Yuliya MykhaylychenkoOctober 6, 2020
Thryn, Branden, and Meruba tell their tale of running a strange O-week Earlier this month I (virtually) sat down one-by-one with Orientation Coordinators Branden Cave […]
Annecy PangOctober 6, 2020
Petra Molnar reflects on her time at the IHRP, discussing the challenges of COVID-19 and the pleasure of working with students In August, Petra Molnar […]
Alexa CheungOctober 6, 2020
Lisa reflects on her social justice work; reveals challenges of working in public interest. In August, Lisa Cirillo left the role of Executive Director of […]
Griffin MurphyOctober 5, 2020
A guide to staying fit during the pandemic These unprecedented times have given us a valid excuse for unprecedented levels of inactivity. However, as September […]
Elaine ChengOctober 5, 2020
Law students at the Faculty of Law are given a choice this year: either attend classes partially in-person or fully remotely due to COVID-19. According […]
Amy LinOctober 5, 2020
In Vino Veritas We know, we know! It will already be fall by the time you read this issue of Ultra Vires but just because […]
Harry MylesSeptember 21, 2020
Will we make it through? Who knows. But in the meantime, at least you have some sweet tunes for these Pandemic Days we’re living. To […]
Lucy YaoApril 29, 2020
A delicious and easy-to-make meal to show off on video Thai Red Curry Makes: 4 to 6 servings Prep. and cooking time: 30 minutes if […]
Lucy YaoApril 7, 2020
What are students and faculty doing? To practice social distancing and limit the spread of COVID-19, the University of Toronto and the Faculty of Law […]
Angela GuApril 6, 2020
The Demon! Barber! of Fleet! Street! Murder, cannibalism, complicity, maybe even fraud and trespass—there are crimes galore in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet […]
Editor-in-ChiefApril 6, 2020
Toward a sustainable future Now seems like an opportune time to drink responsibly. You are reading this article on your electronic device, because COVID-19 has […]
Editor-in-ChiefApril 6, 2020
Food Prep Tips for Isolation The truth is that I’ve been meaning to write this article for months. Food prep tips are helpful even in […]
Ryan ShahApril 6, 2020
Change is the only constant The theme behind this edition of Ryan’s Movie Corner was ‘change’—originally intended to coincide with the coming of spring. This […]
Lucy YaoApril 6, 2020
A guide for students filing 2019 personal income tax returns It’s the most wonderful time of the year: tax time! I’ve compiled some guidelines to […]
Angela GuMarch 8, 2020
Activities for your student budget Toronto has plenty of interesting things to do in the summer, but that doesn’t mean that it’s boring in the […]
Militza BoljevicMarch 8, 2020
Yale’s Rebellious Lawyering Conference explores non-conventional law jobs What does a non-conventional law job look like? In 1L (and maybe even after) it can be […]
Angela GuMarch 8, 2020
A Follow-Up to Decorum Schmecorum On Friday February 7, we visited the Old City Hall courthouse to see the 10am sentencing hearing of the infamous […]
Editor-in-ChiefMarch 8, 2020
California Love Valentine’s Day may have passed, but love remains in the air—and in the bottle. At In Vino Veritas, we have been swooning over […]
Annecy PangMarch 8, 2020
A gingerbread house made of crackers, cheese, and cured meats Picture a gingerbread house, but instead of gingerbread and frosting, it is made out of […]
Ryan ShahMarch 8, 2020
Love in Films Romance is well-trod territory for films, and though it is not uncommon for some directors to rely on tired romantic tropes, depictions […]
Annecy PangFebruary 3, 2020
A winter recipe to get that bread Okay, I know what you are thinking: how can bread be quick and easy? But trust me, this […]
Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 3, 2020
Deep Discounts: Our favourite bottles under $15 Karl Marx was a gourmand. He was also poor. He was fond of wine and, I am sure, […]
Ryan ShahFebruary 3, 2020
Are you ready for the Oscars? With the second semester of the school year well underway and responsibilities quickly piling up, it’s high time you […]
Avnee ParanjapeFebruary 3, 2020
In the international exchange program, experiences vary widely With exchange applications due earlier this month, many 2Ls are now eagerly anticipating the results of the […]
Kristy WongFebruary 3, 2020
Your friendly neighbourhood guide to not being yelled at by a judge So your professor asked you to visit court for a 10-percent assignment. Easy […]
Sara KarmaDecember 2, 2019
5 Fascinating Stories from 20 Years of Ultra Vires This year, Ultra Vires is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, we have gathered […]
Melissa KlugerDecember 2, 2019
Melissa Kluger looks back on why she started the newspaper To be honest, I don’t feel much older than the average law student. And it […]
