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In this real-talk episode of Success Unlocked, Dr. Adrienne Shnier sits down with the brilliant (and now Osgoode Law School–bound) Veronica D'Ambrosio to talk about everything the highlight reel doesn't show. Spoiler: getting into Osgoode isn't just about a perfect LSAT score; it's about mindset, accountability, and doing the inner work no one tells you about.Veronica opens up about what it takes to get in - from managing the anxiety of “the unknown,” to resisting the urge to compare yourself to every other overachiever online. She shares how travel became self-care, why she stopped chasing gold stars, and how the Apply Yourself Global program gave her structure, clarity, and a whole new kind of confidence.This episode is your reminder that you don't need to be perfect; you just need to be honest, consistent, and strategic. And yes, you can do hard things (like getting into one of the top law schools in the country) without burning out.If you're in the thick of applications, this one's your permission slip to stop spiraling and start owning your story. What You'll Learn:Why starting early isn't just smart - it's your secret weaponHow to stop making everything feel like punishment and start using rewards as motivationWhy authenticity > copy-paste personal statements (every single time)What to do when comparison kicks in and your confidence tanksThe underrated power of having actual support instead of relying on Reddit threadsHow to lean into structure and coaching calls so you don't lose steamWhy your “why” matters more than your scoresThe truth: You don't need to do this alone, and you shouldn'tTimestamps: 00:00 – Veronica's Journey: Real, raw, and unfiltered 02:35 – Why Travel Is More Than Just a Break 06:43 – Reward vs. Necessity: The Mindset Shift That Changed Everything 07:45 – The Anxiety of the Unknown (and how to stop spiraling) 11:15 – Starting Early: Not Optional 15:37 – Inside the Program: Structure That Actually Works 20:53 – Building a Community That Gets It 23:59 – Accountability Calls: Yes, You Need Them 25:09 – Reflections That Change Your Trajectory 25:56 – Finding Your Why (and owning it) 32:03 – No One Cares About Perfect—Be Authentic 37:10 – Stop Comparing. Start Owning. 43:29 – The Power of SMastering Academic Applications: From Scratch to Submission is now open for you to complete your applications in 12-weeks! With live coaching, you develop your applications & gain insights into your applications processes like never before. Join us now using this link to enroll!Connect with Adrienne! Looking for support with your graduate or professional school applications? Connect with us at Apply Yourself Global™! Email me personally at adrienne@applyyourselfglobal.com. You can also DM me on Instagram @applyyourselfglobal. Ask the Expert Have any questions on applications, success, test prep, and more? Send your questions us, or you can submit an audio file via Instagram DM and we can feature you on the podcast! Work with Adrienne
In this episode, host Munir Haque's guest is Bryce Tingle, who holds the N. Murray Edwards Chair in Business Law at the University of Calgary. Bryce is also a member of the Alberta Securities Commission and the author of a new book called “Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance”. He joins Munir to talk about the evolution of venture capital, the role of corporate governance in shaping the success of startups, and how venture financing shapes corporate governance and long-term success in business.Bryce Tingle reviews some of the history of corporate governance dating back to the 80s and 90s and examines how the shift from insider directors to largely outsider independent directors took place. He highlights the intersection of securities law, investor protections, and corporate structures, discussing with Munir how these elements affect capital formation and business environments. Bryce advocates for governance reforms that could create a more favorable ecosystem for high-growth companies and nurture greater economic innovation in Canada. The discussion is well-informed by the experience and knowledge Bryce Tingle brings to the subject matter, as well as the focus of his book.About Bryce Tingle: Bryce C. Tingle KC, LL.B, LL.M, holds the N. Murray Edwards Chair in Business Law at the University of Calgary. He is a member of the founding teams for several companies active in the technology, energy and financial industries. He also advises several private and public companies.He is the author of many academic publications. His new book, Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, was published in May 2024 by Cambridge University Press.He has twice been named one of the University of Calgary's Peak Scholars. He serves as a Member of the Alberta Securities Commission.—Contact Munir Haque | ActionEdge Executive Development: Website: AEEDNow.comLinkedin: Action Edge Executive Development Inc.Contact Bryce Tingle: Book: “Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance” by Bryce C. TingleLinkedInPodcast Production:Recording: PushySix StudiosProduction Assistance: Astronomic Audio—TranscriptBryce Tingle: [00:00:02] It's easy to talk about what's not working. Figuring out the best way around the corporate governance mess we've made is more complicated in books and articles I've tried to set out with some of those steps would be, but I do believe that Canadians and Canadian politicians can take a look at what's going on and fix it. It certainly lies within our power to fix. We made the mess, we can unmake the mess.Munir Haque: [00:00:37] Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of The Boardroom 180 Podcast. I'm your host Munir Haque, an executive coach and senior board strategist. I have partnered with Action Edge Executive Development to lead their governance and political acumen division. In each episode, we meet with governance leaders and step into their boardrooms, where decisions shape the world around us.Munir Haque: [00:00:57] On today's show, we have Mr. Bryce Tingle. He holds the N. Murry Edwards Chair in Business Law at the University of Calgary. He's a member of the Alberta Securities Commission. He was recently appointed a member of the National Special Advisory Group to the RCMP Integrated Market Enforcement Team. Mr. Tingle is a director of several companies active in the technology and financial industries. He served as general counsel for several tech and natural resources companies. He has a master's of law from Duke, a masters of law in E-Business from Osgoode, and a Bachelors of Law from the University of Alberta. He has served on various public and private corporations and charitable boards, including serving as director at the Alberta Ballet. He is the author of a new book called 'Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance', which was published in 2024 by Cambridge University Press. Welcome to the Boardroom 180 Podcast, Mr. Tingle.Bryce Tingle: [00:01:57] Thank you very much. I'm very pleased to be here.Munir Haque: [00:02:10] You've got quite an impressive resume, but the one thing that stuck out to me was that recently you were appointed to the National Special Advisory Group to the RCMP Integrated Market Enforcement Team. That sounds interesting and intriguing, are you bound by any confidentiality or is that something you can talk to? Is that top secret?Bryce Tingle: [00:02:34] It is confidential, I am bound. But generally speaking, the IMET teams are part of the RCMP, which is our federal law enforcement arm. Here in Canada, they're the part of the RCMP that investigates financial crimes. Things like terrorism financing, Ponzi schemes, fraud, attempts to evade export controls. These things are dealt with by the IMET teams, and there are myself and three other individuals who advise them on those investigations.Munir Haque: [00:03:10] So you're not the person on the ground who's got the little note on their background as they're going to raid corporate offices?Bryce Tingle: [00:03:16] I can't tell you how much I would love to have a bulletproof vest with 'police' written on the back. RCMP windbreaker, it would be great. It would make my life way more interesting than it is.Munir Haque: [00:03:29] Do you at least get a baseball cap or something?Bryce Tingle: [00:03:32] So far, nothing. Free trips to Ottawa is what I get.Munir Haque: [00:03:37] Okay, it's a nice town. To start this off here, you wrote a book called 'Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance'. One of the interesting things that I find is that it's easy to learn from other people's failures. I was asked to talk about failures, and here you are. You wrote a substantial book that covers a lot of failures and the lessons that we learned from them. I won't be asking you the flip side of that, the successes, but maybe we start talking about the book a little bit. What motivated you to write 'Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance'?Bryce Tingle: [00:04:13] I came to it indirectly. By way of background, I spent a decade and a half in private practice, mostly working with startup companies mostly in the tech industry, working with venture capital funds and mezzanine debt lenders. During that time, I did a lot of advising of boards of directors. Then I went in-house as general counsel of a couple of large international groups, and in that capacity also did a lot of advising of boards of directors, even assembling boards of directors. Over the course of that, I advised clients for the companies I worked for in what the current best practices were for corporate governance, and I did so without much second thought. Everyone from the Securities Commissions, to the Wall Street Journal, to the Globe and Mail, to think tanks, to proxy advisers, everyone was more or less saying exactly the same thing. I passed on this advice, and I never really felt like I had any reason to doubt it. When I becam...
