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Web EditorSeptember 28, 2016
Resiliency and Constructive Change: A Conversation with Yukimi Henry
Amani Rauff (2L) and Maud Rozee (2L) Resiliency is a complex concept. One part of it, U of T Law’s Manager, Academic/Personal and Wellness Coordinator […]
Shari NathanSeptember 28, 2016
Student Kitchens: What’s Cooking in the Depths of Flavelle?
Shari Nathan (2L) In the past week, it’s possible that you skipped a breakfast. Maybe you couldn’t find an event to sneak into at lunchtime […]
Web EditorJuly 10, 2016
Ten Courses To Take Next Year
Justin Khorana-Medeiros (1L) with files from Alex Carmona (3L) You’ve painstakingly and heart-wrenchingly filled out hundreds, if not thousands of Scantron forms this past year. […]
Web EditorJune 20, 2016
“Why Give” video signals ramping up of financial aid fundraising campaign
On June 15, U of T Law quietly uploaded a video titled “Why Give: Student Financial Aid Video” to its YouTube account. In it, students […]
Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Final Meeting Covers Slew Of Committee Reports
Matt Howe (3L) and Maud Rozee (1L) Faculty Council convened for the final time this year on March 23. The meeting was packed with presentations […]
Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
2016 Moot Results
Bilal Manji (3L) Arnup Cup (Ontario Trial Advocacy Competition) and the Sopinka Cup (National Trial Advocacy Competition) Team Members: Sam Greene and Malini Vijaykumar. Coaches: […]
Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Gender, Accessibility, and Diversity Committee Sparks Discussion
Matt Howe (3L) The March 9, 2016 Faculty Council meeting focused primarily on the presentation of several final committee reports. Dean Iacobucci opened, however, by […]
Web EditorMarch 31, 2016
Library Move Causes Frustrations
Maud Rozee (1L) It didn’t take long for the cracks to appear in the new Bora Laskin Law Library. On the library’s opening day, students […]
Web EditorMarch 23, 2016
Students Raise Concerns About Professors Reusing Exam Problems
Brett Hughes (3L) For the third consecutive academic year, Professor Catherine Valcke has reused an old fact-pattern exam problem for her first-year Contracts class. Again, […]
Web EditorMarch 22, 2016
SLS Election Debate Recap
Matt Howe (3L) On Monday, March 21, Students’ Law Society (SLS) executive candidates participated in a debate before this week’s election. All executive candidates are […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
Introduction to U of T Law’s Committees
Matt Howe (3L) et al From the “semesterization” of the curriculum to decisions about financial aid policy, much of the business of the law school […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
Parkside, DLS, and the challenge of multi-tenant files
Matt Howe (3L) It’s been described as a unique advocacy project sitting at the crossroads of traditional representation and community organizing. Students in the Housing […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
New Intersession To Focus On Intensive Courses, Experiential Learning
Maud Rozee (1L) At the February 10 Faculty Council meeting, Associate Dean Kerry Rittich presented the Standing Curriculum Committee’s initial discussions about introducing an “intersession” […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
It’s Finally Open
Brett Hughes (3L) The new Bora Laskin Library began its new life in Jackman Hall with a soft open on Tuesday, February 16, the beginning […]
Web EditorFebruary 24, 2016
SLS Hosts Town Hall On Tuition and Financial Aid
Matt Howe (3L) On Monday, February 22, the Students’ Law Society (SLS) hosted a town hall meeting on tuition and financial aid. The meeting was […]
Web EditorJanuary 27, 2016
Law school caught in tangled web of obligations following promise auction
Nick Papageorge (1L) This past month, U of T Law held its fourth annual Promise Auction to raise funds for the Native Women’s Resource Centre […]
Web EditorJanuary 27, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Fundraising, licensing, and experiential education
Maud Rozee (1L) and Matt Howe (3L) Faculty Council’s January 20 meeting dealt with updates on fundraising, lawyer licensing, and experiential education at the law […]
Web EditorJanuary 27, 2016
Faculty Affairs: Dean Iacobucci discloses data in response to student requests
Matthew Howe (3L) Dean Iacobucci spent much of the November 25, 2015 Faculty Council meeting responding to student requests for household income information arising from […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Tuition rises again while SLS stresses accessibility and transparency
Matt Howe (3L) At the October 21 Faculty Council meeting, Dean Ed Iacobucci said he will recommend to the U of T administration that tuition […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
Faculty affairs: Admissions, Dean Iacobucci’s four priorities
Matt Howe (3L) Attendance was high and the mood seemed optimistic at the first Faculty Council meeting of the academic year, which dealt mainly with […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
