William Stephenson Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Drafted Private Members’ Bills and amendments, providing legal advice to Members on how to achieve desired policy outcomes through legislation - Conducted research and analysis to ensure consistency of draft legislation with existing constitutional and statutory frameworks- Worked with translators, jurilinguists and publication agents to finalize drafts and collaborated with colleagues to find solutions to complex legal and drafting issues- Prepared briefing materials & memoranda on parliamentary & constitutional law

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

- Drafted government bills and regulations for client departments, working with instructing officers to clarify instructions and to resolve legislative drafting issues- Conducted research and analysis to ensure consistency of draft legislation with existing constitutional and statutory frameworks- Worked with translators and editors to finalize drafts and collaborated with colleagues to find solutions to complex legal and drafting issues

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Drafted Private Members’ Bills and amendments, providing legal advice to Members on how to achieve desired policy outcomes through legislation - Conducted research and analysis to ensure consistency of draft legislation with existing constitutional and statutory frameworks- Worked with translators, jurilinguists and publication agents to finalize drafts and collaborated with colleagues to find solutions to complex legal and drafting issues- Prepared briefing materials & memoranda on parliamentary & constitutional law

Ontario, Canada

- Conducted criminal and family litigation at trial level and assisted with appeals - Provided opinions on citizenship and immigration files and managed applications- Researched & drafted opinions, letters & court documents in French & English

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Advised Members on admissibility of amendments to Bills - Prepared Speaker’s rulings on amendments to Bills in the House of Commons

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Researched and wrote memoranda on various practical aspects of law- Collaborated with judges and academics to create judicial education content- Assisted with planning and managing judicial conferences

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Advised Members on admissibility of amendments to Bills - Prepared Speaker’s rulings on amendments to Bills in the House of Commons- Provided procedural advice and coordinated Committee activities- Researched and drafted responses to letters to the Speaker

Montreal, Canada Area

- Researched and wrote memoranda on questions of insurance law, cybersecurity and class actions- Analyzed and summarized expert reports in relation to multimillion dollar liability matters- Drafted portions of reports for clients on insurance coverage - Translated pleadings, judgments, legal opinions and transcriptions of examinations

Montreal, Canada Area

- Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda on issues before the court - Attended and took notes on trials

Montreal, Canada Area

- Oversaw operation of the McGill Law Journal and publication of its sixtieth volume - Edited articles and worked with authors to prepare articles for publication- Evaluated submissions to determine whether to publish

Montreal, Canada Area

- Recommended whether to publish submissions after evaluating style and substance - Verified accuracy of citations - Member of the Digital Media and of the Citation Guide committees

Montreal, Canada Area

- Conducted research on deliberative democracy, election law and Senate reform- Wrote memoranda summarizing and analyzing research- Edited and proofread academic articles, chapters, and books- Verified accuracy of sources and ensured that footnotes conformed to appropriate citation rules

Montreal, Canada Area

- Coordinated elections for MACES executive positions- Revised elections guidelines and campaign rules - Enforced and interpreted bylaws and policy pertaining to elections- Wrote elections correspondence sent to 4,500 MACES members in English and French

Richmond, Bc

- Wrote 60 decisions regarding acceptance of claims and duration of benefits- Collected and weighed evidence, including witness statements and medical reports - Researched and applied Workers’ Compensation Act and WorkSafeBC policy

Montreal, Canada Area

- Coordinated elections for MACES executive positions- Revised elections guidelines and campaign rules - Enforced and interpreted bylaws and policy pertaining to elections- Wrote elections correspondence sent to 4,500 MACES members in English and French

Montreal, Canada Area

- Helped coordinate referendum process concerning existence of McGill Daily and Le Délit - Assisted in interpreting bylaws and constitution- Translated communications sent to 29,000 members of Society from English to French

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Assessed impact of Ontario Not-for-Profit Act on corporate structure and operations- Assisted in updating organizational objectives and corporate policy- Drafted new corporate bylaws to ensure clarity and consistency

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

- Proofread statutory information and updated databases- Analyzed statutes to evaluate their impact on prior legislation- Wrote notes on latest amendments to states’ compiled laws- Verified accuracy and relevancy of references to doctrinal sources

B.C.L./Ll.B., Law

Activities and Societies: McGill Law Journal, McGill Journal of Law and Health, Pro Bono Students Canada National Programme Scholarship.

Education record

Honours Ba, Classics With Minor In Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Classics Museum, The Fucrum Board of Directors Summa cum laude