We are joined by Karthikeya (Karth) Gautam, a 1L student from Osgoode. Another one of Richard's criminal law students from 2024. Karth learned quickly that the "Paper Chase" version of law school is no longer (was it ever?) accurate. It's both better than that and worse than that. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
We are joined again by Alya Bhatia, a 1L student from Osgoode, who we had in episode #115. Last time it was what to do after an exam. This time, Alya inadvertently lets out a bombshell about what she does before an exam. Rianna and I were speechless. You might be too. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
We are joined by Kevan (with an "a") Graham, a 1L student at Osgoode. Richard taught Kevan criminal law in the fall term. Let's be blunt: he's a massive criminal law nerd (and that's a good thing.) Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
When Don Bourgeois and Harley Redlick showed up at a Canadian Gaming Association event just before Christmas in December 2023, inquiring minds among the attendees asked the pair of Osgoode Hall Law School graduates when they were bringing back a gambling law certification program launched in 2017 only to be placed on hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, Bourgeois and Redlick listened and the result is the return of the five-module program, which will begin April 3 and run through early May. The two gambling industry veterans were Steve McAllister's guest on a new episode of the Gaming News Canada Show presented by GBG Plc. Bourgeois, who has more than 25 years of experience in the gaming sector and Redlick of Sharp Edge Picks fame, summarized the curriculum for the 2025 program – which reflects the evolving legal gambling industry in Ontario and the rest of Canada. They also told our humble host the potential beneficiaries of participating in the program. The pair also weighed in on the evolution – and the wins and losses - of Ontario's regulated marketplace since launching in April 2022, and provided some thoughts on the launch of an expanded legal sector in Alberta. And, oh yes, we asked Redlick for his thoughts on Super Bowl LIX; the Philadelphia Eagles' surprising dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs delivered a banner evening to sportsbooks (as reported yesterday by Patrick Everson for Fox Sports). To register for the Osgoode Certificate in Gambling Law and for more information, please visit osgoodepd.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are joined by Alya Bhatia, a 1L student from Osgoode, just beginning the second semester. We talk about strategies for what to do after you write a law school exam. Rianna, as always, teaches Richard something new -- this time it's the notion of trauma-bonding. We debate whether that is a description of law school. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
We are joined by Armin Shakeri, a 2L student at Osgoode. We just want to talk about sports. That's all. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
We are joined by Nathan Williams, a 2L student at Windsor Law. Nathan seems to do just about everything, but still stresses the importance of having a school-life balance. It isn't exactly how he manages to achieve this, but he does. Including forming a wine club at the law school -- Richard wants Rianna to do the same at Osgoode. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Avenue program: https://www.oba.org/Avenue/Home. Note that the program now is for Black and Indigenous students; when Nathan and Rianna went through the program it was limited to Black students. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
How long will Michael Woods continue to race? What was it like for Michael Leonard in the breakaway in Montreal? Is Derek Gee giving up birding?Each year, the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal bring the world's best riders to Canada. In 2024, mixing it up with Tadej Pogačar, Biniam Girmay and Julian Alaphilippe, were most of the top Canadian athletes, as well as some of the nation's notable up-and-comers.Derek Gee discusses his development as a rider. He had his breakout in 2023 at the Giro d'Italia. This year, he won a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné and finished third overall. At his Tour de France debut, he was ninth in the GC. The rider from Osgoode, Ont., seems to be able to approach his races with a relaxed, “let's see how this goes” attitude. But as he's progressing in the sport, is pressure starting to mount?Michael Woods, 37, is in the latter stages of his cycling career. Earlier this year, as a yet-to-be-diagnosed bacterial infection troubled him, he was considering retiring sooner than later. But things seem to have turned around for the rider who came to the Montreal GP in his national champion's jersey. For Woods, Montreal is one of the most important races on the calendar. Also, there's an event coming to that city that might keep Woods in the pro ranks just a little bit longer. That same event is a big motivation for Woods's teammates Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin, too.A bunch of riders made their debuts at the GPCQM. Michael Leonard, from Oakville, Ont., was signed to Ineos Grenadiers in 2022 at the age of 18. The past two years have had some ups and downs, but Leonard feels he's been making some significant progress since this past summer. In August, he won the prologue at the Tour de l'Avenir. In Montreal, he got into the breakaway. His 156-km ride was another breakthrough. In Quebec City, two other young Canadians did some serious time ahead of the bunch. In a special GPCQM episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, find out what it was like for Jonas Walton and Félix Hamel in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec breakaway.
This past August, the day after Micayla Gatto's 36th birthday, the freerider, filmmaker and artist was at a boatyard in Squamish. She was there to fix up the family's sailboat. Her goal is not only to get the craft seaworthy, but to use it to travel to new riding destinations—another chapter in the varied career of the rider-Renaissance woman.In the 2000s, Gatto competed in downhill, earning national championship titles. After a bad crash in 2014, she stepped away from racing. In 2017, her video with IFHT, “Ferda Girls”—a parody of Kendrick Lamar's “Humble” that critiqued the sexism and the challenges women face in mountain biking—won Crankworx's Dirt Diaries. The video remains a landmark in Gatto's career. Today, Gatto, a YT Mob member, continues to ride big lines and is an alternate for this fall's edition of Red Bull Rampage, which will include women riders for the first time.Another first in 2024 is the FMBA Slopestyle World Championships for women. Can Gatto connect her riding and activism to progress in the sport such as that? She is maybe a bit humble, and mixes her analysis with humour. “I mean, I've had a couple of people name their babies after me,” she says in this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast. “So, I've got to be doing something right. (Or I just have a cool name.)”Find out more in this wide ranging interview with Gatto that also looks at another one of her pursuits, the art of tattooing, and how it is connected with mountain biking.Also in this episode is Derek Gee. The rider from Osgoode, Ont., won a stage at this year's Critérium du Dauphiné, held the leader's jersey for a stage and finished third overall. Later in the summer, he rode to an impressive ninth at the Tour France. He looks ahead to the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal. Editors Matthew Pioro and Matt Hansen look further at the WorldTour races set to run in a little more than a week. Big names are on their way to Canada.
Our guest today is Will Graham, an Osgoode student who recently finished first year. Rianna (on the road like a rock star) and I have a great discussion with Will about 1L. It's all about the highs and a little bit about the lows. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
On Episode 9 of Not Reserving Judgment, we update you on the latest in the Ontario Greenbelt scandal including what it might mean for Premier Doug Ford; we explain why even repugnant protests like the pro-Hamas rally in Toronto are constitutionally protected; and we discuss whether it's really a human rights violation for your hairstylist to drop you due to your political views.Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:Ontario Greenbelt: Canada police probe Doug Ford land deal (BBC)Instagram post advertising pro-Hamas rally (Instagram)Tweet from Brad Bradford requesting Olivia Chow stop rally (X)Release from Toronto Police ahead of pro-Hamas and pro-Israel rallies (Toronto Police)Tweet from Michelle Lindsay about being dumped by her hairstylist (X)B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules former Mountie was discriminated against by 3rd Port Alberni bar (CTV News)Tweets from TMU assistant professor of law Joshua Sealy-Harrington (X)Tweets from Osgoode assistant professor of law Heidi Matthews (X)Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.
In this episode, we are joined by Lucas Kilravey. Lucas is an established and enthusiastic advocate for access to justice and equity, diversity, and inclusion in the legal profession. He began his commercial real estate practice in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LPP (BLG), and now practices at Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP in their New York office. During his time with BLG, Lucas served as Chair of BLG's national 2SLGBTQ+ employee resource group and, among other initiatives, founded 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop recruitment initiatives by partnering with 40 law firms across Canada and 2SLGBTQ+ mentorship programs within BLG and with partner firms across the country. Most recently, Lucas co-founded and chaired the planning committee for the PRISME law conference and co-founded and oversaw the incorporation and formation of the Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers (CALL). Lucas currently serves as the inaugural President and Chair of CALL and is an active member of WeilPride. Lucas participates in and spearheads so many important community initiatives, sometimes it's easy to forget he also practices law on top of everything else! Lucas shares about his experience starting law school in his thirties, how he more than doubled the size of Osgoode's Pro Bono Students Canada chapter, and how he got his articling role in big law through the formal Toronto articling recruit. Lucas also gets real about New York lawyer salaries and what drove him to help create CALL. Connect with Lucas on LinkedIn Connect with the PRISME Conference on LinkedIn Follow us on Instagram @offthetrackspodcast, check out our website offthetrackspodcast.com, or connect with us by emailing podcast.offthetracks@gmail.com. Thanks for taking some time to step off the tracks with us! – Erin & Piper – Did you know there are free and confidential mental health supports available to law students, paralegals, and lawyers in every province and territory? Click here to learn more and access services.
Metrolinx is under fire for planning to remove 5 trees from Toronto's Osgoode Hall before receiving a report in early 2023 and many are accusing Metrolinx of being unfair.
Dean Mary Condon speaks with Kyle Elliott, Counsel, Diversity and Inclusion at Blakes about equity, diversity and inclusion in the legal education and the profession. Kyle graduated from Osgoode in 2016 where he acted as the President of the Black Law Students' Association (BLSA Osgoode), before serving as the National Articling Representative for the Black Law Students' Association of Canada (BLSA Canada).
