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Blue J Legal co-founder Benjamin Alarie on how AI is powering a new generation of legal tech: Canadian Lawyer

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Canadian Lawyer spoke with Professor Benjamin Alarie, Osler Chair in Business Law and co-founder of Blue J Legal, a legal tech company. Since he co-founded the company in 2015 with U of T Law Professors Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon, Blue J has used artificial intelligence to help answer legal questions. Now, the company plans to incorporate the newest AI technology into its platform: chatbots.

U of T Law event, March 2 & 3, delves into climate change from a legal and policy perspective

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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How is climate change affecting the law, and the role of law in society?

On March 2 & 3, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, aims to broaden legal and policy discussions and explore how climate change is impacting law, and the legal profession at Law in a Changing World: The Climate Crisis.

What happens when Roxham Road is closed: Opinion by Professor Audrey Macklin

Monday, February 27, 2023

In an op-ed published in the Toronto Star, Feb. 27, Faculty of Law, Audrey Macklin, Rebecca Cook Chair in Human Rights Law, argues that closing the Roxham Road crossing in Quebec would benefit smugglers and security contractors: 

Collingwood Today reports local filmmaker, turned U of T Law student, hoping to debut at TIFF

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
I Think, Therefore I Am, is a short documentary film by Forrest Groves, 3L, in which he shares his personal struggles with mental health.
 
“When these things happen, it’s easy to just go quiet. I wanted to humanize the mental health issue. Take control of the narrative," he told his local hometown publication, Collingwood Today.
 
Prior to law school, Groves produced Canadian adventure and lifestyle content, as one of the owners of Collingwood's Blueshift Visuals.

Ottawa's new bill offers hope to the wrongfully convicted: Opinion co-authored by co-founders of the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

In an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail on Feb. 21, co-founders of the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions, Professor Kent Roach, Amanda Carling (JD 2012), Jessie Stirling (JD 2020), and Joel Voss (JD 2020), introduce the Registry and suggest one priority for the proposed Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission should be to reach out to those who felt they had no choice but to plead guilty. They write: 

BCE Inc. Summer Fellowships provide U of T’s Black Future Lawyer and Future of Law Lab students with insightful exposure to legal practise

Monday, February 20, 2023

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A continuing partnership between the Faculty of Law and BCE Inc. (formerly Bell Canada Enterprises Inc.) provides an unparalleled opportunity for University of Toronto students to gain early exposure to the legal field from the viewpoint of multiple practice areas.

U of T to confer honorary degree on Barbara Jackman (LLB 1976)

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Fourteen eminent individuals will receive honorary degrees from the University of Toronto this year and will address graduating students at convocation ceremonies in spring or fall.

“Through their outstanding contributions to their respective fields and beyond, these exceptional individuals have each made a tremendous impact on the world,” said U of T President Meric Gertler.

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