First Year Students: 2026-2027 Mandatory and In-Person Course Participation Dates
Location for all sessions: Moot Court Room (J250)
Date | Session |
|---|---|
| Friday, September 11 | 10:00 am -- 12:00 noon: Fundamentals of Legal Writing Samuel Greene, Crown Counsel at the Crown Law Office – Criminal of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Professor Greene's PowerPoint: LRW Introduction Session 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm: Fundamentals of Legal Research John Bolan, Head of Instructional Service, Bora Laskin Law Library Alexia Loumankis, Reference and Research Librarian, Bora Laskin Law Library |
| Friday, September 18 | Deemed Monday (Students will attend scheduled Monday classes) |
| Friday, September 25 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Legal Practice Mandatory Workshop 1 9:30 am – 12:00 noon: Dean Essert, Professor Richard Stacey, Professor Mayo Moran, Assistant Dean Maxwell-Alleyne 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch (provided) 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Professor Abdi Aidid |
| Friday, October 2 | Legal Research and Writing Diane Shnier, Judicial Research Lawyer, Court of Appeal for Ontario Writing Exercise Session 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (TBC) |
| Friday, October 16 | Deemed Tuesday (Students will attend scheduled Tuesday classes) |
| Friday, October 23 | Legal Research and Writing Robert Stellick, Partner, Adair Goldblatt Bieber, LLP Justice Andrew Pinto, Ontario Superior Court of Justice 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (TBC) |
| Friday, October 30 | Deemed Wednesday (Students will attend scheduled Wednesday classes) |
| Friday, November 13 | Deemed Thursday (Students will attend scheduled Thursday classes) |
| Friday, November 20 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Legal Practice Mandatory Workshop 2 9:30 am – 12:00 noon: Professor Richard Stacey, Gerald Chan (Stockwoods LLP) 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch (provided) 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Judges Panel: The Honourable Justice Shaun Nakatsuru, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Honourable Rita Maxwell, Ontario Superior Court of Justice |
| NB: To fulfill the assessment requirement for these mandatory sessions, students must complete an assessed writing assignment. Early Option: Submit a memo assigned at the second LRW session by 5 pm on October 9th. Second Option: Submit an essay due on Friday, November 27th. Further instructions regarding both options will be provided at your first session on September 11th. | |
Reading Weeks
No classes or other programming will be scheduled during the following times:
First Term: November 2-6, 2026
Second Term: February 16 - 19, 2027