This week on Papa PhD, I have the pleasure of bringing you Naiomi Metallic, member of the Listuguj Mìgmaq First Nation to talk about her academic journey and about her reflections on paths to reconciliation with indigenous peoples in the context of access and inclusion in university. VIDEO https://youtu.be/Eh3s66JJ3KU Naiomi is from the Listuguj Mìgmaq First Nation, located within the Gespègewàgi district of Mìgmàgi (on the Gaspe Coast of Quebec). She holds a BA and LLB from Dalhousie, a civil law degree from Ottawa U, a masters of law from Osgoode, and is currently pursuing her PhD through the University of Alberta. As of June 2016, she is full-time faculty at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and she holds the Chancellor's Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy. As a legal scholar, she is most interested in writing about how the law can be harnessed to promote the well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada and conveying this information in accessible ways. Naiomi also continues to practice law with Burchells LLP in Halifax (where she was Associate Lawyer before joining the law school). As a member of the firm's Aboriginal Law practice group, she has appeared before the courts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Federal courts in a number of high profile cases involving First Nations clients. Naiomi has been named to the Named to Best Lawyer in Canada® list in Aboriginal law since 2015. Thank you, Naiomi Metallic! If you enjoyed this conversation with Naiomi, let her know by clicking the link below and leaving her a message on Twitter: Send Naiomi Metallic a thank you message! Click here to share your key take-away from this interview with David! This episode's resources: Naiomi Metallic | Twitter Naiomi Metallic | LinkedIn Naiomi's article on 30 years of the the IB&M program at Dalhousie | Website Article by A. Habermacher on attitudes towards indigenous issues in different canadian Lay schools | Website Masters thesis by SJ Franks on how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to cation in law schools | Website If you find value in Papa PhD and in the content I bring you every week, click on one of the buttons below and send some of that value back to me :) Now with the added perk of receiving the brand new Papa PhD and PhD Dojo stickers, if you become a monthly supporter on Patreon or BuyMeACoffee! Donate safely through PayPal Support the show on Patreon ! Or buy me a coffee :) Get the Papa PhD Career Readiness Tool kit ! You might also like the following episodes: Sara Vero - Being Field-Ready for the Postdoc and Job Search Federica Bressan – Do researchers have time for scicomm? Chris Emdin – Reimagining a More Inclusive STEM PhD Dojo – First Year PhD - Assembling the Expedition Team
On today's episode, I talk to comics writer Ryan North. Originally from Osgoode, Ontario, Ryan was on a path to a career in computational linguistics before a small webcomic he started, Dinosaur Comics, launched him in a somewhat different direction. Since then, he's become a New York Times-bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer whose work includes the non-fiction book How To Invent Everything, the semi-fictional graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, and the so-far-fictional Unbeatable Squirrel Girl comic and podcast for Marvel. He's also written Adventure Time, Jughead, The Midas Flesh and many other comics as well, and his most recent work is another non-fiction book How To Take Over The World! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
Richard is joined by Zafir Jetha-Rattani, an Osgoode student who appeared on an earlier episode (#93). This episode was recorded last year. In it, we mainly talk about Zaf's incredible involvement in the Ukrainian air disaster case of January 2020. It's an example of the interesting things that law students can fall into. When we recorded it, there was no inkling of the further tragedies that would befall Ukraine. I struggled as to whether we should post this episode at this time, but I decided to do so as long as it was accompanied by a warning. You may wish to avoid listening if you find the current situation in Ukraine too disturbing. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
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As a York student, has it ever ponder to why some undergraduates/graduates view Law students as separate or isolated from the totality of the university? If not, this conversation addresses this subject matter through the experiences of students from Osgoode Law School. Please welcome Karan, Piraveena, and Lucinda: Three fantastic individuals who share a strong relationship with each other, but also the passion towards the various realms of Law. Except Criminal Law... they'll tell you that personally. This week on The Safe Room, these ladies entail their past and current involvement with Osgoode, emphasizing the importance Law plays as a social actor/representative in communities that serves to look with the public interests. From ethical lawyering to litigation, Karan, Piraveena, and Lucinda embark us on a conversation that covers a professional field that most thinkers are critically evaluating in contemporary societies today, and even under an institution. Go check out their blog, Legally Brown to gain updates on new content: Instagram: legallybrownlaw Website: https://legally-brown.weebly.com/ I'M NOW A BRAND AMBASSADOR! Check out LyftLyfe and use the code to get 10% off your purchase. Referral Link: https://lyftlyfeapparel.com/?ref=dWDYZViUM4FAc Discount Link: https://lyftlyfeapparel.com/discount/THESAFEROOM Code: “THESAFEROOM” Follow me on Instagram (@thesaferoompodcast) and Twitter (@thesaferoompod) Listen to the full podcast on these platforms: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7Iu0Xw8O4HnfPjJ0eR96xL?si=X1jKRq0WTN2789NooJt6KQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-safe-room/id1527292317 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZTRlZjg0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CBUQ27cFahcKEwjA7f6on_DvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCQ Anchor - https://anchor.fm/shon-williams0 The Safe Room is a podcast for open and in-depth conversations towards those who want to share their perspectives willingly. Hosted by Shon Williams, The Safe Room is the perfect blend on social, cultural, and political issues related to our daily lives/communities, and stimulating/intriguing topics for the general listener.
Nikolas Koschany makes a return appearance with us. Nikolas is a 1L at Osgoode, now known for their "What's Law Got to do With It" podcast song intro (but this time, we are putting it at the end as an outro just for their benefit). We continue our discussion about 1L law school life in general. The guest takes over the hosting and starts asking Richard too many questions. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It What's Law Got to Do With It Music by Tina Turner; Lyrics by Nikolas Koschany
Rufaida Hashmi and Emily Kim are our guests today, both 1L students at Osgoode. We continue to discuss the first year, first term experience, continuing on from our conversation with Andrew last time. Both are surprised at how law school affects their eyes. Welcome to law. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It What's Law Got to Do With It Music by Tina Turner; Lyrics by Nikolas Koschany
Our guest today is Andrew O'Brien, a 1L student at Osgoode. Andrew discusses what it was like to complete his first term of 1L (partly in a pandemic, although Richard always wants it to be more generic). Then all three go on to discuss how to maintain an online profile when you are embarking on a professional career (albeit, Richard mainly listens since he has no online profile). The bottom line: boring people will excel in this new world! Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Christina Tassopolous is our guest today. She's a 1L student at Osgoode whom Richard taught in the fall term of 2020. Christina talks about how her first year has been going, why she joined student government and why, unlike Richard, she's an angel who belongs in law school. We have yet to determine where Felicity is on the rebel/angel scale. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attributions: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
This is Part 2 of Alex Mulligan's report on the 2021 job interview process. As noted in episode #73, Alex is a 2L student at Osgoode. Today's episode is all about the second part of the process where candidates have longer interviews. Again, Alex and Felicity have a lot to say on the subject; Richard continues to simply tag along, although he coins a new term, OZI (which the others make fun of). Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Alex Mulligan, a 2L student at Osgoode, joins us today and for the following two episodes as we do a special series on the job interviews in 2021. Today's episode, Part 1, is all about the "OCI" process in Ontario, where employers and students get together for 17 minutes to decide if they'd like to get together for longer later. Richard is just along for the ride. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Law Got to Do With It Music by Tina Turner; Lyrics by Nikolas Koschany What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Shaniel Lewis returns as a guest for this episode. Shaniel's a 2L student at Osgoode. After much rambling, the discussion finally gets around to the reason Shaniel has returned -- to talk about the Black Law Students Association (or more colloquially known as BLSA, pronounced "Balsa"). Richard teases both Felicity and Shaniel by withholding some sage advice. He also remembers he has a gift for Shaniel, which remains hibernating in his office at the law school. He promises to get it to her someday once the pandemic is over. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Our guest today is Nikolas Koschany, who is a 1L at Osgoode. We talk about what it is like to finish the first semester of law school, how the Supreme Court is not just fond of living trees, but can also be described as a gardener or as a pair of pants (you'll have to listen to figure that one out!). Nikolas describes themself as like a pie. Richard laments the use of metaphors. Nikolas is the writer and singer of our new alternative opening to the show. We love them for it; and this episode is where the promise to do it occurred. It's always nice to see people living up to their promises. Links: WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It What's Law Got to Do With It Music by Tina Turner; Lyrics by Nikolas Koschany
Osgoode Professor Eric Tucker, a labour law expert, discusses the workplace obligations of employers and employees during the pandemic with Professor Sara Slinn, Associate Dean, Research and Institutional Relations at Osgoode.
Our guest today is Karen Randhawa, a student at Osgoode. Karen was a mentee of Felicity's in her first year. Karen knew from grade 4 that she wanted to be lawyer; more relevant, she knew from her undergraduate days that she wanted to do tax law. That's why we had her on the show -- while some people take a long time to know what they want to do in life (read: Felicity) others are dead sure early on. For Karen, the only question is whether she will do transactional tax work or tax litigation. We all agree that it's okay to be either type but no matter what, it isn't a bad thing to keep your options open. Links: Legally Brown: https://legally-brown.weebly.com/ Legally Brown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legallybrownlaw/ WLGTDWI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatslawgottodowithit/ Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Dayna Scott, Associate Professor at Osgoode and York Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice in the Green Economy, talks with Priyanka Vittal, counsel at Greenpeace and an adjunct professor at Osgoode, about the impacts of environmental racism in Canada and what can be done about it.