U of T Law and UTSU
Alex Redinger (2L) Even if you try to avoid student politics, you have probably heard of the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU). Here’s a […]
Web EditorOctober 28, 2015
Building cost up $1.7 million; fundraising $1.4 million short
Matt Howe (3L) | Photographs by Trevor Snider (2.5L) At the October 7 Faculty Council meeting, Dean Iacobucci provided an update on the Faculty’s new […]
Web EditorOctober 6, 2015
2015 Grand Moot addresses the “Right to be Forgotten”
Katya Popoff (2L) | Photographs by Rona Ghanbari (2L) The focus of this year’s Grand Moot, the Faculty’s annual student-organised show moot, was the nation […]
Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015
Faculty plays musical chairs: who’s who in 2015
Matt Howe (3L) From the construction of our new building, to the search for a new Dean, to the first-year curriculum changes, students at U […]
Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015
DLS set to expand following funding increase
Matt Howe (3L) The Faculty of Law’s student legal clinic, Downtown Legal Services (DLS), is about to get busier. On Monday, September 21st, Legal Aid […]
Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015
Changes to the 1L Curriculum in Retrospect
Matt Howe (3L) and Alex Redinger (2L) Two years ago, the Faculty of Law’s decisions to “semesterize” the 1L curriculum and introduce the Legal Methods […]
Aron NimaniMarch 29, 2015
2015 Moot Results
Danny Urquhart (3L) Arnup Cup (Ontario Trial Advocacy Competition) and the Sopinka Cup (National Trial Advocacy Competition) Team Members: Christina Galbraith, Leah West-Sheriff, Alana Pasut, […]
Aron NimaniMarch 28, 2015
Rad students’ road trip to RebLaw
Michelle Hayman (2L) Birge Carnegie got a little less radical over reading week. Thirteen of the most badass students attended the 21st annual “Rebellious Lawyering […]
Aron NimaniMarch 28, 2015
Law student organization focuses on inequitable LSUC fees, policies
Brett Hughes (2L) On Saturday March 14, law student leaders from across the province gathered at Osgoode Hall Law School for the Law Students’ Society […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2015
Financial Aid Changes
Brett Hughes (2L) Financial aid, if not tuition, became a major focus this year for both the Students’ Law Society (SLS) and the Faculty of […]
Aron NimaniMarch 28, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Last meeting before exams focuses on jobs, unpaid internships
Kent Kuran (2L) At the second last Faculty Council meeting of the year, members’ attention was drawn to the Faculty’s employment results and the recent […]
Marita ZouravlioffFebruary 25, 2015
Putting an end to violence against women
By Marita Zouravlioff (3L) On average, every six days in Canada a woman is killed by her intimate partner.[1] On any given day, more than […]
Aron NimaniFebruary 25, 2015
Flip Your Wig campaign raises funds, awareness for access to justice
By Claudia Pedrero (2L) As law students, we will soon step into a profession grappling with an access to justice crisis. Legal assistance is inaccessible […]
Aron NimaniFebruary 25, 2015
China Law Conference focuses on political struggle, women’s legal issues, and investment law
By Tyler Cohen (3L) On the morning of the first Saturday in February, fifty-five students, practitioners, and other friends braved the cold and, braver still, […]
Aron NimaniFebruary 25, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Stakeholder engagement, scheduling woes dominate February meeting
By Kent Kuran (2L) Faculty Council’s February meeting was dominated by Dean Edward Iacobucci’s updates on his latest outreach efforts, as well as a debate […]
Aron NimaniFebruary 25, 2015
1L exam schedule stress
By Rona Ghanbari (1L) & Michael Cockburn (1L) Despite an overhaul of the first-year curriculum which resulted in fewer exams to schedule than in previous […]
Aron NimaniJanuary 29, 2015
Promise Auction Raises $4,000 for First Nations Organisations
By Timothy Jones (2L) At the Faculty of Law’s fourth annual Promise Auction, participants bid on promises from over seventy people, including everything from crossword […]
Aron NimaniJanuary 29, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Dean Iacobucci Sets Out Vision for Law School’s Future
By Kent Kuran (2L) During his introductory speech to Faculty Council, Dean Iacobucci stressed three main themes: the articling crisis, the law school at a […]
Aron NimaniJanuary 29, 2015
Faculty Affairs: Last Meeting led by Interim Dean Brunnée
U of T Law launching new history joint program and growing ITLP By Kent Kuran (2L) The Faculty of Law is in the process of […]
Aron NimaniJanuary 29, 2015
Diary of a Student Who Had Financial Aid App Rejected
Dear Diary, It’s me again. I made it through the day. I swear I must have said “I’m fine” close to 100 times. But I […]
Aron NimaniNovember 27, 2014
Iacobucci Consults JD Students
