Career Forum 2024, College of Law, USask (All Years)
Alumni Career Events General
The Career Forum invites legal employers across Western Canada to meet with College of Law students from the University of Saskatchewan. It is an excellent opportunity for students to meet and connect with 35+ legal employers, including government, firms/organizations, boutiques and the courts.
The Career Forum this year is a two day event, geared towards fostering connections and aims to bridge the gap between students, legal professionals, and employers. The event will be a blend of networking events, a career fair, and enlightening sponsored information sessions.
Career Forum Agenda
Day One: Friday, January 12, 2024
USask Marquis Hall Events Centre (97 Campus Drive)
- 5:45 pm - Student and Firm/Organization Registration - Please wear your name tags! We have ribbons for both students and firm/organization representatives
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Welcome Reception
Day Two: Saturday, January 13, 2024
Delta Hotels by Marriott Saskatoon Downtown (405 20th Street East) *Dress: Business Professional
- 8:30 - 9:00 am - Student Registration
Sponsored Information Sessions (6)
Moderators:3L ILSA Career Representative, Jennifer Dann, 2L LSA Career Representative, Kasia Guidinger, and 2L LSA Career Representative, Amy Bjarnason
- 9:00 - 9:20 am - Articling at a Boutique Law Firm; HMC Lawyers LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Kristen Hagg, Partner and Mark Smith, Lawyer
- 9:20 - 9:40 am - Living and Working in Calgary; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Jordan Mulligan, Associate, Litigation and Mike Pede, Associate, Corporate.
- 9:40 - 10:00 am - Life as a Litigator vs. Life as a Solicitor; Robertson Stromberg LLP; Saskatoon; Presenters: Tiffany Paulsen Partner, and Marinko Jelovic, Partner
- Break
- 10:15 - 10:35 am - Networking – Tips on Outreaching to Firms; Kanuka Thuringer LLP; Regina and Swift Current; Presenter: Ryan Nagel, Partner and Kamara Willett, Partner
- 10:35 - 10:55 am - The Hustle and Grind of Private Practice; Naidu Legal, Saskatoon; Presenter: Ashala Naidu, Owner
- 10:55 - 11:15 am - Alberta Recruitment Process; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Calgary; Presenters: Ben Rogers, Office Managing Partner, Gabrielle Maunier, Senior Manager, Professional Development & Student Recruitment and Evan Herbert, Partner
- 11:30 - 1:00 pm - Networking Brunch
- 1:00 - 3:30 pm - Career Fair
Winston's Pub & Grill (242 21st Street East) *Dress: Business Casual
- 8:30 - 10:30 pm - Social, hosted by the Law Students’ Association (LSA) and Indigenous Law Students’ Association (ILSA)
Registration:
Attending Firms/Organizations: (as of January 5, 2024)
- AB, Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary and Edmonton
- AB, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary
- AB, Borden Ladner Gervais, Calgary (Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal)
- AB, Bryan & Company LLP, Edmonton
- AB, Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer (BD&P) LLP, Calgary
- AB, Dentons Canada LLP, Calgary and Edmonton
- AB, and NT, Field Law, Calgary, Canmore, Edmonton and Yellowknife
- AB Gowling WLG, Calgary
- AB, HMC Lawyers LLP, Calgary
- AB, BC, NT, Lawson Lundell LLP, Calgary, Vancouver, Kelowna, and Yellowknife
- AB, Litco Law, Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge
- AB, McCarthy Tétrault, Calgary
- AB, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Calgary
- AB, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary
- MB, Legal Aid Manitoba (LAM), Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, The Pas and Dauphin
- MB, Manitoba Prosecution Service, Winnipeg
- SK, Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc. - CLASSIC, Saskatoon
- SK, Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, Cuelenaere LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Department of Justice Canada , Government of Canada, Saskatoon
- SK, and AB, Felesky Flynn LLP, Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton
- SK, Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP, Regina
- SK, Kanuka Thuringer LLP, Regina and Swift Current
- SK, Lakefield LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Legal Aid Saskatchewan, various locations throughout the province
- SK, McDougall Gauley LLP, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, McKercher LLP, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, Miller Thomson LLP, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, AB, BC, and MB MLT Aikins LLP
- SK, Naidu Legal, Saskatoon
- SK, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan
- SK, OWZW Lawyers LLP ,Regina
- SK, Procido LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Robertson Stromberg LLP , Saskatoon
- SK, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
- SK, Saskatchewan Provincial Court, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, Scharfstein LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, W Law LLP, Saskatoon, Melfort, Martensville, Warman and Outlook
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 08:30 AM - 10:30 PM CST
- Location:
- Various venues including USask Marquis Hall Events Centre (97 Campus Drive), and Delta Hotels by Marriott Saskatoon Downtown (405 20th Street East) , and Winston's Pub & Grill (242 21st Street East) - Basement
- File:
- Career Forum Exhibitor Registration Package 2024