Program Spotlight
In the ESG and sustainability field, the only constant is change, according to Murray Gold. In the context of geopolitical tensions, it is imperative for Canadian professionals to recalibrate their strategies with precision and turn ESG complexity into competitive advantage. “It’s a rapidly evolving area, but that’s what makes it… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightKeeping up to speed with Canada’s response to the constantly evolving ESG and sustainability field
Pension law is the kind of practice area that hides in plain sight. As home to some of the largest and most influential investors in the world, Canada’s pension sector has an outsized impact on the country’s economy. Meanwhile, many working Canadians will have an interest in the sector when… Click to Continue Reading.
When Ryan Fleming first heard about the Osgoode Certificate in Consultation (and beyond) with Indigenous Peoples, he thought the program must have been tailor-made for him. The Indigenous researcher was wrapping up work on his master’s thesis when he came across an ad for the programs scrolling through his social… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode certificate helps researcher keep the dialogue going on Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
Max Jarvie likes to say that he came by his interest in AI and the law honestly. Long before he had even considered entering law school, Jarvie was exposed to some rudimentary machine learning technology around the turn of the 21st Century, during his PhD studies in philosophy looking at… Click to Continue Reading.
As far as David Goodis is concerned, there are few legal issues right now more important than the use – and potential abuse – of Canadian citizens’ private data. Goodis has been an instructor at Osgoode since 2016, and he’s also one of the country’s foremost experts in privacy and… Click to Continue Reading.
Insurance disputes contain all the ingredients Katherine Di Tomaso needs for a long and fulfilling legal career. “Two main features that have kept me interested and engaged in the area of insurance law are the complexity of the legal issues and the ability to serve clients by helping them solve… Click to Continue Reading.
Katharine Byrick can think of few practice areas more dynamic than mental health law. “It’s an area of the law that is constantly changing and evolving,” says Byrick, the co-program director of the Osgoode Certificate in Mental Health Law. According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, one in five… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Certificate in Mental Health Law keeps professionals up to speed in a dynamic field
When Jay Chalke got his first taste of ombudsing back in the mid-1980s, there weren’t many places a fledgling professional like him could turn for advice about what the job would entail. The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman was barely a decade old when Chalke – a fresh call to… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightJay Chalke helps ombuds and the ombuds-curious get to grips with the role
The front lines of constitutional law are not found in any of the country’s courtrooms. They’re out on patrol with police officers and at the desks of investigators like Dave Cobey, the co-program chair of OsgoodePD’s third annual Charter Essentials for Investigators: Practical Guidance in Detention, Investigation, Arrest and Search.… Click to Continue Reading.
One of the foundational messages of the Certificate in Law Teaching is that law teachers should strive to create a “community of inquiry” – a learning community with a shared intellectual purpose, guided by an expert, engaged in activities in support of that purpose. The inaugural offering of the Certificate… Click to Continue Reading.
Coding is not just for computer scientists. As artificial intelligence promises to reshape legal practice in the coming years, tech skills are increasingly valuable for young lawyers. With that in mind, Osgoode recently revived its legal information technology course for JD students, rebooting the class as an experiential learning course… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Legal Information Technology course focuses on hands-on learning to enhance access to justice