Felicity is in a state because she just had her graduation photos taken, and is wondering whether everything is happening too fast. Is she ready to leave the law school nest? Our guest this episode is Dylan Yan, a former student at Osgoode who transferred to McGill and is back in 1L all over again. Richard and Dylan have an unusual relationship as Dylan, who admits he rarely goes to class, got to know Richard well because he often visited his office during 1L at Osgoode. (Richard taught Dylan Public and Constitutional Law). He ended up transferring because he realized that there's no truth to the rumour that you should attend law school where you want to practice; so he made the move for himself, not for some wacky idea. Felicity wonders whether there are differences approaches between different law schools. Both she and Dylan talk about how the form of law school evaluation gets reflected in class attendance and study habits. (Hint: all agree that form follows function here, which is far from ideal). Dylan concludes by relating a story of how he found a creative way to complete a property law photography assignment. Felicity and Richard are rendered almost speechless. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Shaniel Lewis is our guest this episode. Shaniel's a 2L student at Osgoode, and it's her first time being a guest on a podcast. Shaniel looks back to law school from the perspective of her 1L self. The amount of readings were a shock to her, she didn't expect to be reading cases everyday, including weekends. Richard wonders why it's such a shock; Felicity admits she also found the first year to include a lot of reading, but admitted she's a slow reader and knew it would take a lot of time. Richard reveals that he wanted Shaniel on the show because she was a talker in class (as was Felicity), and is curious what they do to rein themselves in. Both agree that asking good questions in class is valuable, but sometimes it is better to go up individually to a prof. Shaniel drops the bomb that she sometimes ask questions just to get a laugh. The lesson to be learned, ultimately, is don't be annoying with your questions. Richard is put on the spot as to what he does with bad questions; he's far too diplomatic to ever say such a thing out loud (although he thinks it!) Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Our guest this episode is Emily Kot, a 2L student at Osgoode. Although she recommends Legally Blonde as a law-related film, she mentions she's seen Legally Blonde the musical. Richard and Felicity are completely blown away as they had no idea such a thing existed. Turns out, she saw it at Hart House at the University of Toronto, as friends took her there to help ease the stress of grades release. That's exactly what the episode is about: 1L life and in particular, dealing with 1L life during a pandemic. Emily has a unique perspective because she lived in Hong Kong during the SARS epidemic in 2003. She remembers being pulled out of school, having to wear masks, and when she went back to school, having her music teacher pointing out those masked students who were not singing because he could see that their foreheads were not moving. It isn't clear how that relates to law school, but when Richard asks Emily for advice or pointers on how to cope, she says the biggest thing is knowing that the pandemic will end, that there is hope. Excellent advice. Emily also says that keeping perspective is important while the pandemic Is on. Although anxieties about grades will always exist, Emily tries to turn the focus away from law students being turned into commodities for firms, since in the world at large, people are suffering in ways that put the privileges of law students in stark relief. Also excellent advice. Emily and Felicity compare law school to high school. That was one thing Emily found she wasn't prepared for. 1L is clearly the most like high school, as students lack agency (Emily's word) but both agree things improve in upper years. Richard wonders if the "high school" label is unfairly pejorative -- there are good aspects to the collegiality and friendships that occur because of everyone's close proximity and shared experiences. Reluctantly, the other two agree. Richard coins a new term, BLS, meaning before law school, to reflect the two halves of one's life that law school manufactures. Felicity disses it as a term that will never catch on, but Emily and Felicity both then say it's important not to abandon your BLS friends, and Emily imparts some final wisdom, which is to find out and protect something you used to do in your BLS life. Richard names the episode BLS as vindication. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Our guest is Adam Bruchetta, a law student at Dalhousie Law School. Adam decided to go to law school on the opposite coast from where he normally resides in Vancouver. He says he chose the ocean over the mountains of Calgary. Richard also went to Dal, so he and Adam have much in common. Adam and Felicity also have something in common because they met at a Dal Welcome Event for incoming law students -- Felicity was offered a spot at Dal but chose Osgoode. She is keen to assuage students who agonize over decisions about schools (not mentioning that some may not have options!) by saying they are all good in their own way. Every March Dal hosts this event to win over potential students; Felicity suggests people on other admissions committees should think about doing the same thing. Richard and Adam share stories about Dal, the Newfoundlanders that go there, and the East Coast mentality where strangers are more open and friendly. Richard agrees, although his only near-fight in his life took place on his second night in Halifax and to this day he's not sure how that happened. The three discuss law school "social societies" as they are colloquially known. Domus, or house of the law, is Dal's social society, where students get together for drinks. Adam has a near-perfect record for making the Thursday night drinking (hisonly miss was for articling recruitment). Felicity thinks that Adam's approach exemplifies Dalhousie Law School. They all wonder what may happen to these during the pandemic. Adam ends with an aphorism that in unequaled in the podcast so far: "it’s a great day to have a great day". Enough said.
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Our guest this episode is Erin McCrady, a friend of Felicity's and also the game of Quidditch. Erin is a 3L student at Northeastern University School of Law (or NUSOL) in Boston. Before we even get to that, however, when Richard asks Felicity how she is, her reply is "same old steel." Turns out, that's a saying from her contracts prof at Osgoode, John McCamus. Richard then asks for her favourite contracts case: like many students, Felicity remembers the facts but not the name. Hopefully a viewer will set us straight on that. Erin talks about being a law student in the US. Richard asks the blunt question as to whether Erin's profs are anti-Trump. Erin thinks they'd discuss him at length if they didn't have to cover regular class material, and not necessarily favourably. She mentions one prof who occasionally rants, and another who set aside time to have students explain what's happening in the country by getting them to present a legal news story. Richard wants to probe further, asking if any profs are pro-Trump. Erin says NUSOL is public interest focused, so it's likely not a law school that would be attractive to Trump supporters. In discussing a choice of law school, Felicity says its much less of a big deal to agonize over choosing law school. "Just pull the trigger" is her advice. Since most law schools share a belief in the rule of law and justice, both Erin and Felicity struggle with why any law student (or prof) would be, or remain, a Trump supporter. Felicity thinks it would be hard to have an intellectually challenging discussion with someone who is so different (editor's note: in other words, we are lucky to be in Canada.) Changing topics, Richard wonders whether the Socratic method is more common in the U.S. Erin thinks it may be, but only her civil procedure prof did so. NUSOL doesn't have class rankings, and opportunities for its students are not dependent on rank, so there's a little less pressure. Moreover, they don't have a curve, just honorifics -- High Honours, Honours, Pass, Marginal Pass, and Fail (thus leading to the slogan "MPs get degrees"). Interestingly, their transcripts contain a professor's narrative description of what each student is like, much as with report cards in grade school. There is also a private section on their transcripts that the public cannot see, which helps with feedback and comes in handy for jobs, as it's as if the transcript contains a mini letter of recommendation. Felicity thinks this should be a change to adopt in Canada, and that WLGTDWI will, henceforth, be the source for suggesting these kinds of creative changes to Canadian law schools. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It More Perfect Podcast: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect
Felicity announces that she now has her dog back, so everything starts off on a good note. Our guest this episode is Professor Karen Drake, Associate Dean Students at Osgoode. The gang spends a lot of time on Karen's choice of favourite law-related show because Karen tends to avoid them, in part because law is her job. In the end, she chooses Trailer Park Boys as her favourite, which provokes discussion about how she uses it in her Property Law exams. Felicity, having had Karen as a professor, was not surprised by the choice. Karen spends more time than any previous guest explaining why she chose the way she did, highlighting why she is a professor. Richard asks Felicity how Trailer Park Boys relates to law, and she recalls an example from an exam fact pattern. Karen gives her an A+ for the answer. Karen elaborates on her role as Associate Dean, and how the nature of the role has changed somewhat during the pandemic. Felicity and Richard try to help by being especially nice to Karen during the podcast. Felicity is curious as to whether Karen had ideas for the role that now can't be realized due to the pandemic. There were some, but she was able to conduct some student surveys that have helped in gaining information. Richard recommends all law schools try and initiate an Associate Dean Students role, but Felicity reminds that our limited audience may not have the leverage to force such changes. Finally, Karen discusses the Academic Success sessions that she oversees; the need for empirical evidence led her to Stanford Psychology Professor Carol Dweck's work on growth mindset vs fixed mindset, and so Karen is trying to get students to adopt the former as a way of coping with law school. Richard and Karen share teaching experiences, especially of 1L classes. Karen laments how she does miss teaching as her role as Associate Dean limits how much of that she can do. Felicity is amused that we are both pulling back the curtain revealing professorial secrets. The group ends by examining an aspect of law school that Karen likes, but that she wasn't aware of until now. Turns out it is the idea and practice of collegial governance that has been a revelation. Who would have known?! Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It Link to fs blogpost on Carol Dweck's work: https://fs.blog/2015/03/carol-dweck-mindset/
Felicity starts off her first co-hosting duties by claiming that she'd be going to class if it weren't for the pandemic; Richard is thankful she's not starting off in Adam's shoes. The guest this episode is Rachael Glassman, 3L student who before law school, worked for 10 years in the film and TV industry. Rachael describes how her experience scheduling TV shows helped at the very beginning of law school because she organized her entire Section's schedule on Google calendar - Felicity, who was in Rachael's section, loved Rachael's maternal instincts, she "cared". Rachael found that there was a big transition to go to law school after spending time working professionally. Rachael's one big concern entering law school was that she had forgotten how to study and write exams. This was particularly true in her case because in film studies there were no exams. Richard, trying to find out more about his new co-host, since he didn't know what Felicity did before law school, finds out she did what she calls a useless master's degree in physiotherapy. Rachael had friends who were lawyers, so she was able to meet some alumni before attending and got good advice. She has tried to shape her career based on some of that early advice. In fact, her former boss was a former student of Richard's, who also went from TV/film to law school, then back to TV where he now negotiates contracts to purchase TV shows. Felicity wonders if it was easier for Rachael to choose a law school that is in the same town she worked. Rachael says she chose Osgoode because her own support system was here. The three discuss whether that would make the transition easier or not, because sometimes it can be good to completely uproot and move to somewhere new. Rachael mentions a Rolodex at the end of the podcast. Richard isn't even sure she or Felicity know what they are, but he remembers having one when he first got out of law school. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
Welcome to Osgoode’s first-ever Virtual Pierre Genest Panel Discussion. We have invited a panel to discuss the pre-recorded talk by our Pierre Genest visitor, Catherine Fisk, titled “Protection by Law, Repression by Law: Bringing Labor Back Into Law and Social Movement Studies”. This talk is also a forthcoming paper in the Emory Law Journal, and challenges the line-drawing which has led to the erasure of the labor movement from the field’s conception of a social movement, and offers new theories of the role law plays in social movement activism. In our panel is Joo-Cheong Tham, professor at Melbourne Law School in Australia, Joshua Mandryk, Associate at Toronto’s Goldblatt Partners, and Barry Eidlin is a Comparative Historical Sociologist and Assistant Professor in McGill’s Sociology department.
