(All Years) Virtual Career Forum 2021
Career Events
The Career Forum event attracts more than 30 firms from across Western Canada who meet with law students from first to third year.
The Career Forum invites legal employers from Western Canada to meet with College of Law students. It is a great opportunity for students to meet and connect with legal employers including government, large firms, medium firms, small firms, boutiques and the courts.
Career Forum 2021 will be hosted as a virtual event through a platform called PheedLoop.
Agenda
- Monday, January 11 11:30am-1:00pm Information Sessions Day 1
- Wednesday, January 13 11:30am-1:00pm Information Sessions Day 2
- 1:30-2pm Student Registration
- 2-5:30pm Virtual Exhibit Hall Open
Attending Firms/Organizations (as of Jan. 12, 2021)
Premier Sponsors:
- McDougall Gauley LLP; Saskatoon and Regina
- McKercher LLP; Saskatoon and Regina
- MLT Aikins LLP; Saskatoon and Regina
Information Session Sponsors:
- Monday, Jan. 11, 11:30am–1:00pm CST:
Moderator: 2L Career Representative – Cameron Christensen- 11:30am–11:50 am; Alberta Recruitment Process; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Gabrielle Maunier, Evan Herbert and Alyssa Duke
- 11:55am–12:15 pm; Practicing in the Energy Sector; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Jacob Young and Carson Wetter
- 12:20–12:40 pm; Establishing Your Successful Legal Career; Bennett Jones LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Athyna Wolf and Megan Ollivier
- Wednesday, Jan. 13, 11:30am–1:00pm CST:
Moderator: 2L Career Representative – Manuel Dominguez Lizaga
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- 11:30am–11:50am; Life as a Litigator vs. Life as a Solicitor; Robertson Stromberg LLP; Saskatoon; Presenters: Tiffany Paulsen and Marinko Jelovic
- 11:55am–12:15pm; Networking – Tips on Outreaching to Firms; Kanuka Thuringer LLP; Regina and Swift Current; Presenter: Marc Kelly
- 12:20–12:40pm; Articling at a Boutique Law Firm; HMC Lawyers LLP; Calgary: Presenter: Sean Jeffers
*All USask law students will get separate WebEx Invites for both the Jan. 11 and 13 sessions.
Virtual Career Forum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1:30–5:30pm (CST):- Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary, AB
- Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary, AB
- Borden Ladner Gervais, Calgary, AB
- Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary, AB
- Clark Wilson LLP; Vancouver, BC
- CLASSIC, Saskatoon, SK
- Evolve Family Law, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Fasken, Calgary, AB
- Fasken, Vancouver, BC
- Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Calgary, AB
- HMC Lawyers, Calgary, AB
- Kanuka Thuringer LLP, Regina and Swift Current, SK
- Lawson Lundell LLP, Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC
- Legal Aid Saskatchewan, SK
- Manitoba Prosecution Service, Winnipeg, MB
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Calgary, AB
- McDougall Gauley LLP, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- McKercher LLP, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Miller Thomson, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, SK
- MLT Aikins, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Naidu Legal, Saskatoon, SK
- Norton Rose Fulbright, Calgary, AB
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary, AB
- OWZW Lawyers LLP, Regina, SK
- Robertson Stromberg Barristers & Solicitors, Saskatoon, SK
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Saskatchewan Provincial Court, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
- Scharfstein Gibbings Whalen Fisher LLP, Saskatoon, SK
- Swainson Miki Peskett LLP, Edmonton, AB
- Whitelaw Twining, Calgary, AB
- W Law Group, Saskatoon, Warman and Outlook, SK
- WMCZ Lawyers, Saskatoon, SK
*Dress is business professional
Firm Registration
Now open at: https://usaskcareerforum2021firm.eventbrite.ca
Student Registration
Now open at: https://usaskcareerforum2021.eventbrite.ca
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 01:30 PM - 05:30 PM CST
- Location:
- Online via PheedLoop
- File:
- Firm Registration Package