Claudia ShekDecember 2, 2019
Tempora mutantur, but UV stays the same Just like its readers, Ultra Vires has changed over its 20 years of existence. But a closer look […]
William MazurekDecember 2, 2019
Approaching Assessment To all the 1L’s out there. Congratulations! You survived your first term. Almost. Only one pedantic LRW paper and two exams stand between […]
Editor-in-ChiefDecember 2, 2019
Reconsidering Pinot Grigio Some people dismiss Pinot Grigio as facile. We decided to investigate for ourselves. Pinot Grigio is one of Italy’s ubiquitous white wines. […]
Angela GuNovember 2, 2019
Reviews of six study cafés near campus If you’re looking to escape your Goodmans LLP Café routine but are not sure where to start, this […]
Mike BertrandNovember 2, 2019
Upper years share their tips with 1Ls on fostering great mentor/mentee relationships Participating in a peer mentorship program can teach you to be more comfortable […]
Adrienne RalphNovember 2, 2019
A hearty soup and a cozy banana bread to ease you into autumn Sweet Potato Soup Makes: 4 to 5 servings Prep. time: 20 minutes […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 2, 2019
Strangely satisfying (or satisfyingly strange) selections “More ‘Frankenstein’ than ‘wolf man’”—that was the prompt I gave the In Vino Veritas team for this month’s reviews. […]
Venessa SectakofSeptember 28, 2019
A farewell message from U of T Law’s Wellness Coordinator Yukimi Henry joined U of T Law in 2016, where she served as the school’s […]
Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 28, 2019
Summer Recap (or Recork) Another school year is upon us and that means the return of the law school’s own wine club, In Vino Veritas. […]
Vivian ChengSeptember 28, 2019
Five students provide a glimpse into their summers outside of Bay Street The summer after 1L is full of opportunities—for some, a chance to gain […]
Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 28, 2019
Because law school just isn’t competitive enough… I interviewed two of my friends, Caroline and Daniel, who were crazy enough to tack on varsity athletics […]
William MazurekSeptember 28, 2019
A primer on success To all the 1Ls out there: welcome to the Faculty of Law. I hope that, by now, you’ve gotten used to […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Law hockey ends 16-season championship drought The Men’s Law Hockey team completed their successful run to the intramural championship in the Fall 2018 season. Matched […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Interview with Neil Dennis Neil Dennis is the new Director of the Career Development Office. We took some time to sit down with him and […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
A moot point UV recently ran survey, polling students on the mooting experiences they had this academic year. The main idea was to help prospective […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Cases to look out for in 2019 These days, with the perpetual barrage of political developments possessing just enough shock value and urgency to hog […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
General Manager’s scouting and recruitment critical to team’s success The Men’s Law Hockey team faces a formidable challenge, as they head to the Winter 2019 […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
An interview with Professor Abbe Smith of Georgetown It was not long into law school that some family members and one of my closest friends […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Oh, the places you’ll go! Every year, Ultra Vires asks graduating 3Ls and 4Ls to share their after-law school plans comparing what they said in […]
Tali CherninFebruary 27, 2019
Changes to the Income Tax Act increase charities’ freedom to engage in nonpartisan political activities Last July, Justice Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court concluded […]
Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 27, 2019
Nibble on some juicy gossip Toronto Life magazine recently ran an article featuring the September wedding of our own Professor Anthony Niblett and radiologist Dorota […]
Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 27, 2019
Reflecting on being black in the legal profession On February 14, the U of T Law chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association travelled to […]
Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 27, 2019
Report on the Sixth Annual China Law Conference For the past six years, the China Law Group has held an annual conference and organized a […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2019
A play and musical, respectively, on love, family, identity, and good food Fine China is a three-hander drama that tells the story of an estranged […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2019
