UBC OutLaws

03/31/2023

📣 🌈 EVENT ALERT!!

Join us food, drinks, and GLOW IN THE DARK BOWLING 💫🎳

Date: Thursday, April 6th (Start the long weekend right!)
Time: 6:30 pm for food and drinks followed by bowling
Location: Havana (1212 Commercial Dr) & Grandview Lanes (2195 Commercial Dr)

Spaces are limited!!!

RSVP by Tuesday, April 4th:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HFjQHuDHFLvT_V1fJCX4Mg7kSMDHSUZPDzvtKow7ZLU/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true

[image description: Black background with image of bowling ball and pins on a neon rainbow lane. Text that reads: Join Outlaws for glow in the dark bowling. Thursday April 6th. 6:30 food and drinks at Havana followed by bowling at Grandview Lanes. Don't forget to RSVP.

03/08/2023

Are you a student thinking of applying to law firms in Toronto in 2023?

Do you identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community?

If you answered yes to both of these questions, we would be delighted to have you join us for the fourth annual Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop, which will take place in-person on March 14, 15, and 16 2023, and virtually on March 17. The Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop will kick-off with an in-person social event on Monday, March 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (hosted at BLG)!

Participating students can tour up to 30 law firms in Toronto over these 4 days. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in working in Toronto to learn more about firms and network with lawyers and articling students before applying in 2023.



The dress code for all 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop events will be business casual.

Capacity is limited and registration is on a first come basis. Please register by Friday, March 10, 2023 using the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ATc4s0gdQU6dRe54Zjd_vF4SU2RqwoBPpcVepZBKALlUM0I4WUU2QkFOUzQxTDJEVDJZNThRN1ZNWC4u

Further correspondence will be sent to participating students with information about how to attend the firm events and more details about the in-person social event in Toronto.

Students are expected to attend the firm sessions and social event for which they register. Participating firms will be provided with a list of students who have registered to attend their events.

If you have any questions or require assistance or accommodations to register, please contact organizers Marco Castelli ([email protected]) and Will Hu ([email protected]).

We hope you can join us and look forward to meeting you!

12/31/2022

Are you a student thinking of applying to law firms in Calgary, Edmonton, and/or Vancouver in 2023?

Do you identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community?

If you answered yes to both of these questions, we would be delighted to have you join us for the third annual Vancouver/Alberta 2SLGBTQ+ Virtual Firm Hop, which will take place virtually on January 18, 19, and 20, 2023.

Participating students can virtually tour up to 21 law firms in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver over these 3 days. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in working in these cities to learn more about firms and network with lawyers and articling students before applying in 2023. We are also planning in-person social events in Calgary and Vancouver. The dress code for all 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop events will be business casual.

Capacity is limited and registration is on a first come basis. Please register using the attached Google Form, which asks for information about the following (among other things).

(1) Which firm events you will be virtually attending (please note that students must sign-up for a minimum of 7 and maximum of 21 firms, and that each firm event will last approximately 1 hour).

(2) Whether you will attend an in-person social event in Calgary or Vancouver.

All attendees will receive a confirmation email to the email address they provide, confirming their registration and event selections. Registration for the 2023 Vancouver/Alberta 2SLGBTQ+ Virtual Firm Hop will close on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 11:59pm MST. Further correspondence will be sent to participating students with information about how to attend the firm events and with more details about in-person social events in Calgary and Vancouver.

Students are expected to attend the firm events and social event(s) for which they register. Participating firms will be provided with a list of students who have registered to attend their events.

If you have any questions or require assistance or accommodations to register, please contact organizer Jesse Baker ([email protected]).

We hope you can join us and look forward to meeting you!

[Image description*] - Rainbow event poster which reads: 2023 Vancouver/Alberta 2SLGBTQ+ Firm Hop Featuring 21 leading firms: Alexander Holburn, Bennett Jones, Blakes, Borden Ladner Gervais, Cassels, Clark Wilson, Dentons, DLA Piper (Canada), Farris, Fasken, Field Law, Gowling WLG, Harris & Company, Lawson Lundell, McCarthy Tetrault, McMillan, MLT Aikins, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Stikeman Elliott, Whitelaw Twining. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - Friday, January 20, 2023.

