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Professional Development

The Black Law Students' Association of Canada, and its sponsors,  are dedicated to empowering the next generation of Black legal professionals. Through tailored programs and initiatives, BLSA Canada provides invaluable resources to foster career growth and excellence within the legal landscape. From skill-building workshops and networking events to mentorship programs and career guidance, our organization offers a comprehensive platform to elevate its members professional journey.

What We Do

The professional development portfolio is responsible for fostering professional resources and events that will help to enhance our members’ professional competencies and access to career opportunities. Such opportunities include access to industry professionals, corporate-learning events (i.e workshops), networking opportunities, academic panels, and so much more. Recent examples of events include: 

 

  • Cover Letter/Resume Workshops 

  • Hybrid Law Firm-Hop 

  • Career Fairs

  • Bilingual Clerkship Panels

 

Our goal is to connect students with the resources they need, while fostering relationships with alumni, professionals, corporations, and organizations who support our vision

Dentons and BLSA Canada Present:

Big Law 101 - A Guide to Full Service Law Firms.

BLSA Canada and Dentons LLP present a webinar introducing Black law students and Black undergraduate students to 'Big Law.' It was an opportunity to meet and learn from lawyers and business professionals working in the legal profession.

 

The following panellists were in attendance:

 

  1. Blair McCreadie, Managing Partner of Dentons Canada's Toronto office

  2. Andrea Nicholls, Chief Financial Officer, Dentons' Canada Region 

  3. Claire Browne, Associate in the Employment and Labour group 

  4. Raphael T. Eghan, Counsel in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group  

  5. Mariam Momodu, Associate in Corporate and Commercial Law

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Inquiries? • Besoin de renseignements?

 

Please contact Whitney Igidi, National Director of Professional Development, at development@blsacanada.com with any questions.

 

Veuillez contacter Whitney Igidi, Directrice Nationale Du Développement Professionnel à development@blsacanada.com.

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The BLSA Canada Executive Board recognizes that our work takes place across many Indigenous territories across the land now called Canada. There are 70 treaties signed between the Crown and Indigenous nations, as well as unceded territories in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. We would also like to acknowledge that our office, located in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), is home to many Indigneous nations, including the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit, and lies in the territo​ry governed by The Dish with One Spoon treaty. Indigenous peoples continue to live on and commune with these lands, and we are mindful of broken covenants and the past and present impacts of settler colonialism. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those in whose territory we reside.

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Le conseil d'administration de l’AÉND Canada reconnaît que notre travail s'effectue dans de nombreux territoires autochtones à travers ce qui est maintenant appelé le Canada. Il existe 70 traités signés entre la Couronne et les nations autochtones, ainsi que des territoires non cédés en Colombie-Britannique, en Ontario, au Québec et en Nouvelle-Écosse. Nous tenons également à souligner que notre bureau, situé à Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), se trouve sur le territoire régi par le traité Un plat à une cuillère et qu’il abrite de nombreuses nations autochtones, notamment les Anichinabés, les Haudenosaunee et la Première Nation des Mississaugas de Credit. Les peuples autochtones continuent de vivre et de communier avec ces terres, et nous sommes conscients des pactes brisés et des impacts passés et présents du colonialisme. Nous faisons de cette reconnaissance un acte de réconciliation et de gratitude envers ceux sur le territoire desquels nous résidons.

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