Experience

Duncan Craig LLP

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student At Law

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Preformed legal research, drafted applications and affidavits in a wide breadth of civil law including insurance, tort, construction, contract, bankruptcy and insolvency, foreclosure, surface rights, and employmentAttended chambers, questionings, and mediation, and assisted with numerous trials as insurance defense counsel.Assisted with drafting written legal arguments for the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Alberta Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Conducted monthly reviews of recent caselaw in the areas of insurance, employment, and insolvency. Wrote numerous firm promotional and educational material including a client guide to Force Majeure and frustration during Covid-19, and a paper disseminated to Justices at a National Conference on emerging issues in Insolvency Law



Student Legal Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family/ Civil Law Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

• Casewoker

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

  Responsible for managing caseload of over 40 principals.• Participated in Pre-Trial conferences and Judicial Dispute Resolutions in Provincial Court.• Helped run two trials in Provincial Court, one on Cattle trespass and one on Child Support.• Assisted individuals in numerous Administrative Tribunals including Alberta Income for the SeverelyHandicapped and Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Board.• Made numerous appearances in Family Docket Court.• Drafted documents for ex-parte applications in Queen’s Bench



Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton

• Summer Student

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Developed a working knowledge of legal system in AlbertaHelped individuals from diverse backgrounds access the legal resources requiredProvided referral services to women accessing drop in centreManaged Legal Clinic, a clinic that helps women in federal prison access lawyersOversaw Youth, Family and Child welfare court volunteers. Managed Court Assistance For Female Youth (CAFFY), a mentorship program for youth accessing the justice system.Participated in advocacy initiatives.Toured correctional facilities in the Edmonton AreaOrganized several fundraising events



University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Lab)

  • Mar 2014 - May 2016

  • Administered cognitive assessments to children diagnosed with FASD• Developed a working knowledge of medical language through extensive and systematic file review of health records of children with FASD• Developed a basic understanding of diagnosis and intervention services provided to children and adolescents with FASD• Participated in a province wide study evaluating the FASD treatment improvement protocol• Received funding ($7000) for my research idea title “ Screening for FASD: The neurobehavioral screening tool and neuropsychological functioning”

• Research Assistant (Mathematical and Cognitive development)

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2016



ABC Head Start

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Childcare worker

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Worked with a team of educators, mental health professionals, and occupational therapists• Actively involved in classroom management and resolution of problem behaviors• Engaged with families from diverse cultural backgrounds• Developed positive working relationships with children and their families in order to best understand the child’s needs.