Richard and Adam are joined by Felicity Radan, a 3L student at Osgoode. Felicity's favourite film is the biopic, "On the Basis of Sex" which Adam knows nothing about except he's intrigued by the title. Now that he's leaving, Adam admits that he's never watched any of the guests' recommendations except "Training Day," which confused him, whereas Richard tries to watch them all. Adam had an idea of a topic for the podcast which is how to oust a co-host who's been involved since the beginning and that leads to the three of them bungling up the big announcement -- but basically it is revealed that Felicity Radan is taking over Adam's chair. Felicity admits to only listening to half of the WLGTDWI episodes so far, although that's good enough, she says, for her to learn what not to do. Adam wants to know what Felicity is REALLY like. Is she a scared law student, a "try hard", or a social person. Felicity says she was the student who was scared of being scared of things. She found her footing when she wrote her first exams. Adam is worried that no one will identify with her, but is relieved when she says she needs to stress cry every so often. In the end, Adam feels that the podcast is in good hands. Before leaving, Adam promises to continue to listen to the podcast. He then promises to open up a Facebook group so he can stay involved, and listener questions can be posted, since the old-fashioned voicemail line was actually not working for many months. Will this be just like his promise to do his readings? Or will the enterprising Adam step up? Time will tell. Music Attribution: What's Love Got to Do with It (Symphonic Version) by Tina Turner Buy now: https://VA.lnk.to/80sSymphonic
Osgoode-Schlatter "disease" is a very common presentation in children as they approach puberty. As children grow they can develop irritation and inflammation around the tibial growth plate. During this episode I discuss this often stubborn and tricky to treat condition. What things have you found valuable while dealing with this condition ? Let me know in the comments below and we'll see you in the next one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/concast/message
Richard and Adam are joined by Denis Keimakh, future law school attendee, better known as a 0L law student. Richard forgets his role on the podcast. Denis shares why he decided to apply to law school. Adam says criminal law is the only interesting part of criminal law. Adam asks if the podcast has left any questions unanswered. Richard is suspiciously familiar with "razor-blading textbooks". Writing the LSAT electronically. Denis talks about touring Osgoode and attending Mock Trial (variety show). What is law school really like? The group discusses the diversity of backgrounds at law school; both serious and relaxed. Adam talks about regrets from 1L. Adam asks Denis what advice he would give himself at the beginning of the process to getting to law school. 7sage LSAT Prep FREE youtube videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVQOf1GQy4m-bRO_qXvafg Required Readings: Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry Beyerstein, "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions About Human Behavior" Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about your favourite composer? Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA www.samtanner.london "Cold Sober" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Osgoode and Andrew shelter in place in the Zen Room.
Richard and Adam are joined by Dan Priel, Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Danny, as his friends refer to him, taught Adam Torts and teaches a variety of courses at Osgoode. The group discusses this unlikely hypothesis raised by Richard: Professors are people too. Adam doesn't believe it. Danny explains that students only see professors during their "performance", particularly early on. Adam talks about the shock and awe of sitting in Danny and Richard's classes on his first day. An unexpected question arises: Have you ever been hurt my students? Luckily, neither prof. has been assaulted but both share difficult moments in their teaching careers. What impact does attire have on the perceptions of professors. Can they wear a toga to teach? Adam interrogates his professors on the grading process, and much is revealed! Other topics include prep time for teaching and Danny's dream propositions for future seminars focused on Curb Your Enthusiasm and musical appreciation. Required Readings: Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry Beyerstein, "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions About Human Behavior" "Curb Your Enthusiasm & the Law" Seminar Readings: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Series 2, Episode 3) - 7 October, 2001 Music Appreciation Class Listenings: Gustav Mahler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLiEsp4yQU Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about your favourite composer? Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA www.samtanner.london "Cold Sober" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jinyan Li, the program director of the Tax Law LLM at OsgoodePD, discusses why she was interested in teaching at Osgoode, how tax law is evolving and why students should still care.
There's nothing quite like the fresh bracing air of interesting times. Or the sea. Wulf Moon narrates a nautical adventure with a twist, while Osgoode shelters in place in the Zen Room.
Richard and Adam are joined by Mary Barbieri, a faculty assistant at Osgoode Hall Law School. Mary quickly jumps to the chase and asks if Meno-rage could be a defence for a crime. She explains how she brings her customer service background to her role at Osgoode. Richard and Adam ask whether students take administrative staff for granted. Mary explains the power of free cookies, a person to talk to, and meal prep. Mary breaks the record for number of law related shows recommended, and she only scratches the surface of her list! Required Readings: None. Eat something healthy. Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. What do you want our next episode to be about? Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA www.samtanner.london
Today on Council in 20 host Dave Schellenberg is joined by Councillors Laura Dudas from Innes ward, George Darouze from Osgoode ward, and Glen Gower from Stittsville ward. Our 3 topics today are the LRT, Transportation Master Plan, and the environmental impact a city has.
Richard and Adam are joined by Corey Fletcher, a (former) first-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School and returning guest to the show. The group talk about extra-curriculars at Osgoode, cheating on exams in the media, and the Osgoode Ski Trip. Corey offers insight into the most psychologically challenging moments in 1L, such as midterms, exam week and grades release. Adam releases his first podcast swears (recorded before he became a potty-mouth). The gang answers such questions as: Should I talk about my exams after they are over? What do my first set of grades tell me about myself? Does the FIFA World Cup trophy contradict the sport's cardinal rule? Required Readings: "You Be the Judge", H. Clark Adams QC, Dundurn (Dec 3 2011). see Bank of Toronto v Simpson. Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about the law school rumour that you started. Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY www.thescissors.com
Richard and Adam are joined by Sara Tatelman, a second-year law student at the University of Toronto Law School and former free-lance writer. Much banter ensues this week as the three discuss narrative in advocacy, inappropriate courtroom/law school attire, and intense pension packages. Sara compares law school to high-school. Richard and Sara talk about how handwriting notes in class instead of using laptops can make a difference for focus. Also, the internet is all-dressed chips. Required Readings: The Bible? The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload - Daniel J. Levitin Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Please no voicemails from Ryerson. Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY www.thescissors.com
Are emojis recognized by the law? Can they be admitted into court as evidence? Who interprets emojis? Tune in as Silas Lee and Victor Turcanu interview Osgoode’s Professor Elizabeth Kirley on the exciting developments of “emoji law”. The content of this episode is intended as legal information NOT legal advice. If you need legal advice please consult with a lawyer.
