McCormack - "When poverty becomes respectable"

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Judith McCormack, Executive Director of Downtown Legal Services and adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, has published a commentary in the Toronto Star analyzing how the current downturn is changing perceptions of poverty ("When poverty becomes respectable," May 17, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

Asper Centre Director Cheryl Milne on CBC radio's The Current

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Cheryl Milne, Executive Director of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, spoke on CBC radio's The Current this morning (Friday May 22, 2009) to talk about the principle of the best interests of the child in relation to a child protection case in Winnipeg.

Listen to a CBC podcast of the segment (or right-click to download) (MP3 format - the interview with Cheryl Milne begins at around the 11:25 minute mark).

Prof. Ed Morgan - "It's a legal maze for Canadian authorities abroad"

Thursday, August 20, 2009

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Ed Morgan analyzes the contradictions of the Supreme Court of Canada's rulings regarding the powers of Canadian authorities abroad ("It's a legal maze for Canadian authorities abroad," May 27, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

Feature on joint JD/MSW program

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Faculty of Law's joint JD/MSW (Master of Social Work) program has been featured in a U of T news story. The story includes quotes from alumnus Karima Kanani, student Judith Rae, Prof. Cheryl Regehr, and Dean Mayo Moran ("Social work, law a winning combination at U of T," March 20, 2009).

Read the full story on the News at U of T website.

JD student Michael Rosenberg wins prestigious Strosberg prize

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Graduating JD student Michael Rosenberg has won the 2009 Harvey Strosberg prize, worth ten thousand dollars, awarded each year for the best student paper in Canada on a class action topic. The paper will be published in the Canadian Class Action Law Review under the title of "The Rise and Imminent Fall of Waiver of Tort in Class Proceedings."

Two International Human Rights interns win Helton Fellowships

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The International Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that, for the third year in a row, IHRP internship students have been awarded an Arthur C. Helton Fellowship from the American Society of International Law to contribute to the cost of her summer internship.  This year, two students, Amanda Montague (I) and Rebecca Sutton (I), were selected from a pool of over fifty applicants from around the world.

LLM student Jasminka Kalajdzic writes with Allan Rock on repatriating Omar Khadr

Thursday, August 20, 2009

LLM student Jasminka Kalajdzic has written a commentary in the Globe and Mail with former Minister of Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations Alan Rock, about the repatriation of Omar Khadr, the Canadian currently being detained at Guantanamo Bay ("Justice demands that we now repatriate Omar Khadr," January 26, 2009).

Read the full commentary.