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Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Completed document review on matters of all sizes and of varying subject matter. Reviewed significant volumes of documents as part of a team to assist the client prepare for litigation or other types of proceedings, using software such as RelativityOne and Kira. Assisted clients throughout all stages of a transaction, including conducting due diligence, commercial contract review and responding to concerns raised by the Competition Bureau. Researched different corporate structures to facilitate clients who are considering establishing charities or other non-for-profit corporate entities.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provided strategic and practical legal support across many practice areas, including regulatory, commercial, procurement, environmental, real estate, indigenous relations, mergers & acquisitions, labour & employment, intellectual property, and Environmental, Social, & Governance (“ESG”) matters. Coordinated a deal team with five technical leads, bankers, and external counsel for a multi-billion-dollar acquisition process across multiple jurisdictions. Managed internal and vendor information request process, ensuring ongoing communication among all external and internal parties. Prepared updates for and coordinated bi-weekly Senior Executive Steering Committee meetings. Drafted and revised agreements, such as Software Development Agreements, Master Agreements, Master Product Agreements, Master Engineering, Procurement & Construction Agreements, Governance Term Sheets, Asset Transfer Term Sheets and Power Purchase Agreements to reflect the needs, goals, and expectations of the parties. When working on a file with multiple agreements, making sure that all the terms and conditions were consistent amongst the agreements, ensuring any changes from ongoing negotiations were accurately reflected in the drafted agreements. Ensured the company was prepared to respond to potential litigation by engaging multiple teams across the organization and completing in-depth reviews of electronic and hard copy records. Prepared and delivered information to legal and non-legal business partners, regarding topics such as key contract terms, intellectual property considerations within a business setting, considerations when negotiating and the impact new legislation and court decisions will have within the workplace.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Liaison between the professor and student for Queen’s Certificate in Law, Aboriginal Law Course. The course is an undergraduate survey course of Aboriginal Law that focuses on reconciliation between the Canadian state and the Indigenous people of Canada. Provided qualitative and quantitative feedback on individual and group work. Mediated mock negotiations to reflect the consultations among First Nations, corporations, Provincial Governments and the Federal Government.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Gained practical experience advocating and supporting Indigenous persons and communities as an intern with the National Association of Friendship Centres. Performed legal research, drafted legal documents, and worked with national and international instruments such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Created educational materials so that Indigenous persons have the tools to advocate for themselves with regards to legal topics such as the criminal justice system and the Indigenous health-care system.

Kingston, Ontario

Provided legal advice, services, assistance and information to low-income seniors in the Kingston area. Assisted with age-related issues including capacity, substitute decision making, understanding rights under current legislation, effective communication with third parties and identifying and addressing abuse of authority by grantees. Interviewed clients, managed files, drafted and advised on wills, powers of attorney for personal care and powers of attorney for property.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Managed the amendments for over a hundred trials at any given time, and submitted over 20 amendments per month, successfully organizing multiple competing priorities in a busy work environment. Prioritized, managed and ensured that clinical trials amendments were triaged, prepared, tracked, and submitted to a research ethics board in a timely fashion, respecting deadlines and timelines set by the ethics board. Reviewed, edited and proofread content in patient materials such as Informed Consent Forms, Surveys, and Questionnaires, in both French and English, to ensure new information was correctly and professionally communicated to patients participating in the trials. Acted as the primary point of contact for the department to the ethics board, and worked in collaboration with investigators, research coordinators, and administrative staff, as well as cooperative oncology groups and pharmaceutical companies to ensure documents were complete and properly submitted to the ethics board.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Supervised and managed a staff of thirty employees and two separate departments within the 10,000 member fitness facility. Managed the departments’ scheduling, payroll and budget, assuring delivery of service and profitability. Managed team meetings with peers and superiors to facilitate department and service improvements. Created, reviewed and edited program advertisements, assuring accuracy and attention to detail to effectively communicate with current and potential members. Taught swimming to children and adults of varying ages and abilities, in both individual and group classes, by developing unique programs according to the requirements and goals of each class.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Canadian and Employment Law Journal - Junior EditorI was selected for the Kawaskimhon Moot, which focuses.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biochemistry

• Dean’s Honour List 2015 – 2016