Richard and Adam are joined by Ayah Sharari, returning guest and 2L student at Osgoode. They head back to their roots and discuss more law school "myths", such as: "Students who have relatives who are lawyers have an advantage" "Students who ask the most questions and speak the most in class do the best" "There are certain courses I must take to pass the Bar Admission course" Adam tells about the unfortunate time he whistled to get a professor's attention. Ayah and Richard share their favourite student hypotheticals. Ayah manages to bring the conversation to the 2003 hit single "Crazy Frog". Required Readings: The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School by Allan C. Hutchinson Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Ask the question that you appropriately held back in class. Music Attribution: "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY www.thescissors.com
In Part I of this episode Heidi talks to Brooklyn Law professor Alice Ristroph about intellectual history, mass incarceration, sexual assault, and Kamala Harris. In Part II, Osgoode super student Heather Donkers lays out how the law school tuition crisis facing Ontario law students is emblematic of a much wider cross-jurisdictional crisis in access to justice. Show Notes: Part I: Alice Ristroph faculty page: https://www.brooklaw.edu/faculty/directory/facultymember/biography?id=alice.ristroph Part II: Heather on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeatherDonkers Heather Donkers in PrecedentJD Magazine, Cover Story: The on-campus interview process is broken. https://precedentjd.com/news/cover-story-the-ocis-are-broken/ Law Students' Society of Ontario (LSSO) Just or Bust? Results of the 2018 Survey of Ontario Law Students’ Tuition, Debt, & Student Financial Aid Experience http://bit.ly/2TMiKUm Participate in the LSSO Lawyers’ Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSSOsurvey
Richard and Adam are joined by Osgoode student and Mock Trial King Pin Elisa Nicole as they discuss all things Mock Trial. Is it a coincidence that there are so many artistic people in law school? Probably, but Elisa gets everyone hyped about the upcoming show on February 13th and 14th, 2019. Contact Elisa Nicole to pick up your tickets, but do it quickly because they may have sold out. Adam promises to attend… but does he even have a ticket yet? Required Readings: Creativity in Law School Monograph Series - (Does this actually exist?). Watch: Real Lawyer Reacts to Suits Questions?: Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us what you thought about this year's mock trial. "Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?" Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY www.thescissors.com
In this episode, I am excited to have Gina Alexandris on to talk about life in and beyond law practice and managing transitions. For over 20 years, Gina has been inspiring and supporting individuals and organizations to strategically define their hopes and achieve their goals. She is an adult educator, coach, public speaker, life-long learner, law school administrator, and former practicing lawyer. Gina is passionate about personal and professional development, diversity and inclusion, and developing strong relationships and networks. She is a proud Greek-Canadian soccer mom living with her family in Toronto. Topics Covered What the legal education life looks like (even beyond the law practice), how she discovered that litigation wasn't right for her, and what about it wasn't suited to whom she is. Dealing with an identity crisis in law, managing transitions at any point in your career, and what that journey looked like for her. What to do with that nagging feeling we can feel when we are pulled in different directions. Emotional intelligence for lawyers, and how we sometimes need to back away from our logic-thinking brain to listen to our inner voice. Questions? Comments? Email Jeena! hello@jeenacho.com. You can also connect with Jeena on Twitter: @Jeena_Cho For more information, visit: jeenacho.com Order The Anxious Lawyer book — Available in hardcover, Kindle and Audible Find Your Ease: Retreat for Lawyers I'm creating a retreat that will provide a perfect gift of relaxation and rejuvenation with an intimate group of lawyers. Interested? Please complete this form: https://jeena3.typeform.com/to/VXfIXq MINDFUL PAUSE: Bite-Sized Practices for Cultivating More Joy and Focus 31-day program. Spend just 6 minutes every day to practice mindfulness and meditation. Decrease stress/anxiety, increase focus and concentration. Interested? http://jeenacho.com/mindful-pause/ Transcript Gina Alexandris: [00:00:06] I think being open and and seeing where things leads you right. So you go down one or it might not be the exact door but another one might have opened during that conversation that you want to explore. Intro: [00:00:18] Welcome to The Resilient Lawyer podcast. In this podcast, we have meaningful, in-depth conversations with lawyers, entrepreneurs and change agents. We offer tools and strategies for creating a more joyful and satisfying life. And now your host, Jeena Cho. Jeena Cho: [00:00:40] Hello my friends thanks for being with me for another episode of The Resilient Lawyer podcast, I am so glad to have you here. In this episode I am so happy to have Gina Alexandris. She has been inspiring and supporting individuals and organizations to strategically define their hopes and achieve their goals. She is an adult educator coach public speaker a lifelong learner law school administrator and former practicing lawyer Jeena as passionate about personal and professional development diversity and inclusion in developing strong relationships and networks. She is a proud Greek Canadian soccer mom living with her family in Toronto. And in this episode we're going to Chad about law practice and beyond law practice and that she had a little bit about managing transitions I know a lot of Jeena. There have been sending e-mails about managing and changing careers and different you know changes that we go through and especially as we kind of shift from summer to fall I think it's a lovely time to kind of take a pause and reflect on your life and consider all of these big or small transitions. So I'm thrilled to have Jeena before we get into the interview if you haven't listened to the last bonus episode go back and check it out. I shared a 6 minute guided meditation practice to let go of stress and anxiety. It's a preview for my course mindful pause so often I hear from lawyers that they know they should practice my Pilas but they just don't have the time. And I always tell lawyers start with just six minutes or point one hour of all the hours she'd dedicate to your client's work and others don't you deserve to have at least point one hour to yourself mindful pauses designed for lawyers like you to fit into your head schedule. Think of it like taking your daily vitamins to boost your well-being. Head on over to Jeena Cho dot com to learn more or check it out and the shell notes. And with that here's Gina. Gina, welcome to the show. Gina Alexandris: [00:02:38] Thank you Jeena. It is a delight to be here. I love the the mindful pause and the concept of taking just to point one out of your day for yourself. Well-deserved so thank you very much for having me. Jeena Cho: [00:02:48] Thank you. So let's start by having you give us this 30 second introduction of who you are and what you deal. Gina Alexandris: [00:02:54] Absolutely absolutely. And so what I wanted to say to that is that I started off in the practice of law and I did civil litigation and family law for about four years and then realized during that time that something about that just wasn't what I was hoping it would be. And I was looking for other options. And before law school I'd always thought I would go into teaching. What I found as a possibility was to set up are my alma maters Osgoode Hall Law School here in Canada. Career Development Office and so I transition from the practice of law to moving into the law school setting didn't know how long I would be there for. But over the last several years I have been at Osgoode as the starting person for career services. I worked with students Asma as the assistant dean of student services. I've transitioned to one of the other law schools in Toronto the youth of where we had an internationally trained Boyer's program that I began and after some time transition to the Ryerson University where I'm at now where we had a new program that again that I helped to develop Karbalaa practice program. And so I've been in legal education for a lot longer than I was in practice for a buddy here I worked in government again doing the education for lawyers so I've I've certainly been on the side of a practice in various ways for a long time now. Jeena Cho: [00:04:20] So you know it's something that you said is something that I often hear as you know you start your law practice and you have a certain idea of what it's going to be like. And I think it's really hard to know especially doing something like litigation what it's actually like to do litigation day in and day out without actually having done it. And law school is often up or preparatory Skoff actually every year the ins and outs of what that's actually like. So when you said you know just something about litigation wasn't right for me. Can you talk a little bit more about that. How did you know that it wasn't right for you and what about who was just not suited to who you are. Gina Alexandris: [00:05:01] Great question. And I get that over the years by many students and even junior lawyers new lawyers who are finding themselves sort that kind of question. And it's it's also one of the reasons why I think I love the fact that we're starting this new law school here in Rodgerson because trying to get that experience in early on is important. But you don't know until you do it. And I think that's that's really critical too to know. I went to law school and I hear this all the time I read it in personal statements for applicants to law schools. I went into law school. So I wanted to help people. I wanted to help people solve their problem the solutions. And I've been involved in my parents. I'm a child of immigrants and they've been involved in a litigation matter and I didn't like how they experience that process. And that was the resolve for me that I was going to go to law school and do something about that so that others like my parents would never have to deal with that again. So those are the transition from thinking I'd go into teaching to going into law and in practice I really loved meeting with the kid with the. So [00:06:03] I really loved listening to them and hearing what their problems were and trying to find the legal solutions to it. I'm a natural talker and so I enjoyed the preparation for court and you know appearing in court and actually making arguments in favor of my client. The part that I didn't like and it sort of yes it's part of civil litigation and family for sure is that conflict. And while there are a host of lawyers who are practicing who are trying to build their practices and family law and in civil litigation in a less confrontational way nevertheless our current system still still requires that. And for me it just wasn't part of how I wanted to be as a as a person. And I found myself at odds with that. So you know what I thought OK what if I transition to something more solicitor based. I really like the concept of litigation. And for me I don't think I'd want to do more solicitor based work whether it's contract drafting or Wills and the statesetc. and I just found that when I was able to find something within legal Ed it was really I had those aha moments right this is where I really belong. I was able to marry what I really had a passion for with the substance and the materials that I had spent you know learning in law school. Jeena Cho: [00:07:28] You know it is so once you sort of realize hey you know I sort of ended up on a path that isn't suited for me. I know for myself and also just having worked with lawyers over the years that that often comes with a tremendous sense of guilt or even some sort of feeling of failure or you know this feeling like oh I don't know what to do now. You know like the wind that I had so much time preparing or is just not right for me. [00:07:59] So what do I do. They go through cause I think as lawyers we identify so much of who we are what we do. So we as kind of go through some sort of an identity crisis. She goes through with that. And if he did how did you manage it. Gina Alexandris: [00:08:13] Oh boy did I ever. And you know it's interesting because you seek out so and as I said before a child of immigrants I didn't have a lot of role models if any in the legal profession to start with right so that itself is something that I always try and give back to people as much as possible. But nevertheless for me when I decide to go to law school I can tell you the family was proud. Right. They were having a daughter not only go to university but off to law school and then become a lawyer and people whether you know what a lawyer does or not you have this idea that you know what a lawyer does. [00:08:47] Right. And so for me that identity was very strong and very much a part of who I was. And so I spent about four years in practice and of course early on I would hear my supervisors or my senior lawyers saying it's all part of a learning curve. You just have to get over those first four or five years. And I thought OK. So if