Leanna Katz (2L) Over the lunch hour on November 20, Dean-designate Iacobucci spoke with U of T Law JD students about their thoughts on “priorities […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Faculty Affairs: Tuition update and discussion
Brett Hughes (2L) and Michael Robichaud (1L) At the October 22 Faculty Council meeting, Interim Dean Jutta Brunnée said she will recommend to the University […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Faculty Affairs, Part 1 – Applications rebound
Kent Kuran (2L) According to this year’s Undergraduate Admissions Report, after seeing applications fall 20% over three years, applications to U of T Law rose […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Professor Edward Iacobucci appointed dean
Brett Hughes (2L) On October 23, students received a seemingly innocuous email from the Office of the Dean with the text “Please see the attached […]
Aron NimaniOctober 29, 2014
Accommodation policy: greater transparency a step in the right direction
Daniel Carens-Nedelsky (2L) In response to growing student discontent with the Faculty of Law’s approach to accommodation, and a critical report produced by two recent […]
Web EditorOctober 7, 2014
2014 Grand Moot focuses on privacy rights, state surveillance
Brett Hughes (2L) | Photographs by Nadia Guo (3L) As is tradition, this year’s Grand Moot—“Tracking Data, Privacy and the Charter”—was a ripped-from-the-headlines case. The problem […]
Aron NimaniSeptember 30, 2014
Be the change or change your clothes?
By Leanna Katz (2L) On Tuesday, September 16, the Career Development Office (CDO) hosted a Professional Image Seminar with Executive Image Consultant Janelle Long. Approximately […]
Aron NimaniSeptember 24, 2014
Broken promises: Latest updates on building progress
Kent Kuran (2L) | Photo by Nadia Guo (2L) The Faculty of Law’s expansion project is on track to be completed for February 2016, according to […]
Aron NimaniSeptember 24, 2014
Report confirms things are as bad as you thought
Brett Hughes (2L) The cost of legal education is affecting students’ career goals. First generation students are hugely underrepresented in law school, particularly at U […]
Marita ZouravlioffSeptember 24, 2014
FREE LAW SCHOOL! WE SWEAR!
Marita Zouravlioff A Tale of Two Loans On September 15, Osgoode Hall Law created quite the hullabaloo when it announced on its website that it […]
Aron NimaniSeptember 24, 2014
Who’s who at the Faculty of Law in 2014
Brett Hughes (2L) Over the summer, you might have noticed a plethora of emails from members of the administration containing sign-offs starting with “Interim” or […]
Aron NimaniAugust 17, 2014
Report criticizes black box approach to accommodation
Brett Hughes (1L) The U of T Faculty of Law has, to date, employed what is best described as a black box approach to accommodation for illness […]
Aron NimaniApril 13, 2014
University Ignores SLS’ Nominations to Dean Advisory Committee
Students say their input is not being taken seriously The University of Toronto announced the composition of its Advisory Committee for the Appointment of the […]
Katherine GeorgiousMarch 27, 2014
Ultra Vires’ Exit Interview with Dean Moran
Dean Moran graciously sat down for over an hour with Ultra Vires where she gave us her thoughts on everything from her departure to tuition. […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
Chief Justice McLachlin speaks at PBSC Appreciation Event
The University of Toronto and Osgoode Chapters of Pro Bono Students Canada came together for their volunteer appreciation event that is held each year at McCarthy Tetrault’s Toronto Office. […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
New Building Delayed Until 2016
Announcement Follows Eight-Month Construction Delay Construction of the new Jackman Law Building has officially been delayed until February of 2016, according to the most recent Capital Report from […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
Bill Graham Talks Law and Foreign Policy with Students
The Honourable William “Bill” Graham (’64) joined Professor Karen Knop’s new class. “Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Constitution,” on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. A former law professor and statesman, […]
Web EditorMarch 26, 2014
U of T Law hosts former detainee, grassroots activists, and experts to discuss immigration detention
Sofia Ijaz (3L) Deepan Budlakoti was born in Ottawa in 1989. His parents came to Canada from India a few years before his birth. They were employed by […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
Breaking News: Tuition Expected to Go Up As Expected
Next year’s budget is working its way through the committees of the Governing Council, having gone from the Planning and Budget Committee to the Academic Board and to the […]
Aron NimaniMarch 26, 2014
Dean Moran Leaves Faculty of Law
Surprise Announcement Comes Amid Big Changes to the Law School Mayo Moran is leaving the deanship of the Faculty of Law to head Trinity College. […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
An Overview of the 1L Curriculum Changes
