Experience

Kinch Eddie Litigation Professional Corporation

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Lawyer

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Food and Agriculture Law Graduate Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021

  The Food and Agriculture Graduate Fellow provides support to both the Food and Beverage Law Clinic (FBLC) and the Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative. The FLBC is the first law school clinic in the United States of America dedicated to providing direct transactional legal services to food and beverage entrepreneurs, businesses and non-profits. Eight law students work in the clinic each semester and take a skills seminar as part of the clinic. • Assisted with preparing the syllabus and course materials for the FBLC seminar for the fall semester. • Assisted with the FBLC seminar as a teaching assistant by answering student questions, collecting assignments and completing administrative tasks as needed for the course. • Reviewed all draft memos, emails and other work outputs that the students produce for clients at the clinic. • Attended weekly supervision meetings with all of the students to provide feedback on their work outputs for the clinic. • Attended client meetings to monitor students • Assisted with planning continuing legal education webinars and training sessions aimed at lawyers, farmers, land owners and agriculture service providers. • Assisted with creating a land access service provider directory for farmers in New York State • Prepared grant reports on behalf of the clinic. Show less



City of Thunder Bay

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Articling Student

  • Jul 2019 - May 2020

  • Screened briefs to ensure viability of charges laid to be prosecuted in Provincial Offences Court and to request any outstanding disclosure as needed. • Prepared for and ran dockets for Provincial Offences Court several times a week during prosecutions rotation, speaking to all matters on behalf of the City of Thunder Bay, and as necessary, preparing and running trials and trials in abstentia for matters under the Highway Traffic Act, Building Code Act, Fire Protection and Prevention Act and municipal by-laws. • Drafted and reviewed municipal by-laws to both update out of date by-laws and to ensure compliance with provincial legislation. • Drafted several Information and Privacy Commission appeal submissions, and prepared documents to comply with interim orders from the IPC. • Had full carriage of Small Claims Court files in the office, both as plaintiff and defendant. • Researched and drafted research memos and legal opinions on a wide variety of topics for client departments. • Prepared for and assisted with all stages of an LPAT appeal, appearing for City of Thunder Bay. • Drafted several funding agreements for community funding programs within the City. • Drafted court documents such as statements of claim, affidavits, prepared evidence books and conducted document review for disclosure of documents. • Reviewed and revised draft agreements for requests for tender and requests for proposals. • Reviewed condominium plans and subdivision agreements to determine whether municipal approval could be given by the City. Show less



Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Assisted with drafting a project Research Ethics Board application for novel farmlands management and access research, which included creating interview guides and metrics for evaluation. • Researched and drafted approximately 15 research memos and case studies varying in length from 5 to 30 pages on a variety of legal topics both domestic and international in scope and in both common and civil law jurisdictions. • Translated legal materials from French to English. • Updated Planning Law course materials. • Assisted with researching and writing a report for use in an ongoing legal matter. Show less



RBC

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Client Service Representative

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Accurately processed customer transactions, ensuring that outstanding client service and support was given and maintained. • Provided assistance to RBC clients through troubleshooting and problem solving any issues that arose. • Ensured compliance with banking policies and audit procedures; maintained and balanced all cash in branch as needed. • Accurately processed customer transactions, ensuring that outstanding client service and support was given and maintained. • Provided assistance to RBC clients through troubleshooting and problem solving any issues that arose. • Ensured compliance with banking policies and audit procedures; maintained and balanced all cash in branch as needed.



Halifax Regional Municipality

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ticket Review Clerk

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Investigated and responded to parking ticket complaints and appeals submitted by members of the public using information from the legal department, Halifax by-laws and the Motor Vehicle Act. • Investigated and responded to parking ticket complaints and appeals submitted by members of the public using information from the legal department, Halifax by-laws and the Motor Vehicle Act.



Acadia University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Student Assistant, Access Services

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Performed routine library services such as checking in and out books and other materials, preparing new materials to go into circulations, and updating loose-leaf books. • Assisted students and members of the public with research questions and locating materials. • Provided troubleshooting for printing and scanning services as needed • Performed routine library services such as checking in and out books and other materials, preparing new materials to go into circulations, and updating loose-leaf books. • Assisted students and members of the public with research questions and locating materials. • Provided troubleshooting for printing and scanning services as needed



McInnes Cooper

• Halifax, NS

• Legal Administration Clerk

  • Apr 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Provided vacation coverage for legal assistants between semesters of school. • Drafted and revised documents for lawyers, including correspondence, motions, discovery documents, and legal memoranda. • Prepared monthly and year-end billing invoices and account letters for clients. • Worked primarily in tax litigation, corporate and commercial law, foreclosure litigation, property and bankruptcy & insolvency. • Provided vacation coverage for legal assistants between semesters of school. • Drafted and revised documents for lawyers, including correspondence, motions, discovery documents, and legal memoranda. • Prepared monthly and year-end billing invoices and account letters for clients. • Worked primarily in tax litigation, corporate and commercial law, foreclosure litigation, property and bankruptcy & insolvency.