This week Joey Galinsky is joined by Jonathan Ng. Jon is a 3L student in the JD/HBA program at Western Law. This past summer, Jon worked at the Ministry of Finance and will return to complete his articles. Before law school, Jon's path to law school was anything but straightforward. Jon started off as a bio major before making the switch to Ivey HBA program and then to law school. Along the way, Jon pushed back against his doubts, including working through a stutter, and has overcome many challenges to get to where he is today. Currently, Jon is most interested in litigation and is excite ..read more

This week Joey Galinsky is joined by Kimberley Ho! Kim is the National Director, Professional Recruiting for BLG. She works collaboratively with the Talent Acquisition National Team on strategic recruitment processes for lateral professionals and students. As a group, the team works together to develop creative and innovative student programs. Kim has been responsible for student recruitment and student programs in the Calgary office since 2015, and continues to work in that capacity. Kim works closely with the members of the student committee in her role. Kim loves working with students and c ..read more

This week Joey Galinsky is joined by Daniel Steinberg. Daniel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lawbrokr, a platform helping connect consumers with lawyers for everyday legal matters. Daniel leveraged his academic background in business and accounting combined with his passion for business development and sales, to gain experience in the world of legal tech while working at Clio. Daniel's unique perspective while working in the legal tech industry allowed him to notice trends amongst consumers and providers of legal services. Recently, Daniel together with his Co-Founder and team launched Lawbrokr ..read more

This week Joey Galinsky is joined by Nicola Locantore and Daniel de. Kok. Nicola and Daniel are both law students at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. This summer Nicola and Daniel are both working as Summer Law Students at Neinstein LLP.  Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers is a Toronto law firm focusing exclusively on serious personal injury, medical malpractice, accident injury and insurance claims for over 50 years. Neinstein lawyers deal with the complex legal, medical and insurance-related issues, helping you focus on your road to recovery. In this episode, Nicola and Daniel ..read more

In this episode of the 4L Academy x Law School Life & Beyond Coaching Series, Aaron Baer is joined by Amelia McLeod. Amelia is a Litigation Associate at Aird & Berlis LLP. As an undergraduate, Amelia held leadership positions with the Ontario Student Debating Union, North American Universities Debating Championship and World Universities Debating Championship. Amelia is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group. She advises clients on a broad range of commercial and administrative law matters. Amelia joined Aird & Berlis as an associate after summering and articling with the firm. In ..read more

This week Katya is joined by the co-founders of Law School Life & Beyond, Ryan Delmar and Joey Galinsky. Katya and Ryan just finished their third year of law school in the Dual JD program offered between the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and Detroit Mercy School of Law. Joey has just finished his third year of law school at the University of Toronto.  In this episode, the trio discuss their law school experience, the growth of the Law School Life & Beyond platform, and tips for future and current law students. As this is Katya's last episode she is hosting, from the Law Sc ..read more

This week Katya Rowley is joined by John Bitove! John is a noted Canadian businessman and sportsman. He is the Founder of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. John earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Business (marketing) from Indiana University Bloomington in 1983. In addition, John received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor in 1984 and was called to the bar and admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1986. A strong believer of giving back to the community, John founded S’Cool Life Fund, to support elementary schools across Canada in the are ..read more

This week Katya Rowley is joined by Tim Hutzul! Tim is Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Shawcor.  Tim has had an incredibly unique professional journey. In 1995, Tim graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Following graduation, Tim completed his articles and worked as an associate at various well-known Bay Street firms. Tim took the opportunity to work in multiple areas of law, including corporate law, securities, and consulting, while working at both law firms and companies that ranged in size.  Tim has placed a strong emphasis on giving ba ..read more

This week Katya Rowley is joined by Jewel Haji. Jewel is an attorney in the litigation department who concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation matters.  She has experience litigating contract disputes, shareholder disputes, injunction proceedings, disputes involving noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations, disputes arising out of private equity transactions, and products liability actions. She has experience in state and federal courts in Michigan and throughout the country, including in Delaware, New York, Florida, Texas, and Illinois. Jewel represents a variety ..read more

In this episode of the 4L Academy x Law School Life & Beyond Coaching Series, Aaron Baer is joined by Avi Charney.  Avi has a unique background. He served in an elite intelligence unit of the I.D.F. (Israeli Defence Forces) and was discharged in 2010. His first legal job as a law student was as legal-copy editor of the Association of Jewish Lawyers’ Justice Magazine, a compilation of academic articles on international law. Avi completed his articles at a leading law firm in Tel Aviv, Israel, and then worked as an in-house lawyer at an investment house in Israel before being called to ..read more