At the Faculty Council meeting on February 12, a strong majority of the Council voted to approve the recommendations in the Final Report of the […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Minister Increases Regulations on Universities
Over the past year Ontario has brought in a raft of new regulations restricting the fees that universities are permitted to charge, while also providing […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Inside the Faculty Council: Big Changes Coming to First-Year
This month, at what was by the far most packed Faculty Council session of the year, the council voted on a series of proposals that […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Hal Jackman Discusses the Law and His Life
Hal Jackman (B.A. ’53 Vic., LL.B. ’56) is a pillar of the Toronto business and political community. Amongst his many accomplishments, he has served as […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Students Outraged over Faculty Blog Post
Earlier this month student outrage erupted over a Faculty of Law blog post that featured a map of where current students are living in Toronto. […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
In Your Own Words: Students Talk About the Effects of Tuition and Debt
In the last week of January, the student-run Tuition Action Committee launched a campaign to collect students’ stories about tuition and financial aid. Concerned about […]
Web EditorFebruary 26, 2014
Will the 1Ls Get to See the New Building?
City Council passed a motion approving the University of Toronto’s request for a tree removal permit on Wednesday, February 19. The permit, which allows the […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Your Thoughts for an iPad?
It’s late. 1 a.m. on a Saturday, actually. I’m tired and stressed and alone. I’m thinking about money. I should be thinking about Torts, but […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Welcome to My World – Consultation and Canada Post
Like most Canadians, I was rather startled to hear last month that Canada Post was planning to eliminate door-to-door delivery of mail, and raise the […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
A New President and a New University: Meric Gertler Assumes University Leadership
The University of Toronto has a new captain to helm the ship, to borrow from outgoing president David Naylor’s penchant for nautical narratives. Incoming president […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Professor Anthony Niblett Wins Jeopardy
Ever wondered if your mad trivia skills will take you places? Well, U of T Law professor and trivia wizard Anthony Niblett went all the […]
Katherine GeorgiousJanuary 29, 2014
Trinity Western University Law School Gets Approval: Canada’s first faith-based law school is set to open its doors in 2016
Amidst a flurry of controversy, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) granted preliminary approval for a proposed common law program at Trinity Western […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Law Follies: Barely Legal
Once a year, the U of T Law community comes together to address the fundamental flaws that make up our collective self. “Why?” you may […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Tell Us Your Experience of Diversity
On February 3rd, the Dean’s Committee on Gender, Accessibility and Diversity will release its first Equity and Diversity Survey. It will be available online to […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Why you should consider participating in the BLG Client Consultation Competition
Surprising to many, lawyers actually have to be personable. Succeeding as a lawyer is just as much about being able to build a rapport with […]
Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
Inside the Faculty Council: The Faculty Council Approves
This months “Inside the Faculty Council” is a special double feature as I report on not one, but two Faculty Council meetings. Be still your […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
Inside the Faculty Council: Instruct the Immigrants and Love the Librarians
The solarium was less crowded for the second faculty meeting of the year, although attendance was still robust with only a few empty seats to […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
Close Call at Vic College: 2L Student Chases Down Thief, Retrieves Laptop
Law students were taken aback after a bizarre incident that occurred on November 21st on the transitional campus at Victoria College. A stranger to the […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
Art of the Deal: the 2013 Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada
Law students across the country are taught (among other things) to think creatively, research thoroughly, communicate clearly, and advocate passionately. As a practising lawyer and […]
Katherine GeorgiousNovember 27, 2013
Transition Update: The Student Lounge at Birge-Carnegie
One of the major concerns from both students and administration during the transition was ensuring the unity and cohesive nature of the law school. To […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Law Societies Introduce New Requirements
