| The 2019 issue of Nexus is the first issue on the magazine's new dedicated website, nexus.law.utoronto.ca. The 2019 issue cover story is "1L "boot camp" in law launches students into legal studies." |
| Dean's Message By Dean Edward Iacobucci There is a definite buzz in the air. |
Features | |
| 1L "boot camp" in law launches students into legal studies By Karen Gross Legal Methods Intensive is now in its sixth year, and students can’t imagine starting law school without it.
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| D + I in the C-Suite By Karen Gross Alumna Nikki Gershbain breaks new ground as Big Law’s first full-time chief inclusion officer. |
| U of T law and computer science students launch Toronto chapter of Legal Hackers club By Peter Boisseau Global movement aims to infuse tech into legal processes to streamline access to justice. |
| Introducing Andrea Burke, your new Law Alumni Association President Nexus executive editor Lucianna Ciccocioppo sat down with alumna Andrea Burke, LLB 1994, to hear about the importance of classmate connections and engaging with U of T Law students – and how the benefits work both ways. |
| Shareholder activism, lawyers’ duties, and the grey areas in between By Peter Boisseau The rise of shareholder activism in a vaguely regulated environment has expanded the role of lawyers, a panel discussion at U of T Law heard. Increasingly, lawyers’ compliance with legal and ethical standards requires careful navigation of the grey areas that mark corporate and securities law. |
| Can – and should – we expand the Medical Assistance in Dying act to people with mental illness and dementia? By Peter Boisseau Panel experts raise more questions than answers at law seminar |
| Law of Leadership concentration launched for U of T Law’s GPLLM program By Karen Gross "Privacy, human rights, employment, and dispute resolution are among the many issues leaders grapple with on a daily basis, and it’s becoming increasingly necessary to understand how to manage them from a legal perspective." |
Campaign for Excellence without Barriers |
| Liz Breen: Clint Ford Memorial Bursary By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| Gillian Lester By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| Jon Levin By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| Victoria Stuart By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| John Turchin By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| Jeff Wolman By Lucianna Ciccocioppo |
| In their own words: our students talk about #excellencewithoutbarriers In their own words, our students and recent alumni describe the importance of financial aid to their choice to attend the Faculty of Law and their success in their legal studies. |
Q & A | |
| Q & A with John Pitfield, LLB 1997, Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP On lessons learned after a firm implosion, building a Boston alumni group – and looking out for the curve balls in life |
