Proactively manage risk by understanding the main causes of malpractice claims, improving communication, and refining practice skills.
This program covers everything you need to know to succeed... that they didn’t teach you in law school.
Mary Paterson and Alexandra Alacchi, lawyers at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with expertise in litigation and corporate law, respectively, will discuss what they look for when working with articling students and licensing candidates.
They will explain how to make yourself indispensable, and will cover a variety of topics, including communication, collaboration, managing expectations, work habits, and networking.
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Toronto Lawyers Association
For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.
Associate at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Alexandra is an associate in Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP corporate group. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, venture capital, and general corporate matters. Alexandra is a graduate of the B.C.L. / LL.B. program at McGill University. While in law school, Alexandra clerked at the Cour du Québec and served as a political advisor to a federal cabinet minister. Prior to law school, Alexandra worked in public policy and international affairs in Montreal, Paris, Geneva, and New York. Alexandra joined the firm as a summer student in 2018 and completed her articles with the firm in 2020.
Litigation Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Mary positions her clients to achieve positive settlements or succeed at trial. Although based in Ontario, with many appearances before the Ontario Superior Court, including the Commercial List, she has also conducted trials in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the British Columbia Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has appeared on motions in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench. Mary has also appeared on appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ontario Divisional Court, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Quebec Court of Appeal, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Her areas of specialty include tax litigation, insolvency work (receiverships, bankruptcies, and proceedings pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act), contract disputes, and other general commercial litigation.
