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U of T Faculty of Law launches Black Future Lawyers program

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Joshua Lokko

Joshua Lokko, who is studying in the joint JD/MBA program at U of T, serves as the president of the national Black Law Students’ Association of Canada (photo and story by Nina Haikara)

Joshua Lokko knew from a very early age that he wanted to study the law.

“I liked to read – and my mom said I liked to argue,” he says.

Op-Ed by Professor Gillian Hadfied: Toronto can be a global leader in harnessing AI

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

In an op-ed published in the Toronto Star (Jan. 7), Professor Gillian Hadfied, director and chair of the Schwartz Reisman Institute in Technology and Society, discusses how Toronto institutions such as U of T and the Vector Institute are pioneering innovations in AI fairness.

The Hon. Daniel Hays (LLB 1965) named an Officer of the Order of Canada

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Order of Canada Medals

The Hon. Daniel Hays (LLB 1965) was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the province of Alberta and distinguished public service, including the Senate of Canada.

Alumna Gillian Hnatiw to be honoured by Toronto Lawyers Association

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Greenspand and Hnatiw

University of Toronto alumni Brian H. Greenspan and Gillian Hnatiw (LLB 2002) will be honoured March 5 by the Toronto Lawyers Association. 

Elders Dan and Mary Lou Smoke share Indigenous knowledge and teachings with U of T Law students

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Elders Dan and Mary Lou Smoke with U of T Law staff and students

Amanda Carling, Elders Dan Smoke and Mary Lou Smoke, U of T Law students and members of the Indigenous Law Students’ Association (ILSA) Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk and Leslie Anne St. Amour.

FT Innovative Lawyers North America Awards shortlists "Seeding New Career Paths in Law"

Friday, December 6, 2019

Baker McKenzie workshop held in collaboration with Professor Hadfield named the category of Innovation in Business of Law: Talent, Strategy & Changing Behaviors

The FT Innovative Lawyers North America Awards 2019 has shortlisted Baker McKenzie’s workshop "Seeding New Career Paths in Law" in the category of Innovation in Business of Law: Talent, Strategy & Changing Behaviors.

Symposium at U of T Law examining remedies for violations of human rights is focus of new issue of U of T Law Journal

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

A new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal focuses on examining remedies for violations of human rights (Vol. 69, No. supplement 1, November 2019).

Edited by Prof. Kent Roach, the issue brings together papers presented at a symposium examining remedies for violations of human rights held at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in September 2018. 

 

 

Prof. Gillian Hadfield writes "How Toronto and Canada can lead global AI revolution for good"

Friday, November 29, 2019

In a commentary in The Lawyer's Daily, Prof. Gillian Hadfield writes about the potential for Toronto to be a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) research and the role of the new Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto in establishing that leadership ("How Toronto and Canada can lead global AI revolution for good," November 27, 2019).

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