Starting with the graduating classes of 2015, all common law program graduates in Canada will have to meet new national rules to become lawyers. “In […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Dean Alarie Introduces New Admissions Regime
This is the first of many articles about what goes on behind closed doors at that most august of assemblies known as the Faculty Council. […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Justice Binnie Visits the Faculty of Law
Former Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie visited the Faculty of Law on Wednesday, October 23rd, where he spoke to a group of students and faculty […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
The Law in These Parts: Film Screening and Discussion at U of T Law
The West Bank and Gaza Strip came under the control of the Israeli military following the Arab-Israeli war in 1967. Overnight, 1.5 million Palestinians became […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
U of T Law Modifies Admissions Policies
Starting this year, the Faculty of Law will be undertaking a considerable shift towards increasing recruitment and diversity outreach to augment its existing equity and […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Section 1: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
For those of you who are willing to cast off the shackles of case reading, map-making and OCI prep for at least one night a […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Queen’s Law planning to raise revenue by increasing class size
Queen’s Law recently announced it is looking for ways to increase revenue. According to Dean William Flanagan, the province’s 5% cap on law school tuition […]
Web EditorSeptember 25, 2013
Intra Vires Research Tools
A new website that generates McGill Guide-correct legal citations could spare law students a good deal of time and frustration. The service, which is currently […]
Web EditorSeptember 25, 2013
Music, For Art’s Sake
On Thursday, October 3rd the Students’ Law Society will be hosting a fundraising Pub Night at Sneaky Dee’s with one of our beloved legal clinics, […]
Katherine GeorgiousSeptember 25, 2013
Transition Deemed a Success Overall
While most students spent last summer trying to erase memories of long nights spent in Flavelle House, the Faculty and SLS were hard at work […]
Web EditorSeptember 25, 2013
Contempt of Course: Among the Vaunted
As part of this year’s inaugural issue, I’m pleased to introduce what I hope will become a regular column in your law school paper. Contempt […]
Web EditorSeptember 25, 2013
What’s the SLS Been Up To? What’s Coming Up Ahead?
Current/What have we done: Over the summer, the SLS added its voice to the concerns regarding the availability of Wills & Estates and communicated the […]
Editor-in-ChiefApril 10, 2013
NO, REALLY. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK
EVERYONE, I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS: IT’S APRIL. EXAMS ARE HERE. I KNOW, RIGHT? AND IT CAN BE SO HARD TO FOCUS WHEN IT’S […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Delee Fromm on How Women Can Present a Persuasive Presence in the Legal World
Women and men have varied socialized rituals. Across cultures, women grew up learning socialized rituals to reduce their presence; these unconscious habits can hamper women’s […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
New Building Updates
Last fall, Victoria College was announced as the law school’s transitional home for the next two years. Since then, the SLS and the Administration have […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Articling Reform: Questions remain about the cost and effectiveness of Law Practice Program
With the number of Ontario articling candidates exceeding the number of positions by 200 each year, the LSUC Convocation approved an alternative licensing pilot program […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Intramural Roundup
CO-ED VOLLEYBALL Results: finished on 1-4-0 in division 1, didn’t make playoffs. CO-ED ULTIMATE FRISBEE Result: finished the season 0-3-1, did not make playoffs. […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
New Proposed Legal Clinic Offerings
During a town hall meeting on March 4, 2013, Dean Moran announced that there were two new clinical projects in the works for the near […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Future Unbound: Stikeman Elliott hosts event on international opportunities
On Friday February 8, 2013 Stikeman Elliott hosted law students from UofT and Osgoode for a panel discussion entitled “Future Unbound?: Inbound and Outbound Investment […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
Persevering in the Face of Adversity: Annual Asian-Canadian Law Students Conference
The 9th Annual Asian-Canadian Law Students Conference took place on Saturday February 23, 2013 in downtown Toronto at the One King West Hotel. The theme […]
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