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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 […]
Editor-in-ChiefMarch 20, 2013
UV NEWS SUMMARY: SLS Candidates’ Speeches & Debate
Editor’s Note: The quotes in this article are in some places incomplete, mostly because y’all talk too fast. I apologize for my human frailty. That said, the […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
1L Hiring
A total of 44 students were hired in this year’s 1L summer hiring cycle. See the chart for detailed firm breakdowns. Note that all data […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Tuition at U of T Law News Brief
Student concerns: Debt a massive problem for student body. Beyond simply being a large financial burden for years, it also narrows career choices and impacts […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Getting Down to Business: Students Push for New Business Law Clinic
Last November, UV featured an opinion piece written by Laura McGee advocating for a business law clinic at the U of T Faculty of Law. […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Beyond the Heels: Walk a Day in Her Shoes 2013
Our second annual Walk a Day in her Shoes is coming up on March 7th, but a lot of people are understandably confused by the […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
UV Cooks: Easy and Delicious Beef Stew
(Adapted from http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew) As much as I whine about the harsh realities of winter weather, I’m always sad to say goodbye. By the time late […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Chris Alexander Speaks on Canadian Economy, Global Conflict, and Humanitarian Careers
On Monday, January 14th the U of T Law Conservatives hosted Chris Alexander, Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering. Appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to Afghanistan when he […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Martha Hall Findlay Fireside Chat
On Monday, January 14th, former Bay Street lawyer Martha Hall Findlay (and Osgoode grad) sat down in the Faculty Lounge to discuss her candidacy for […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Canada’s Next Law School?
Most law schools now worry about placing their graduates amidst the growing reality of fewer job prospects. Over the last two years, Lakehead University (ON) […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
Bored to Death: American Law Schools Experiment with 3L Curriculums
The old saying goes that 3L will bore you to death, but that might not be the case for long – not in the US. […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
SLS Seeks Input on Transition Space, Bora’s Head
Moving into a new apartment can be stressful and complicated by decisions regarding where to place certain furniture or how best to setup your bedroom. […]
Alanna TevelJanuary 30, 2013
Birge Carnegie: The Awkward Years
The theme of the new faculty building is to make the spirit soar – what happens to our spirit while it’s in limbo? Attendance was […]
Daanish SamadmotenNovember 28, 2012
Globalization Spurs Merger Mania
It has been a busy month for mergers in the legal industry. First, at the end of October, the Canadian-based Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP announced […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
What Lockout?: Faculty of Law Hosts Hockey Arbitration Competition
On the weekend of October 5th the Faculty of Law hosted the Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada (HACC). The HACC allows students to engage in […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
Fall 2012 SLS Budget
Dear fellow students, Each year the SLS’s Social Affairs branch allocates your annual student fees towards a variety of student activities. In 2010, the SLS […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
Articling in Ontario Radically Remade
Please note that this issue went to press shortly after the Nov. 22 decision was released, and the content of this article addresses the background […]
Web EditorNovember 26, 2012
Professor Zhenmin Wang Lecture on the Changing Legal System in China
On Wednesday October 10, 2012, the Asia Law Society was honoured to have Professor Zhenmin Wang to speak on the exciting and significant changes in the legal […]
Web EditorNovember 26, 2012
Blacking Out: Drinking culture at U of T Law
At this fall’s Clubs Fair, Gord Houseman (3L) had an idea: a club dedicated to drinking and enjoying scotch. He quickly scribbled down “Scotch Club” […]
Web EditorNovember 26, 2012
Going Beyond Required Readings: The Critical Analysis for Law Students: Tool-Kit and Read-In Group
On Saturday afternoons, while the rest of the school is in Bora on Facebook, a group of students have been getting together to do extra […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Victoria Campus is the Law School’s Temporary Home
On October 1st, Dean Moran announced that Victoria University will be the law school’s temporary home for the next two years. Classes, student spaces, and […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
1L Curriculum Unchanged… For Now
This year’s 1L curriculum could have looked very different. In March, the Faculty Council Standing Curriculum Committee voted on a series of proposed changes to […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Academic Accommodations at the Faculty of Law
