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U of T Law students place first at Walsh Family Law Moot

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

U of T law students Ryan Chan, Lauren Wildgoose, Hanna Yakymova and Rory Smith

U of T law students Ryan Chan, Lauren Wildgoose, Hanna Yakymova and Rory Smith

The Walsh Family Law Moot and Negotiation Competition is named to recognize the late Supreme Court of Canada Justice George Tucker Walsh and his contributions to the growth and development of family law.

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U of T Law student wins top oralist at Laskin Moot

Monday, March 9, 2020

U of T law students Ryan Dorsman-Zehr, Katelyn Johnstone, Hannah Goddard-Rebstein and Lauren Scott

U of T law students Ryan Dorsman-Zehr, Katelyn Johnstone, Hannah Goddard-Rebstein and Lauren Scott

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U of T Law students win Fox Intellectual Property Moot

Monday, March 9, 2020

U of T Law students Paul Jeronimo, Amanda Wolczanski, Sara Bolourchian, Aya Schechner (student coach) and Samantha Hargreaves.

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U of T Legal Hackers host Toronto site for world’s largest legal hackathon

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Second-year law student German Guberman (lower right), Will Boane (lower left), second-year law student Amanda Wolczanski (top left) and Govind Mohan (top right).

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Top places finishers of the Callaghan Memorial Moot

Saturday, March 7, 2020

U of T law students Lilly Gates, Adrian Ling, Keely Kinley and William Rooney at the Ontario Court of Appeal (Osgoode Hall)

U of T law students Lilly Gates, Adrian Ling, Keely Kinley and William Rooney at the Ontario Court of Appeal (Osgoode Hall).

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U of T Law students take top honours at national round for the Jessup

Friday, March 6, 2020

Jessup law students and coaches

Will Eberlee (student coach) Spencer Nestico-Semianiw, Hana Awwad, Alex Smith, Emily Tsui, Spence Colburn (student coach) and U of T law alumna Maureen Whelton (faculty adviser)

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Professor Brenda Cossman on Hollywood's depiction of women in law

Friday, March 6, 2020

Reese Witherspoon who played Elle Woods in Legally Blonde has said many fans have approached her over the years about movie inspiring their own law school journey (image courtesy of MGM Pictures)

Brenda Cossman is a self-confessed pop culture junkie.

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U of T Law ranked first in Canada in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The University of Toronto ranked first in Canada in five broad subject areas – and in 30 of 45 specific subjects in which U of T was ranked – in the latest annual subject ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds, the London-based analytics and insights firm.

The QS University Rankings by Subject 2020, released March 4, also ranked U of T in the top 50 globally for 43 subjects, a result unmatched by any other university.