The 2019 Cecil A. Wright Lecture: Institutions for Protecting Constitutional Democracy: Some Conceptual Preliminaries Professor Mark Tushnet, of Harvard Law School, is a deeply committed […]
Editor-in-ChiefJanuary 30, 2019
Faculty shuttered JILIR despite student protests after the Munk School pulled support Last year, the Faculty of Law officially discontinued the Journal of International Law […]
Editor-in-ChiefJanuary 30, 2019
How to get ahead: The head of the head of the SCC shares thoughts on law school and life Bora Laskin was born in Fort […]
Editor-in-ChiefJanuary 30, 2019
One of two full-time staffers, Tathiana is a daily figure at the law school A sweet soul with a bubbly personality, Tathiana Xavier is one […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 28, 2018
Rising tuition fees prompt financial aid restructuring, a donor drive, and student dissent Changes to the Faculty of Law’s financial aid program, approved at a […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 8, 2018
For marginalized communities, less than you think On October 17, 2018, the Trudeau government legalized recreational cannabis. In doing so, it made Canada only the […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 6, 2018
Women from U of T Law reflect on recent SCOTUS appointment “It would indeed have been more comfortable for Ford to remain silent. The fact […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 6, 2018
From the archives Until recently, old editions of Ultra Vires were stored away in the basement of Falconer and in the library stacks. It seemed […]
Editor-in-ChiefNovember 6, 2018
David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights celebrates tenth anniversary From R v Conway to Barton v Her Majesty the Queen, the David Asper Centre for […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
With input from the friends that you no longer see around the law school Robert Nanni (2L JD/MBA) Finding yourself a little low on debt? […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Students, benchers, staff discuss four options; none perfect The articling crisis. Law school’s boogeyman: an intangible monster with which few of our graduates have to […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Palpitations for citations By: Lawrence Veregin (‘18) It has been four years since the McGill Law Journal (MLJ) last decided that every Canadian in the legal […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
If you want to apply your theoretical knowledge to hands-on advocacy, a legal clinic is the best place to go. Advocates for Injured Workers (AIW) […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
The perks of working at a legal startup include leading initiatives, interacting with co-founders, and volleyball intramurals. Question: What do singing at a talent […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Summering, Stampeding, & Socials, Oh My! When I was asked to write this article, it was jokingly mentioned that I should discuss “selling […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Using legal research and writing skills in the real world This summer, I worked under the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at the Canadian Wireless […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Learning to live past unfortunate nicknames By John Aziz (2L) I still vividly remember the putrid stench of rotten fish that had spread throughout the […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Emotionally and professionally satisfying work in a new city There are few things more exciting than being able to explore a new city while working […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
A Donner Fellow experience that combines law and social work This summer, I was privileged to work at Jewish Family and Child Service (JF&CS) as […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
How to make friends with a professor, hang out with your friends, and still finish work at 5 pm Tom Collins (2L) Honghu, our Co-Editor-in-Chief, […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
The challenges of justice reform in an unstable democracy On May 8, 2018, I received confirmation that I’d be spending the next three months on […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
Human rights work and international politics in Geneva Learning the meaning of acronyms was my first challenge when working for the UN this summer: OHCHR, […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
A history of a wine club One of my favourite scenes in the film This is Spinal Tap is the introduction to Stonehenge. “In ancient […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