While most law students have come to expect a very strong academic program at U of T Law, it is less well-known that the faculty […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
SLS Election Results
The Students’ Law Society has added eleven students to its ranks since the election wrapped up on Tuesday, September 18. The election was held as […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Photos from the Grand Moot 2012
Photos from the Grand Moot 2012 held at the University of Toronto on October 3. The mooters were Joshua Stark and Megan Strachan for the […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
Faculty to Announce Temporary Building
This fall begins the last year that students will attend class in the law school’s current building. Next summer, construction will begin on a new home […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
LSUC Verdict on Articling Crisis Delayed
The final report of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Articling Task Force has been delayed from May 2012, to the autumn of this year […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
SLS 1L Program Audit
The volume of assigned readings in 1L varies so widely across courses and within sections of the same course that the Faculty should establish a […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
The SLS Audit: 2011-12
Dear fellow students, We publish this column in order to keep UTLaw students up to date with SLS money-spending and decision-making. Below is a breakdown […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
A Perspective on the Niqab Ban
The Muslim Law Students Association presented a panel discussion on the recent banning of wearing face veils at Canadian citizenship ceremonies. There were two panelists. […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
J-Nasty Sets the Record Straight
In the last issue of Ultra Vires, the paper took statements made by Associate Dean Alarie and me about the 1L Legal Research & Writing […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Should You Do a Joint Program?
UV Staff asked current students to determine what works and what doesn’t: Summary Survey Results
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Section 7 Prevails in Bedford Case
Many of Canada’s anti-prostitution laws violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and are thus illegal, says the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bedford v […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Great Calves for a Great Cause
I’m an idiot. For any who have had a conservation with me about any substantive legal material this statement is evident. However, the current reference […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Aaron Rankin Exits
As the year comes to an end, SLS President Aaron Rankin sat down with UV to talk about the highs and lows of his reign […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
U of T Dodgeball Honours Us All
Pre-Game 1: strategy formed. Everybody throw at once, aiming at same target. Pick best players and get them out first. Game 1: Easy win. Everyone […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Barbara Kay’s Twisted Feminism
When a friend pointed out that National Post columnist Barbara Kay would be giving a talk at U of T entitled “From Women’s Rights to […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Albert Wins Presidency
As the next SLS President, Albert Lin promises to improve service delivery and long-term student benefits. His vision includes creating a comprehensive career advisory directory, […]
Editor-in-ChiefMarch 19, 2012
Online Feature: SLS Presidential Survey
Ultra Vires sent each of the SLS presidential candidates – Matt Brown and Albert Lin – a short questionnaire to get to know them better. […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
1Ls: LRW Floundering
It may surprise first year students to know that the Legal Research and Writing course was a response to upper year student requests for a […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
UV’s Five Ultimate Ultimate Moments of Fall Semester
5 Reilly Pollard’s short shorts. 4 Mastering the art of the default win. The UT Law Ultimate teams (both the Saturday and Sunday teams) collectively […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
Asper Centre Seeks Standing at SCC
On Thursday, January 19th, UofT Law professors Kent Roach and Cheryl Milne intervened on behalf of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on the […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
Retention of Women in the Law
On Monday, Women in the Law and the Feminist Law Student’s Association co-hosted a panel discussion on the retention of women in private practice. The […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
OCA Allows Contentious Cert
In a decision released late last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the certification of a class action by investors in mutual funds whose […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
Faculty to UV: Don’t Publish Our Grades
Would you want Ultra Vires to publish your grades? Well, the Administration does not want faculty grades published either. Last year, UV published faculty evaluations […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
Faculty: LRW feedback “Incredibly positive”
The legal research and writing program for 1Ls wrapped up earlier this month, and according to course evaluations collected by the faculty, the feedback has […]
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