(All Years) Career Forum 2025
Alumni Career Events General
The Career Forum invites legal employers across Western Canada to meet with University of Saskatchewan College of Law students. It is an excellent opportunity for students to meet and connect with 40+ legal employers, including government, firms/organizations, boutiques and the courts.
The USask Law Career Forum is a two-day event that fosters connections and bridges the gap between students, legal professionals, and employers. It's a blend of networking events, a career fair and enlightening information sessions.
DAY ONE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025
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 11, 2025
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:
2L LSA Career Representatives, Priya Braithwaite, and Alyssa Abrametz
- 9:00 - 9:20 am: Articling at a Boutique Law Firm
- Presenters: Pat Clark, Partner, and Mark Smith, Associate. HMC Lawyers LLP (Calgary)
- 9:20 - 9:40 am: Living and Working in Calgary
- Presenters: Jordan Mulligan, Associate, Litigation and Mike Pede, Associate, Corporate. Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Calgary)
- 9:40 - 10:00 am: Life as a Litigator vs. Life as a Solicitor
- Presenters: Candice Grant, Partner, and Ben Parsonson, Partner. Robertson Stromberg LLP (Saskatoon)
- BREAK (15 mins)
- 10:15 - 10:35 am: Student Programs in Big Law: Presenting Opportunities
- Presenters: Kimberley Ho, National Director, Professional Recruiting, Carla Fast, 2L Summer Student 2024, and Evan Dyson, 2L Summer Student 2024. Borden Ladner Gervais (Calgary)
- 10:35 - 10:55 am: The Hustle and Grind of Private Practice
- Presenter: Ashala Naidu, Owner. Naidu Legal, (Saskatoon)
- 10:55 - 11:15 am: Alberta Recruitment Process
- Presenters: Ben Rogers, Managing Partner, Kristopher Simard, Partner, Evan Herbert, Partner, and Lindsey Knibbs, Associate. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; (Calgary)
- 11:30 - 1:00 pm: Networking Brunch
- 1:00 - 3:30 pm: Career Fair
TBD *Dress: Business Casual
- 8:30 - 10:30 pm: Social, hosted by the Law Students’ Association (LSA)
Eventbrite Registrations:
- Firm/Organization Registration - SOLD OUT, as of Dec. 13, 2024!
- Student Registration
Attending Firms/Organizations:
- AB, Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary and Edmonton
- AB, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary
- AB, Borden Ladner Gervais, Calgary (Offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal)
- AB, Bryan & Company LLP, Edmonton
- AB, Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer (BD&P) LLP, Calgary
- AB, BC, ON, QC and USA, Clyde & Co, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington DC
- AB, Dentons Canada LLP, Calgary (Offices in Edmonton)
- AB, Fasken, Calgary
- AB, 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, Calgary
- AB, Smith & Hersey Agribusiness Law LLP, Medicine Hat, (Offices in Consort, Drumheller, Hanna, Oyen, and Three Hills)
- AB, SK, Stringam Law, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, Canmore/Banff, Fort McMurray, and Swift Current, as well as smaller branch offices
- AB , Witten LLP, Edmonton
- MB Legal Aid Manitoba - L’Aide juridique Manitoba, Winnipeg, (Offices in Brandon, Thompson, The Pas and Dauphin)
- MB, Manitoba Prosecution Service, Winnipeg (Offices in Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Dauphin, The Pas, and Thompson)
- NT, Legal Aid Commission of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
- 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, Felesky Flynn LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP, Regina
- SK, Lakefield LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Lawyers Financial, Saskatchewan and Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch
- 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, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Public Prosecutions, Government of Saskatchewan, Regina
- SK, AB, BC, and MB MLT Aikins LLP, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg
- SK, Naidu Legal, Saskatoon
- SK, OWZW Lawyers LLP ,Regina
- SK, Procido LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, Robertson Stromberg LLP , Saskatoon
- SK, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Saskatoon and Regina
- SK, Scharfstein LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, Stevenson Hood Thornton Beaubier LLP, Saskatoon
- SK, W Law LLP, Saskatoon, (Offices in Melfort, Martensville, Warman and Outlook)
Event Details
- When:
- 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:
- 2025 Exhibitor Registration Package