Amani Rauff (3L) and Honghu Wang (1L) This year’s 1L Recruit took place during reading week, February 20–22. Overall, Toronto employers hired fifty-seven students; […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
Chloe Magee (2L) Since Eritrea was recognized as an independent state, the country has been under the control of a one-man dictatorship. Upon reaching […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
Tom Collins (1L) Rosé is not just a summer wine, though you would be forgiven for thinking it was. There is undoubtedly something aestival about […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
Amani Rauff (3L) Remember 2015? When Barack Obama was still president? When our courageous trailblazing Prime Minister provided us with his hot take that […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
If you’re struggling with a bit more than just “exam stress,” you’re not alone. When I applied to law school, I had been dealing with […]
Web EditorMarch 28, 2018
Anonymous (definitely not Tom Collins in 1L) “Tom Collins, like the drink.” I must have heard that a hundred times by now. Every class. Every […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2018
Click here to view our 2018 Recruitment Special. Shortly after in-firm week in November, Ultra Vires gathered survey responses from U of T Law students […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2018
As a third-generation secular agnostic who grew up in and around many communities of faith in a small Northern Alberta town, I’ve often held a […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2018
In December 2017 and January 2018, trial courts in Ontario and British Columbia declared legislative provisions authorizing prolonged solitary confinement (officially termed “administrative segregation”) unconstitutional. […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2018
Did you have a good Reading Week? I hope so. But I suspect you will agree with me when I say that Reading Week is […]
Web EditorMarch 1, 2018
*SPONSORED CONTENT: Ultra Vires contributed a personalized profile to this year’s law school Promise Auction. James Schneider was the generous winner. I am twenty minutes […]
Web EditorFebruary 4, 2018
The common law is often depicted as slow (read: averse) to change. This isn’t surprising given it was founded on the doctrine of stare decisis, […]
Web EditorFebruary 4, 2018
Thursday evening: there are two ways your night can go. Your friends are rallying for pub night and luring you in with promises of free […]
Web EditorFebruary 4, 2018
It is the third week in January and every time a new email comes in, you jump. Grade-release season. But imagine: the email from the […]
Web EditorNovember 29, 2017
Mimi Pichette (1L, JD/MBA) One of the biggest challenges facing those in the JD/MBA program is the vast difference in the academic and social approaches […]
Web EditorNovember 29, 2017
Tom Collins (1L) I only know one Proverb: “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of […]
Rabiya MansoorNovember 29, 2017
Rabiya Mansoor (3L) I’m not a hockey fan by any stretch of the imagination. Well, there was that time I was really into the […]
Web EditorNovember 29, 2017
Nadia Lambek (SJD Candidate), India Annamanthadoo (1L) & Madeleine Gottesman (1L)* Have you ever wondered why manufacturers can divide up sugars on a list of […]
Web EditorOctober 25, 2017
Chloe Magee (2L) Explanatory note for 1Ls: “ExamSoft” is the software used to write law school exams electronically. It enables students to download, write, […]
L. H.October 25, 2017
L. H. (2L) & Chloe Magee (2L) We were pleased to have the Honourable Elizabeth M. Stewart, judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, […]
L. H.October 25, 2017
This fall, the Faculty of Law welcomed two new scholars: Professors Margaret Jane Radin and Adriana Robertson. Prof. Radin, who focuses on boilerplate contracts, was […]
Web EditorOctober 25, 2017
Chloe Magee (2L) It was treated as an historic moment in Canadian politics: during a press conference held shortly after being sworn in, Prime […]
Shari NathanSeptember 28, 2017
Shari Nathan (3L) & Aidan Campbell (3L) You may have missed it, but, at the bottom of a UV article from last spring (Faculty Council: […]
Web EditorSeptember 28, 2017
Mimi Pichette (1L, JD/MBA) The combined JD/MBA is a highly popular joint program every year, with many students joining it after beginning 1L. If you […]
Web EditorSeptember 5, 2017
The 2017-18 Moot Court Committee With the 2017-18 mooting season (and academic year) soon to begin, your Moot Court Committee (MCC) wanted to take […]
Web EditorMarch 30, 2017
Editor’s Note: The entries below contain various subjective experiences of the Faculty and wider university’s health-related accommodations processes. The students who came forward with testimony […]
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