(All Years) Virtual Career Forum 2022 Monday, January 17th

January 17, 2022

Alumni Career Events Conferences and Workshops General

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.

Agenda

Wednesday, January 12^th

11:30 am - 1:00 pm CST Information Sessions Day 1, via Zoom

Monday, January 17^th

11:30 am - 1:00 pm CST Information Sessions Day 2, via Zoom
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Virtual Career Forum - Student Registration, via Pheedloop
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm CST Virtual Career Forum - Exhibit Hall Open, via Pheedloop

Premier Sponsors:

McDougall Gauley LLP; Saskatoon and Regina
McKercher LLP; Saskatoon and Regina
MLT Aikins LLP; Saskatoon and Regina

Information Session Sponsors:

Wednesday, Jan. 12^th, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CST:

Moderator: 2L Career Representative – Anna Little

11:30 am – 11:50 am; Alberta Recruitment Process; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Gabrielle Maunier, Evan Herbert and Lindsey Knibbs
11:55 am – 12:15 pm; Networking – Tips on Outreaching to Firms; Kanuka Thuringer LLP; Regina and Swift Current; Presenter: Marc Kelly
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm; Practicing in the Energy Sector; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Presenters: Jacob Young and Carson Wetter

Monday, Jan. 17, 11:30 am –1:00 pm CST:

Moderator: 2L Career Representative – Phoenix Howe

11:30 am–11:50 am; Establishing Your Successful Legal Career; Bennett Jones LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Stephanie Henry and Megan Ollivier
11:55 am – 12:15 pm; Life as a Litigator vs. Life as a Solicitor; Robertson Stromberg LLP; Saskatoon; Presenters: Tiffany Paulsen and Marinko Jelovic
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm; Articling at a Boutique Law Firm; HMC Lawyers LLP; Calgary: Presenter: Sean Jeffers

*All USask law students will get separate Zoom Invites for both the Jan. 12 and 17 sessions.

Virtual Career Forum, Monday, Jan. 17^th, 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm (CST):

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Student Registration
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm CST Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

Instructions for Navigating the Virtual Event Platform - Pheedloop

Attending Firms/Organizations: (as of January 12)

Altalaw LLP, Red Deer, AB
BC Prosecution Service, BC
Birdsell Grant LLP, Stony Plain, Edmonton and Whitecourt, AB
Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary, AB
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary, AB
Borden Ladner Gervais, Calgary, AB
Brownlee LLP, Calgary and Edmonton, AB
Bryan & Company LLP, Edmonton, AB
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary, AB
CLASSIC, Saskatoon, SK
Dentons, Calgary, AB
Fasken, Calgary, AB
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Calgary, AB
HMC Lawyers LLP, Calgary, AB
Kanuka Thuringer LLP, Regina and Swift Current, SK
Lakefield LLP, Saskatoon, SK
Lawson Lundell LLP, Calgary, AB, Kelowna and Vancouver, BC and Yellowknife, NT
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
Merchant Law Group LLP, Montreal, QC, Toronto and Ottawa, ON, Winnipeg, MB, Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, SK, Calgary, Edmonton, AB, and Surrey, BC
Miller Thomson, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, and Edmonton, SK and AB
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan, SK
MLT Aikins, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
Naidu Legal, Saskatoon, SK
Norton Rose Fulbright, Calgary, AB
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary, AB
Parlee McLaws LLP, Calgary and Edmonton, AB
Robertson Stromberg Barristers & Solicitors, Saskatoon, SK
Saskatchewan Provincial Court, Saskatoon and Regina, SK
Scharfstein LLP, Saskatoon, SK
Seiferling Law, Saskatoon, SK
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), Saskatoon and Regina, SK
Swainson Miki Peskett LLP, Edmonton, AB
W Law Group, Saskatoon, Warman and Outlook, SK
Whitelaw Twining, Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC

*All attending students and firms/organizations will receive separate Pheedloop Invites for the Virtual Career Forum.

*Dress is business professional

Firm/Organization RegistrationNow open at: https://careerforum2022firms.eventbrite.ca/

Student RegistrationNow open at: https://careerforum2022student.eventbrite.ca/

Event Details

When:: January 17, 2022
Location:: Online via PheedLoop - *We suggest using the latest version of Google Chrome
File:: Firm/Organization Career Forum Registration Package

Contact

Shannon Durand

Shannon.Durand@usask.ca