Meet Legal Aid Alberta’s summer students
Summer student program gives future lawyers important experience in child welfare, family, immigration and adult criminal defence. For a second-year law student looking to gain valuable hands-on experience in the legal profession, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) more than delivered. Within his first week on the job as an LAA summer student, Ethan Simmons says he […]
Mentorship, hands-on experience for Indigenous law students
Legal Aid Alberta’s Indigenous Summer Students Program “a great way to give back,” says University of Calgary law student Tayla Basawa It started with the Hollywood glamour of the legal profession for Tayla Basawa—watching shows like Legally Blonde and Suits, Tayla found inspiration in the hearts of characters like Elle Woods and Mike Ross […]
Drywaller swaps toolbelt for lawyer’s briefcase
Legal Aid Alberta’s first Indigenous Summer Student Program placement a unique milestone in law student’s journey. 38-year-old Justin Hjlesvold knows a thing or two about hard work. Hjlesvold, a self-proclaimed family man from Edmonton and first-year law student at the University of Alberta, is pursuing his dream to become a lawyer after running […]