Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Turf Lounge, 330 Bay Street, Toronto, ON Western Law Alumni Awards Dinner l-r) Geoff Beattie '84, Roberta Jamieson '76, Mitch Frazer '99 and Dean Iain Scott at the Alumni Awards Dinner Western Law alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends enjoyed an evening of celebration on Thursday, October 20 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto and honoured three outstanding alumni, Mitch Frazer '99, Geoff Beattie '84 and Roberta Jamieson '76. Photos from the event can be viewed and downloaded here. Heather Hiscox, host of CBC News: Morning, a Western alumna and recent Western honoury degree recipient, emceed the evening’s event which raised $20,000 for law student scholarships. “This is an excellent example of the legacy that Western alumni continually leave for tomorrow’s students,” Hiscox noted. Western’s President Amit Chakma welcomed the audience and highlighted Western’s global aspirations—and the important role the Faculty of Law and its alumni play in helping achieve them. “Your engagement makes your law school stronger, and that ensures a stronger university,” he said. [read more] Western Law Remembers the late Jay McLeod Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tickets are $25 each and include hors d'oeuvres and refreshments. Event Chair - Alfred Mamo, LLB'70 R.S.V.P. by Thursday, January 20, 2011. Western Law invites you and your guest to join us in remembering the late Jay McLeod, LLB'71 at a reception for alumni and friends in his honour. On October 4th, 2005, Canadian family law lost one of its greatest figures. As author and editor of the leading family law publications in Canada, Jay McLeod was a giant in the legal profession. His contribution to the development of family law in Canada was surpassed only by the esteem in which he was held by his colleagues and judiciary and the reverence of his students over a thirty-three year career at Western. More than 400 people gathered to celebrate Western Law's golden anniversary at the largest event in the school's history at the Fairmont Royal York on April 29. [view more photos and read story]
In November 2008, Western’s University Senate approved the switch to awarding the title of the first Western Law degree from Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) to Juris Doctor (J.D.). Western Law alumni have the option to change their degree to a J.D. (with a fee to replace their diploma) or retain their LL.B.
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Our alumni frequently return to Western to serve as guest speakers, serve as mentors to our student body, attend faculty events, assist in fundraising endeavours, teach a lecture series or a course or simply to rekindle old friendships they established with the faculty. In fact, Western's Faculty of Law would not be in its present position as one of the finest law Faculties in the province without the support of its alumni. Our grads continually demonstrate excellence through their community-minded leadership; their success in their professional careers; their commitment to communicate Western's successes and in their loyalty to their alma mater through donated gifts of time or finances. Our alumni are one of our most valued constituencies and are essential to Western's continued success and because of this, it is essential that we maintain open lines of communication. Our Western Law Alumni Magazine is a great way to catch up with law school news, read about the latest faculty research and find out what your classmates have been up to.
Stay in touch! Let us know about your professional or personal accomplishments or if you have changed your contact information. Please email Susanna Eayrs at seayrs@uwo.ca.
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Law Alumni Holiday Denning
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave., London, ON
What a party!
Hundreds celebrate as Western Law turns 50
Information on the the new J.D. designation for LL.B. graduates
Sue Barnes '77, Janet Collins '85 and Prof. Winnie Holland at the Law Alumni Dinner in April 2009.
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