11/30/2022

Are you overwhelmed with papers? Stressed about exams? Do you spend so much time CAN-ing that you haven’t had a real meal for weeks? Are you surviving on coffee and hope? OutLaws is here to help! Come join us on December 1 from 9:00-11:30 in Room 114 at Allard Hall for a space to study or unwind. Starbucks breakfast sandwiches, pastries, coffee, and tea will be provided. Feel free to drop in between classes or come and hangout for a while!

11/10/2022

UBC, UVic, and TRU OutLaws are proud to partner with the BC Superior Courts to present an online session for 2SLGBTQ+ students interested in clerking! Both the BC Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are actively working to strengthen their inclusive hiring process and attract a more diverse group of clerks by encouraging applications for clerkships from members of previously underrepresented groups. Two q***r judges, one from the Supreme Court (the co-founder of UBC Outlaws!) and one from the Court of Appeal will attend to speak with students about clerking from their perspectives. Legal counsel from both courts will also be there to answer any questions.

This is a great opportunity to both learn more about clerking and the application process, but also about the experiences of q***r judges and counsel in BC! UBC OutLaws is collecting questions from students as well, so if you have any questions that you would prefer to stay anonymous, please reach out and we can ask on your behalf. In addition, if there are students interested, we can book a study room for folks to watch together. Let me know if there are any questions, but I hope to see you all there! This event is open to students in any year.

05/06/2022

Here's another great opportunity to check out:

All interested LGBTQ2S+ legal professionals, law students and allies across Canada are invited to attend the inaugural PRISME Conference, Canada’s new annual LGBTQ2S+ law conference! The conference will be held on June 18th and 19th, 2022 in Toronto. We will also be offering a robust hybrid platform for those who prefer to join virtually.

The PRISME Conference is Canada’s new annual LGBTQ2S+ law conference, with the goal of being the biggest and broadest of its kind ever held in Canada and organized in coordination and collaboration with SOGIC, Start Proud - Fier Départ, Egale Canada and Dignity Network Canada.

A full schedule of the conference and list of speakers, panelists and presenters is available here: https://lnkd.in/eH9jZZj4

You can register for the conference here: https://lnkd.in/eqxBggEb

Register soon, as in-person spots are filling up fast!

Hope to see you all there and stay tuned for updates and information leading up to the conference!

(via Chloe Richardson (she/her) on LinkedIn)

I am so excited to invite all interested LGBTQ2S+ legal professionals, law students and allies across Canada and beyond to the inaugural PRISME Conference...

05/05/2022

Hi everyone! We hope you all made it through finals season and are enjoying the start of summer (despite the rain)!

We wanted to let you know about Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's upcoming diversity and inclusion open house for law students. The session will be offered virtually and in-person in Osler's Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver offices (the in-person offering is subject to change) on Thursday, June 16th from 12:00 – 1:30 EDT; 9-10:30AM PDT; 10-11:30AM MDT. Students can register for the event by visiting the following address: https://www.osler.com/en/diversity-and-inclusion-open-house.

Diversity and Inclusion Open House event.

04/21/2022

Reminder to submit your self-nominations by tomorrow! If you have any last-minute questions for the current execs, feel free to email us at [email protected]. This is a wonderful opportunity!

CALL FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS! 🗳

If you’re interested in being an OutLaws executive next year (2022-2023), self-nominations will be open from now until April 22. ✅

Shoot us an email at [email protected] with your name and an expression of interest — no previous experience required. Easy peasy! 📧

Wanna learn more about the co-chair positions? Feel free to ask any of our current executives any questions you have through the same email address. 🥰

We strongly encourage interested folks from historically underrepresented groups to submit their nominations!

04/06/2022

CALL FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS! 🗳

If you’re interested in being an OutLaws executive next year (2022-2023), self-nominations will be open from now until April 22. ✅

Shoot us an email at [email protected] with your name and an expression of interest — no previous experience required. Easy peasy! 📧

Wanna learn more about the co-chair positions? Feel free to ask any of our current executives any questions you have through the same email address. 🥰

We strongly encourage interested folks from historically underrepresented groups to submit their nominations!

03/31/2022

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! You are loved, seen, and supported.

Allies, please join us for our Transliteracy and Justice workshop next Monday to learn how you can help support the trans community: https://www.facebook.com/events/693756251669176?ref=newsfeed

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