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  • EP 32 – Everything You Need to Know About Mooting with Prof. Anthony Daimsis (Part 1)

    Our conversation with Professor Anthony Daimsis lays out everything you need to know about Mooting! This is Part 1 of our conversation.

    Professor Daimsis is the Common Law Moot Court Coordinator and a professor at the University of Ottawa. He has been coaching University of Ottawa moot teams for over a decade and his coaching has led teams to achieve exceptional results both nationally and internationally. To learn more about Professor Daimsis’ mooting successes, visit: http://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/15/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7972&Itemid=891

    This episode covers a wide range of topics including the importance of mooting during law school and things to do in 1st year to better position yourself for success in competitive mooting in upper years. We also discuss how to excel during the moot tryouts, steps to take once you receive the problem, and how to become a better team member. This episode features all this and more – tune in!

     

    28 min
  • EP 31 – Life as a Child Protection Lawyer: What It Means to Work in Social Justice (with Vasu Naik)

    How to be a child protection lawyer?

    Vasu Naik is a family and child protection lawyer in Ottawa. She advocates for children and their families when Children's Aid gets involved. Vasu opened her own practice in child protection defence less than two years after she was called to the bar in Ontario in 2010. Before she moved to Canada, Vasu practiced intellectual property law in India, Singapore and Sweden. In this episode, she discusses child protection, social justice, international IP work and the secret to running an efficient practice.

    56 min
  • EP 30 – Life as a San Francisco Startup Lawyer (with Leila Banijamali)
    Leila is an example of what happens when you truly follow your interests. After graduating law school on her own terms she started a music business. Then she started a law firm. Then she started another business providing legal services along side her law firm. Today, Leila Banijamali surfs and provides high-end legal services to tech startups in the world mecca of tech startups, SF, CA. She tells us all about how she got there and what you can do to realize your career passions.
    To learn more about Leila visit:
    Her law firm's website at bedrocksf.com
    And her online legal services company at startupdocuments.com
    42 min
  • EP 29 – Everything You Need to Know About the Bar Exam in 900 Seconds (with Marco Figliomeni)
    This is episode lays out everything you need to know about the bar in a concise, information packed discussion with Marco Figliomeni. Marco wrote and past the bar in 2014. He tells you about the materials - what they consist of and how they are laid out. He tells you exactly how he prepared his index and how he approached studying. Finally, he describes the day of the exam.
    To contact Marco:
    Marco FigliomeniStudent-at-Law at Costa Law Firm PCDal law grad (Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie)Follow on Twitter: @MarcoFig88Email: [email protected]Can connect on LinkedIn
    To read Marco's publications:
    • "The Song Remains the Same: Preserving the First Sale Doctrine for a Secondary Market of Digital Music” in the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology (available on LexisNexis Quicklaw and Westlaw)
  • "Grassroots Capitalism or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Financial Risk in the Exempt Market and Love Equity Crowdfunding” in the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies (https://ojs.library.dal.ca/djls/article/view/4755)

    • 19 min
  • EP 28 – Dan Ciraco: Senior Legal Counsel at the CBC

    We all have a feel-good memory that involves the CBC. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a household name that delivers top notch content across the airwaves. A big reason for this is the people that work there - they believe in public broadcasting. Dan Ciraco is Senior Legal Counsel at the CBC. In this episode, he talks about what the job requires and how he got there, the culture at the CBC, and his secrets to prioritize and stay motivated.

     

     

    To learn more about Dan and the programs he is involved in visit:

     

    Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program

    http://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/programs/jd-program/clinics-intensives/intellectual-property-law-technology-intensive-program/

     

    Just Magazine

    http://www.justmag.ca/editorialBoard.html

     

    45 min
  • EP 27 – Benefits of Being a Student Member of the Ontario Bar Association

    If

    you are a law student in Ontario you should be a member of the Ontario Bar
    Association. OBA membership gets you networking opportunities, mentorship
    opportunities, access to specialized and practical learning…and so much more.
    Best of all, membership is free! In this episode David Sterns, Second VP of the
    OBA and Nicolas Joubert, uOttawa, Common Law English, Law School
    Student OBA Ambassador tell you exactly how you can get involved with the OBA
    and the direct career benefits that result. 

