Assisted
attorneys in the preparation of case documents and legal
research in pending litigation in the areas of bankruptcy and
insolvency, winding-up, and commercial litigation.
Drafted and published three Court of Appeal factums.
Drafted various corporate banking documents and mortgage
refinancings.
Drafted motions and pleaded contested and uncontested
motions during 6 month stage
period (from July 1997 to January 1998).
Also conducted client interviews and pre-trial
examination of witnesses.
McGill University, Faculty of Law; DIRECTOR OF LEGAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
1994-1995
Implemented
Faculty policy of electronic communication.
Directed first World Wide Web site development; served as
first Webmaster.
Responsible year-round for Faculty and student training
on online legal databases (Soquij, Quicklaw, Westlaw,
Lexis-Nexis and Internet).
Wm. Melvin Weigel & Associates; LEGAL RESEARCHER
Summer
1993
Assisted
senior attorney in legal research on citizenship and
immigration.
Evaluated investor-immigrant portfolios, interviewed
clients and completed forms for applicants seeking investor
status in Canada.
Legal
Aid of Montréal - Immigration Division; LEGAL
TRANSLATOR
1991-1992
Interpreted
and translated legal documents servicing refugee claimants and
refugees speaking only Spanish and Armenian, into French and
English.
