Experience

Leora Shemesh Criminal Law

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Defence Counsel

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Edward H. Royle & Partners LLP

• Defence Counsel

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2018



Edward H. Royle & Associates

• Articling Student

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Responsible for regularly attending court for administrative set dates; conducting resolutions and pre-trial conferences, and trials for summary matters; performing extensive legal research; providing assistance to counsel during judicial pre-trials, preliminary inquiry hearings and trials; and conducting surety, witness, and client intake interviews.Strengthened critical organizational, analytical and attention-to-detail skills through the organization of files for bail variations and reviews, judicial pre-trials, preliminary inquiry hearings and trials.Gained extensive experience in reviewing disclosure and drafting facta, memoranda, defence motions, disclosure requests, and applications.



Downtown Toronto Crown Attorney's Office

• Osgoode Criminal Law Intensive Program Student

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Responsible for organizing files for preliminary inquiry hearings, trials and sentencing hearings; providing assistance to Crown Attorney’s; performing extensive legal research; and drafting memoranda and facta.Involved in a number of high-profile Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice matters. Responsible for organizing files for preliminary inquiry hearings, trials and sentencing hearings; providing assistance to Crown Attorney’s; performing extensive legal research; and drafting memoranda and facta.Involved in a number of high-profile Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice matters.



Leora Shemesh Criminal Law

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Student

  • May 2015 - Oct 2015