Women in Law
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The LAST part of our series Other Pathways for a Law Degree with Caitlin Pakosh is happening on February 9th at 7pm! A little about Caitlin Caitlin Pakosh is an Assistant Crown Attorney in Newmarket and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Forensic Science Program with experience researching and writing about the intersection between the forensic sciences and criminal law, most notably in her award-winning book, The Lawyer’s Guide to the... Forensic Sciences (Irwin Law, 2016). Prior to joining the Ministry of the Attorney General, Caitlin spent six years as a criminal defence lawyer, opening an appellate practice after working for several years at Innocence Canada (formerly AIDWYC, the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted) as its Case Management Counsel, then as its Senior Staff Lawyer. Caitlin was called to the Bar in Ontario in June 2012 after receiving her law degree from the University of Calgary in 2011. She graduated from the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Forensic Science program in 2008, specializing in forensic anthropology with a minor in biology. REGISTER VIA https://linktr.ee/ryewomeninlaw We hope to see you there

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We are so excited to announce our first GIVEAWAY of 2022! We will be giving two lucky winners (1) a kit for relaxation, or (2) a diffuser with lavender oil (aka the best prizes to unwind) from Indigo! GIVEAWAY RULES 1. Attend at least one event (we have one coming up so tune in!) 2. Tag a friend on the giveaway instagram post: both of you must follow us on all of our socials (links can be found below)... 3. Sign up for our monthly newsletter via https://linktr.ee/ryewomeninlaw! 4. Finally, comment on the giveaway instagram post to let us know which event you attended & your favourite part or takeaway! Prize (1) Includes; baoding meditation balls with fabric case, scented bath bomb, ceramic incense dish, sandalwood scented incense cones x12, patchouli soy way candle, ‘5 Steps to Finding Your Calm’ card Prize (2) Includes; white ultrasonic diffuser, one 5ml bottle of lavender aroma oil, one USB cable and a user manual GIVEAWAY CLOSES FEBRUARY 11 AT MIDNIGHT! GOODLUCK LINKS TO OUR SOCIALS Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryewomeninlaw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryeuwomeninlaw/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryersonwomeninlaw *images of products retrieved from https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/ *

The second part of our Other Pathways for a Law Degree series with Michelle Dagnino is happening TOMORROW at 7pm! Join us & discover the diverse careers a law degree has to offer A little about Michelle... As a speaker, writer, lawyer, and serial social entrepreneur, Michelle Dagnino has influenced and impacted hundreds of youth-serving and youth lead programs across North America to support the success and empowerment of young people into positions of leadership. Michelle is currently the Executive Director of the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre, a social services agency in West Toronto, dedicated to supporting the local community through service delivery and resident capacity-building. She is a senior associate with Lura Consulting, focusing on engagement of hard to reach populations and ensuring a strong citizen voice in public engagement processes. Prior to this, Michelle held positions as the Canada Director for Ashoka’s Youth Venture, Executive Director of Youth Action Network, and was in private practice with one of Canada’s leading labour and human rights law firms. Michelle holds a Masters of Arts in Political Science, and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar in 2007. Michelle is a Loran Scholar, a recipient of the Toronto's YWCA Young Woman of Distinction award, and was named by The Globe and Mail and the Women's Executive Network as one of Canada's Top 100: Most Powerful Women award winner. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER https://linktr.ee/ryewomeninlaw

Welcome back everyone, we hope you enjoyed your winter break We are excited to announce our webinar series titled Other Pathways for a Law Degree, which will be taking place throughout the next three weeks. Attendees will be able to speak with our panelists about the different career paths that are available with a law degree. Our first one will be with Rajvir Gill, on Wednesday, January 26 at 7pm! ... Rajvir Gill is a lawyer and is currently a Program Officer with the Global Analysis team at the Global Centre for Pluralism. Prior to the Global Centre for Pluralism, Rajvir worked for the New Brunswick Office of the Child, Youth and Senior Advocate in law and individual case advocacy. Rajvir has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector in Canada, where she led projects addressing gender-based violence, legal education and human trafficking and was named as one of the top 30 under 30 by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation for her work in 2013. Her international experience involves studying and working in various countries, including volunteering in the Philippines on projects combating child poverty and an internship with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Bangkok. Rajvir has a Bachelor of Commerce Cooperative Education Degree from the University of Alberta, a Masters of Political Science from Uppsala University in Sweden, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary. Visit the link below to register for the (FREE) event! We can’t wait to see you all there https://linktr.ee/ryewomeninlaw

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone, stay safe Today’s Feminist Friday will focus on Pamela Cross, who is a Canadian lawyer specializing in women’s equality and the violence women face on a daily basis.

We will be having our execs take over our instagram stories for the next few weeks to share how they are coping with online school and the pandemic! Stay tuned

Stay tuned for our Law Trivia Night happening on November 4 via our instagram story! The winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card! Bring your A game

Can’t wait to see you all at our screening of Legally Blonde! Join via the following link; https://www.tele.pe/netflix/64c7a95f9a34fd37?s=s110

WELCOME NIGHT! Given the current situation, we will be hosting our welcome night virtually this year. Join us tomorrow night at 7pm for a Legally Blonde netflix party screening! You will be able to find the session link tomorrow at 6:50pm on all of our social medias :) Steps to join: Google search "netflix party extension" also known as "teleparty", click the chrome store link (should be the very first one), then click "add extension". Once its been successfully added as an... icon (TP) in your bookmarks bar, click the session link and before it fully loads, click the extension/icon. You are connected once you see the chat column! Bring your friends! Come watch and chat with the team, we look forward to seeing you there!