something miraculously changed after four or five years I wasn't feeling like there was a change. And so in my fourth year I did seek the support of a career counselor a career coach. And I remember her saying at one point when we were chatting and she said something about oh well do you have fun in your work. And I paused. I gave her a strange look and she said to me what's wrong I said Do you remember what I said that I do actually I'm a lawyer and she said yes. And if you can't have fun being a lawyer then maybe we need to look at something else. And so that sort of moment was was a turning point for me. I realized I wanted to find something that I really truly enjoyed doing and if not 70s you know not all the time and then the most part of my working days. And for me I have to tell you when I made the decision and found an opportunity to leave the practice and go into the legal education area the biggest my biggest worry and a huge huge huge weight on my shoulders was how do I tell my father. Here is a man who had you know third grade education back in Greece came to Canada. Building a life for his family so proud of his daughter that you know was a lawyer. How am I going to tell him for me. That conversation was one that I was so nervous about having and Jeena. I remember having him over to the house for dinner and after dinner anxiously cussing said Daddy not that I want to tell you about. I'm going to change jobs new looked and said OK and he said and I said I'm not going to be a lawyer anymore and that those words just saying those words were excruciating to me and he looked at me and he paused and he said are you going to be happy. [00:10:55] And I kind of went I think so it's a good. I hope you are in and tell me about where you're going to work. And I thought well what I worry about all this time around ain't no. But yet it was that identity and that sense of oh I have to keep doing this because everybody thinks I should and I'm carrying it for whoever else you know I'm carrying for was a huge weight. And over the years I realize nobody really is going to. That doesn't matter. That doesn't matter. Jeena Cho: [00:11:22] Right. And even if even if for some reason Ito they were to have some sort of negative reaction. It's also sort of like well that's their reaction and you can't be responsible for other people's reactions. Absolutely. Gina Alexandris: [00:11:36] No absolutely. And reminding myself of that was critical as well. Jeena Cho: [00:11:40] Yeah yeah well yeah I mean it's so funny listening to your story is so much like mine. And when I told my parents are not going well I mean I still practice a little bit but you know and I basically said I have a law is no longer going to be my primary focus and I'm going to teach mindfulness meditation to other lawyers. They just look at me like it's not a race because it's also sort of like a made up job in a way. Gina Alexandris: [00:12:08] Well think about it back then this was over 20 years ago the career development office where I started the creative element opposite our law school and so our colleagues and friends in theU.S. men are you know appreciate that but we didn't have career officers career services offices in Canada back in back about 20 years ago and so I was set to start that. And so figuring out how to describe what I do to people you know my colleagues my friends what's a career development officer career services person what do they do every day. You know over the years I've just found ways to explain what I do and if I have to say I'm a lawyer that's not practicing I do that too right. Jeena Cho: [00:12:47] Yeah. Yeah. And like not having that hail of being a lawyer is surprisingly high. It's one of sort of like the big hurdles that I often have to work with my coaching clients. It's like well like I just like having that title it's need it's clear people understand what that means. It's not like you know if say like oh I help people do at her know I guess career transition or career coach isn't such an unusual job title anymore. [00:13:15] But yet you know. So I think it's it's kind of fine to not have sort of a traditional job title anymore I can put an interesting spin on it. So it's going to go back to your story. How did you go from that sort of recognizing that OK I'm not going to be a lawyer anymore. Finding your way into what you're doing now. What was that journey like. Gina Alexandris: [00:13:38] Oh wow. I find it in retrospect. There are so many similarities. And you know when you look back you can see oh yeah that's not that much of a surprise in fact. So as I said earlier I had always had an interest in teaching. I didn't know what that meant if it was going to be in primary school. High school university but but in education some way shape or form. So when the first opportunity to start the career office came I thought great because I'll be able to help people. And remember that's why I kind of wanted to go to law school. I liked what my career coach had done and I think being able to help guide people in that context was was important and it was in an educational environment again. And my alma mater where I felt really comfortable and and happy to be back. So that was for a couple of years and then at that point the role of Assistant Dean of Student Services came up. We'd had a bit of transition at the school there had been three different people in four years in that role and I thought you know the next person who gets that role might be there for a long time. So I even though I was only in the career office for a couple of years I thought let me put my hat in the ring. Who knows. I'm taking a chance at this point and I did and I got the role. And I was thrilled. And in fact I was the one who was in the role for the next nine years. It was really incredible. It stretched me because I had never really before dealt with administrative work from from a schools perspective. So dealing with the admissions dealing with programs and records dealing with the career office and our financial aid it was it was incredible. And when people would say OK but you're dealing with the same issues year in year out my comment would be twofold. First of all schools make changes regularly. And secondly every year you've got a new group of students with their new with their own interests passions goals challenges. And so it was it was not boring at all being in that kind of environment for those years. But at some point I thought what happens next. Where do I. What do I do next. I was sort of itching for some kind of change in talking about transitions right. There was an opportunity at our at another school in Toronto to start a program for internationally trained lawyers to help them develop skills and build networks. When they're new to the province into the country and wanted to transition to be lawyers in the country and for me that was important for a number of reasons primarily. Again the immigrant experience from my parents perspective is one that I carry with me Jeena and I don't know if you know you or other members of the audience can appreciate it but knowing what my parents have gone through are not necessarily in a context of a professional degree accreditation but just that immigrant experience that as different as it is for people it's also very similar. And I wanted to be able to build something to help support at least a member of some members of that community. Those who were who had legal backgrounds. But what I found was I also liked the entrepreneurial spirit and what I mean by that is you know I kind of like starting things from scratch. I started the career office I started that and I realized by the time I came here to Ryerson that I really do like and I think I'm pretty decent at starting you know looking at the needs looking at the program development requirements and then putting together a team putting together the resources putting together the program and being able to then deliver for a group of people. There's a third role that I had that I have right now is a new program here at Ryerson that well I guess we're five years in I'll still say do that again we started with two people you know four people sharing two offices very little in terms of you know phone space and whatnot and have a great project that's and beneficial to over a thousand you know new or almost new lawyers in the province. And so and we're working on sort of a new law school here at the at the university so that new the ability to create something always within the context for me at least for now in law has been really really invigorating. Jeena Cho: [00:18:12] And so I want to switch gears just a little bit. Kind of staying with that whole career transition and maybe you can offer some tips or suggestions or advice for the listeners out there that are perhaps also struggling with that feeling of like this past this area that I've been to hanging by this thing that I've been doing for such a long time. I went to law school for and now I have student loan data. And on and on and on is no longer right for me and I think once you start to kind of tune in to that voice inside it doesn't just vanish. Gina Alexandris: [00:18:45] Louder. Jeena Cho: [00:18:46] Yeah that's right. I thought oh no we're not having this conversation. And I told myself I was being on grateful that you know I should be happy doing exactly what I wanted to do that I was spoiled. And how dare I not enjoy this. I work so hard to do it. So when someone starts to hear that voice you know what let's say the next three steps that they should consider taking so let's start with the very first step what's that. The first thing is you start to do if they start to get that nagging feeling inside. Gina Alexandris: [00:19:19] Well I think you hit on when you said pause and honor the voice it's telling you something. And and I think we need to spend spend some time and be able to actually give that voice. And I think what holds us back from doing so is fear. What if I really don't like this and I have to make a change. And you know all those other sabotage you know saboteur kind of thinking that you just mentioned the guilt the failure the whether it's embarrassment or the debt that you've got. So we don't want to take that you know take the cap off the box because who knows what will come from it. And I think if it's there it's unlikely to go away just to take some time to honor it doesn't mean they have to go one way or the other. But just let it let it play out the end here. The second thing that I would say is then to really do some reflection on values what's important and I think when I started doing that for myself and when I do that with students or others that I come in contact with who have that voice in them think about what's important to you. [00:20:34] Now why are you doing this. I said earlier and I think I've set a all times I want to help people. Now is a value that was important to me the immigrant experience diversity. Those are things that are really important to me and what you start looking at is you know are you able to honor those values in the place that you are now. And sometimes a shift as simple as perhaps it's another employer perhaps it's an area of law. Perhaps it's the type of organization that you're working in but still practicing the same thing. Those might be the types of changes that are relevant for an individual. And other times it might be leaving the practice right. It doesn't have to be all of that. It could be any part of that as you're thinking about what changes might be more reflective of the values that you bring a third element I think is when you're listening and I'm torn between two third options so might be a third it's either what it could do to the third the one element is don't be afraid to talk to people. I think we sometimes are too much in our heads. Yeah and lawyers have that uncanny ability to try and analyze everything and solve every problem on their own. Their mind where it louder and louder and louder right at the end. [00:22:11] And sometimes that can be really that alone can can be anxiety provoking and you start questioning and doubting everything. So talking to somebody find a trusted person that you can just chat with you don't have to tell the world you know. But if you want tweeted out and get some feedback that works for people for others just being able to find a trusted whether it's a friend a mentor a supervisor a coach you know an advisor in any way just to talk through that. I think that's really important because sometimes in our own heads and our own minds the issue becomes greater than what it might be. But at other times we just want another perspective. Right. So. [00:22:56] So that would be one and I think the fourth I want to say is I don't know about you but when I started thinking about this and talking about things all of a sudden we're almost like you know the phrase I don't remember who initiated it and who said it first but once you start asking about some of the world's big Sakti of the universe speaks about you guys. And then opportunities started you know coming up that I had never even heard about. I've never even considered before because you're open and I think being open to it as scary as change can be. Being open to those possibilities is very important because then you seem to notice them even more so around Jeena raid ha. Jeena Cho: [00:23:43] And you know the other thing I think I love that point about talking to other people because often I do find that lawyers want to sort of figure out which