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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Represented clients on a range of employment law matters, including human rights accommodation; discipline and termination of employment; severance package negotiations; violence, harassment, and discrimination complaints, including matters before the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal; and drafting and reviewing of.

Toronto

- Provided legal advice, opinions, and assistance to ONA members and staff on all pay equity matters arising in the organization, including the obligations of unions and employers under the Pay Equity Act. - Acted as counsel for ONA in mediations, arbitrations, matters before the Pay Equity Commission and the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (PEHT), and.

Toronto, Canada

- Completed a 10-month articling position in the areas of union-side labour law, human rights, pay equity, employment law, administrative law, civil litigation, class actions, and constitutional law.- Conducted legal research; drafted legal memoranda; assisted with the preparation of legal documents, including pleadings, demand letters, legal submissions.

Toronto, Canada

- Maintained strategic oversight of Educator Support Department, including departmental planning; staff supervision; budgeting; developing new programs and resources; and building strategic partnerships. - Supervisory duties for department staff, contract staff, interns and ~40 volunteers. - Oversight of professional development for educators, including.

Toronto, Canada

- Developed plain language educational resources on a variety of legal topics and social justice issues in line with the Ontario Ministry of Education's curriculum documents. - Established connections between educators and members of the justice sector through the coordination of courtroom and classroom visits, judge shadowing, and OJEN's Adopt-a-School.

Toronto, Canada

- Coordinated justice education programs for Indigenous youth in Northern Ontario, including a Sentencing Symposium at Wikwemikong High School on Manitoulin Island and OJEN's circuit court justice education program, which connected justice professionals attending court in remote fly-in communities with those living on reserve for community-based justice.

- The African Court Research Initiative (ACRI) is a collaboration between Professors Kamari Clarke and Charles Jalloh, with funding from the Open Society Justice Initiative and support from the Pan African Lawyers Union. Their research focusses on the African Union’s July 2014 treaty which would establish a criminal chamber within the African Court of.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Completed a four-month clinical placement as part of the Feminist Advocacy Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School that focussed on women charged with domestic violence offences.- Completed 10 clinical hours weekly, including regular intake shifts where I conducted client interviews, drafted legal memos, and undertook legal research related to domestic.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Completed a clinical placement with the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (RSSP) to provide public information and direct support to Canadians undertaking private sponsorships of Syrian refugees.- Attended monthly legal clinics to provide direct support to refugee claimants and sponsors, prepared refugee applications, interviewed clients, liaised with.

- Provided research assistance on due diligence for the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice. (http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WGWomen/Pages/WGWomenIndex.aspx)

- Completing a remote placement with the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court through the International Justice and Human Rights Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Conducted legal research and draft memorandums on legal issues and case law related to criminal law.- Reviewed draft articles, including footnote checking, editing, and providing input on legal arguments.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Maintained carriage of 15 files and 35 brief services related to social assistance, gender-based violence and mental health law. - Represented clients at the Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT) in OW and ODSP appeals; prepared written submissions to the SBT and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; conducted hearing preparation and negotiated settlements.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Conducted legal research on the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), including the CEDAW Committee’s record in addressing Economic, Social, and Cultural (ESC) rights, and how CEDAW can be used as a means of advocating for women’s ESC rights. - Prepared country and regional dossiers on implementation of CEDAW.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Feminist Advocacy Clinic, Refugee Sponsorship Support Program, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic.

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.), Intermediate/Senior Qualification (History And Social Sciences)

Hons. Bachelor Of Arts (High Distinction)