    To

    get a hold of Nicolas you can email him at [email protected]
    or follow him on Twitter at @uOttawaOBA

    Here

    is a list of other important contacts at your law school: 

    Student Division Executive

    ·

    University of Windsor -
    Elana Anzel-Sivkin (Chair)

    ·

    Queen's University -
    Leah Gensey (Vice-Chair)

    ·

    University of Western
    Ontario - Blake Jones (Past Chair)

    Law School Student Ambassadors

    ·

    Lakehead University -
    Alison Morris

    ·

    York University
    (Osgoode) - Kate Julien

    ·

    University of Toronto -
    Billi Wun

    ·

    University of Windsor -
    Michael Ditkofsky

    ·

    University of Ottawa,
    English Common Law - Nicolas Joubert 

    ·

    University of Ottawa,
    French Common Law - Jessica Smith 

    Articling Student Ambassadors

    ·

    University of Toronto -
    Arieh Bloom

    ·

    Queen's University 
    - John McIntyre 

    ·

    University of Ottawa -
    Zac Resnick

    ·

    University of Western
    Ontario - Alana Sharpe

    Upcoming

    OBA events around you:

    • Toronto

    • The Nuts and Bolts
    of Investment Canada Act Reviews for Young Lawyers – February 26, 12:00
    pm - 1:30 pm at 79 Wellington Street West, 33rd Floor, TD South Tower

  • More
    • Bullet-Proofing for Your IT Law Practice: Professionalism, Ethics and the
    New Rules of Professional Conduct – March 2, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at Twenty
    Toronto Street Conferences and Events (20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor)

  • Your First Civil
    • Trial – March 6, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Twenty Toronto
    Street Conferences and Events (20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor)

  •  Your First
    • Franchise Law Client – March 10, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Twenty
    Toronto Street Conferences and Events (20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor)
    • London

    • Insight from the
    Bench: Practical Advocacy Tips for Young Lawyers – March 26, 5:30 pm -
    7:30 pm at 
    The River Room Cafe & Private Dining (421 Ridout Street North) 
    • Ottawa

    • Ottawa Outreach
    Event (Women Lawyers Forum) - February 23, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at BLG
    offices

  • The Risks and
    • Rewards of Marketing Yourself Online – February 25, 7:45 am - 9:00
    am at Nelligan O'Brien Payne offices

  • Career Connections
    • –  February 26, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at Ottawa Convention
    Centre

  • War Museum Tour and Networking Reception - March
    • 12 or March 26 (to be determined) from 6:15 pm
    - 9:00 pm at the National War Museum & Mill Street Brew Pub (1
    Vimy Place and 555 Wellington Street respectively) - Put on by the Young
    Lawyers Division - East in collaboration with the Student Division
    Executive

  • Effective
    • Administrative Tribunal Practice  – April 22, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm at
    Army Officers' Mess - Main Dining Room (149 Somerset West)

     For

    all upcoming OBA events visit http://www.cbapd.org/province_en.aspx?prov=ON

     

     

    44 min
  • EP 26 – Career Connections 2015: So This is How You Network!
    How do you get the most out of Career Connections 2015 and other networking opportunities? This year’s event includes 19 social justice roundtables, 66 mock interviews, 11 panels and an afternoon career fair. We asked legal professionals attending Career Connections for some networking tips. This episode features Natalie Zinman from Gowlings' Toronto, Jessica Fullerton from Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP, Andrew Astritis from Raven Cameron Ballantyne & Yazbeck, Michael Bossin from Community Legal Services-Ottawa, Stacy Keehn from Career and Professional Development office of the University of Ottawa Law School, and Jason Mercier, a third-year student with a Career Connections success story. Enjoy!
    59 min
  • EP 25 – Greg Moore: Managing Finances in Law School
    Money is a tool and getting better at using it takes knowledge. In this episode, Greg Moore shares his financial acumen for the benefit of past, present and future law students. Greg is Manager of Professional and Small Business Banking at Scotiabank. He talks about the best way to set-up financing and banking in preparation for law school. Then, he shares ways to manage your money throughout law studies in order to graduate with as little debt as possible. Finally, he gives advice on how to repay your loans after graduation. For more information, you can email Greg at [email protected].
    49 min
  • Ep 25 - Greg Moore: Managing finances in law school
    Money is a tool and getting better at using it takes knowledge. In this episode, Greg Moore shares his financial acumen for the benefit of past, present and future law students. Greg is Manager of Professional and Small Business Banking at Scotiabank. He talks about the best way to set-up financing and banking in preparation for law school. Then, he shares ways to manage your money throughout law studies in order to graduate with as little debt as possible. Finally, he gives advice on how to repay your loans after graduation. For more information, you can email Greg at [email protected].
    49 min
  • EP 24 – Ritu Banerjee: Director of Intelligence Policy, Public Safety Canada
    As the Director of Intelligence Policy, Ritu is responsible for providing insights which shape many of our country's laws. It's a rare treat to speak with a professional with this level of public influence. In this episode, she tells us how she got there and what it's all about. Ritu also talks with honesty about what makes a good boss and how not getting hired back after articles was hard but ultimately contributed toward finding success in line with her interests. She shares great insights about mentorship & the importance of following one's gut! Tune in & find out about a Special Announcement as well.
    46 min

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