they should do next in their own head but without gathering data. Right. And it makes its make a life change like Akridge Idzik. You need a lot of data like what. [00:24:02] You know if you're thinking like OK maybe I want to shift to being on HRT purchase and well what does that world look like on a day to day basis. You're not going to be able to figure that out in your head without gathering data. But because say find out lawyers are sort of hesitant because they think well what if I do talk to this person that's in a charro maybe even you know talk to someone that loves law to move into a china and find out that's not right for me and I'm like That's great. Gina Alexandris: [00:24:27] If they start eliminating. Jeena Cho: [00:24:30] They think of getting out of bad binary way of thinking as you know seeing everything as success or failure and seeing things as gathering data and that you know eliminating things and adding things and playing around and only seeing your life as a collaborator away you could run different experiments and see what works and really getting out of that you know that that world of failure which I think is so ingrained then says lawyers. Gina Alexandris: [00:24:57] You know it's interesting because one of the things that both for this program and as a as we're sort of moving forward with with a future law school I also wanted to see what is out there currently in legal education that includes creativity and its title. And I have to tell you I did some research and I didn't come up with a whole law so it made me realize when we talk about lawyers and I just said we're data driven. It's important to us but we're also solving problems and to be able to solve problems. And this is where you know the resiliency that you talk about so often is so critical when you're looking to solve problems and come up with creative solutions and understand deeply and deeper what is happening around you. Tippett We need to use the creative parts of your mind and we don't explore that as much and tap into that as much thriftily education and sometimes in practice you know creativity is what you do when you go to an art night or when you're dancing or when you're whatever else. That's also what we do when we come up with solutions for our clients on a day to day basis. Jeena Cho: [00:26:05] Yeah yeah I think it's her nurturing it and that side of you. And I had the exact same experience I used it I started working with a career coach and the first thing she asked me was like What do you do for fun. What do you do that as no other function except to give you that sense of joy. And I looked at her like what he says like fine. [00:26:27] I don't even understand that word like a bad TV. As a girl why would I do that. Like why would I create art. It has nothing to do with my work. It doesn't help me write motions issues like oh but it does it help your brain to wire and think in a different way and if you think about it like we often get our best idea is doing something completely unrelated and sitting there staring at our screen trying to figure things out. Now you have those aha moments when you're going on a long walk or when you're painting or when you're just lost and doing some other activity that you hinted at isn't like. Let me sit down and get this out. Gina Alexandris: [00:27:05] Absolutely. No it's silvery tunes so that's why I think you know that creative and part of gathering information is and is being creative about you know who are you going to speak with so you don't necessarily I often push people and say all right who would be the person that you never thought you would need to thought or would be able to reach out to. How can you actually tap in and speak to them and learn what they have to say or how about if you find somebody that's doing something really you know sort of out of the ordinary in your mind and ask them about it ask them how they got there what they're doing. And it it really throws people out of their comfort zone sometimes. And that's exactly why I encourage them to keep doing that. Get out of your comfort zone meet with people who are in real different areas potentially as well as people who are close to what you do. But don't you know don't limit yourself to the information to the data that you have because I think if we do limit ourselves and to some degree that that might be what we're doing you know through our three years of university of law school we sort of limit who we talk to and what options we consider for a variety of reasons. And then we get out there we think Oh now it's Friday. Keep that broad perspective. Jeena Cho: [00:28:23] Yeah. Yeah it reminds me of Kalimba who said one of those like Zen Masters said. He said that in the beginner's mind that there. There are endless possibilities but in the mind of an expert there if you say think when it comes to something like career transition I almost feel like you just sort of lost everything that you think you know about career transition and really have a Pucho with that sense of almost like childlike curiosity because you're sort of like starting from scratch in many ways and you want to sort of explore all the different opportunities and possibilities and you can't do that if you're going into it with like the mind of the expert. Gina Alexandris: [00:29:07] Absolutely. Now I think being open and and seeing where things leads you right. So you go down one or it might not be the exact door but another one might have opened during that conversation that you want to explore. And and again not being afraid to explore those doors sometimes we fear or what if I really really like it and and and then what do I leave this comfort that I have right now for that discomfort of something brand new not in my you know when I thing I would never be able to go into rocket science right or into so many other things. But that I would at least want to find out what they do. There might be something related to it. Never would I have thought here's an example. When I was at that the first at Osgoode in my first trial there were no programs for internationally educated lawyers. Each school had a small element or component but never during those years would I have thought that there'd be an opportunity to start a program for specifically for internationally educated lawyers. And in addition if you had asked me or anybody else several years back I'm in the city of Toronto if I wanted to be in legal education. There were two schools that I would be working at as either at or that whole school year diversity or at the University of Toronto. But lo and behold within a period of you know five to 10 years the third University in Toronto Ryerson University has all this changed its well and is looking very much of interest to the legal community and is doing something that wasn't there several years back. Technology is giving us that as well. Things that you haven't dissipated might be possible now become possible so limiting ourselves I think is and that's one of the I think of those four things that we talked about being open listening to what others say exploring really really listening to your own voice and your own values I think is critical. And just taking some chances sometimes too. Jeena Cho: [00:31:12] Hmm well I think that's a perfect place to wrap things out. Jeena before I let you go I have one final question for you. The name of this podcast is called The Resilient Lawyer. What does it mean to be The Resilient Lawyer to you. Gina Alexandris: [00:31:25] I think being a resilient lawyer would include being kind to ourselves being compassionate and knowing that we'll be able to bounce back and that things have a way of working out as long as we're kind and caring to ourselves first and foremost. Jeena Cho: [00:31:44] Jeena thank you so much for your time and for sharing your wisdom with the audience I really appreciate it. Gina Alexandris: [00:31:50] It's been a pleasure. Thank you so much and my regards to all who are listening. Thank you. Closing: [00:31:58] Thanks for joining us on The Resilient Lawyer podcast. If you've enjoyed the show please tell a friend. It's really the best way to grow the show to leave us a review on iTunes. Search for The Resilient Lawyer and give us your honest feedback. It goes a long way to help with our visibility when you do that. So we really appreciate it. As always we'd love to hear from you. 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Sam Beck is certainly a comic artist to watch for these days, as her career coalesces to its first major apex. At the time of this episode, Songs for the Dead – the comic she draws for writers and past Speech Bubble guests Andrea Fort and Michael Christopher Heron – has just been picked up by publisher Vault Comics and is now available at comic shops everywhere. Her work is also featured in the 2018 edition of the Toronto Comics Anthology, Osgoode as Gold, she also contributed a story to the upcoming Wayward Sisters Anthology and that's just for starters. She also writes and draws her own fantasy webcomic called Verse and another project based on Greek mythology called Cadmus from Antarctic Press. On this episode, she talks about how role-playing games influence her comics work, what draws her to fantasy narratives in the first place and how Neopets – a place where users can own and raise virtual pets – fostered her creativity and storytelling abilities. This episode sponsored by Hairy Tarantula. Get 10% off geeky t-shirts at riptapprel.com by ordering using this link.Sam Beck's websiteSam Beck's TwitterSongs for the DeadVerse WebcomicToronto Comics Anthology Kickstarter (Contribute until March 31, 2018)Wayward Sisters AnthologyCadmusSponsors Hairy TarantulaGet 10% off geeky pop culture t-shirts from Riptapparel.com by entering NEVERSLEEPS at checkout
This week we venture to the wondeful Sidekick Comic Cafe in Leslieville, Toronto for a chat with Toronto Comics Anthology lead editor Steven Andrews and contributors Andrea Scott and Julian Apong. Visit the Kickstarter now for volume 5 Osgoode As Gold!
Colin Frizzell interviews playwright/creative writer Marilyn Anne Campbell. Marilyn Anne Campbell is a writer and occasional puppeteer whose stage plays have been seen by audiences in Winnipeg, Calgary, Hamilton, Halifax, Chicago, South Dakota, and New York. These include the sci-fi comedies Universal Language and A Place in the World, the dramas Flood Control and Marks of Birth, the children’s play The Knight’s Errand, and her Remembrance Day themed play Failing Hands, which was one of three winners of Storybook Theatre (Calgary)’s National TYA Playwriting Competition. Her short story Model Citizen appeared in the YA speculative fiction magazine Inaccurate Realities and is now available to read for free on Wattpad. The Goosefighter, her first venture into writing for comics, will appear in the upcoming Toronto Comics anthology, Osgoode as Gold.
A Christmas Eve Special to help the little ones go to bed. Osgoode and Kevin narrate.
A Christmas Eve Special to help the little ones go to bed. Osgoode and Kevin narrate.
What resources are available for first generation students who are studying law? In this episode Brooke Longhurst and Dianna Robinson will be talking to us about the First Generation Network and why this network was created. Brooke is a second year JD student at the University of Toronto. Before law school, Brooke completed her Master of Philosophy the University of Cambridge. She is the founder of the First Generation Network, and President of the organization's UofT Law chapter. Dianna Robinson is a third-year JD/MBA student at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. She is the president of a group established to provide support to students who are the first in their families to attend post-secondary education; the Osgoode First Generation Network. The First Generation Network was created at Osgoode Hall Law School in December 2015 with the aim of reducing the professional, social and financial barriers to law school faced by students who are the first in their family to attend post-secondary education. The Network expanded to University of Toronto Faculty of Law in September 2016. The Network has a strong focus on activities that involve members of the legal community who were also the first in their family to attend post-secondary education. If you want to start a chapter at your own law school, email: UTLFGN@gmail.com Check out the First Generation Network at your school: Toronto, Osgoode, Western, Ottawa, Windsor, and Lakehead.
An adventure at the American Museum of P.T. Barnum turns dark. Keith Edie narrates.
An adventure at the American Museum of P.T. Barnum turns dark. Keith Edie narrates.
In this episode, we ask whether three new law schools could be the solution to Canada's access to justice crisis. Professors Harry Arthurs of Osgoode Hall Law School and Jason Maclean of Lakehead University's Law Faculty weigh in on the future of legal education.
Bringing to you some of the most pressing and fascinating issues affecting the legal profession today, from some of the most established experts and practitioners, both inside and outside of the profession.
To mark the end of the Clean Water Workshop, the Waterkeeper staff chat with our Toronto law students about their work during the 2009-2010 school year. In partnership with Pro Bono Students Canada, U of T, Osgoode, and Queen’s law students work on files for Waterkeeper throughout the school year. Our Toronto students talk about […]
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