About Our Students

Mohamed graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Law in 2024. After summering with the firm, he has returned to article. Mohamed’s passion for social justice and labour law was shaped early in his academic career, beginning with his undergraduate studies in Sociology. During his time at University of Toronto Mississauga Campus, he worked extensively with Syrian refugees as part of the Refugee Integration Stress and Equity (RISE) team. This work earned him the University’s Excellence Award in Social Sciences and Humanities. Following his experience on RISE, Mohamed joined the Centre for Community Based Research as a researcher assessing refugee mental health programs on behalf of CAMH.

At Queen’s Law, Mohamed further honed his research skills and passion for advocacy as a project lead at the Conflict Analytics Lab, where he developed AI tools to assist workers in navigating their employment rights. His interest in labour and employment continued in other leadership positions such as his role as president of the Queen’s Labour and Employment Club and his role on Queen’s First-Generation Network. His commitment to worker empowerment and social justice has been a driving force throughout his academic and professional journey.

David graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2024. David entered law school with a passion for working with clients, promoting access to justice, and advancing the rights of vulnerable populations. In pursuit of these values, David became involved with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, where he co-led the Police Oversight Student Working Group. This involved delivering public legal education about police complaints in Ontario and advocating for law reform to increase independent civilian oversight of federal law enforcement. While at U of T, David also worked as an externship student with the Law Reform department at the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) and as a Senior Editor for the Journal of Law and Equality.

David was inspired to go pursue a career in law after working at Community Legal Information (CLI) in his hometown of Charlottetown, PE. At CLI, David managed Renting PEI, a project designed to support tenants experiencing legal issues related to housing. In addition to managing Renting PEI, David delivered general client service, helping low-income clients experiencing a variety of legal problems navigate the legal system and access justice. 

Prior to law school, David also received a Master of Arts in English Literature from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Prince Edward Island.

Chloe graduated from the combined civil and common law program at McGill University with a B.C.L./J.D in 2024.

During law school, Chloe volunteered with the Montreal Workers’ Rights Legal Clinic to provide free legal information on employment, labour and human rights law to non-unionized workers in Quebec.  Her interests include disability rights, climate justice, and agricultural work. She co-authored an article for Harvard Law’s Bill of Health on disability inclusion in agroforestry and won the Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law in 2022 for her research on market concentration in the food retail sector market and its impact on agricultural workers. Chloe is also interested in the impact of generative artificial intelligence technology on labour and human rights. She co-authored an article for Policy Options magazine on the gendered impacts of ‘deepfake’ intimate images and was recently invited to speak to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding the increasing availability of this emerging technology.

Prior to law school, Chloe studied Cognitive Science at McGill University graduating in 2017 with First Class Honours. During her undergraduate studies, Chloe worked for several years in student politics where she developed her passion for advocacy and grew to recognize the importance of organizing to build collective power.

Samuel first developed an interest in labour advocacy through his work in the gig-economy. His firsthand experience of employee misclassification sparked a desire to support and advocate for others facing injustice in the workplace.

During his undergraduate studies, Samuel worked as a bike courier for Foodora, a food delivery service that classified its couriers as independent contractors. Despite Foodora's claims, Samuel found that his work closely resembled that of an employee. Alongside other couriers, he became involved in union organizing efforts with the support of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Foodora challenged certification on the ground that couriers, as independent contractors, cannot unionize. Samuel served as a representative witness at the application for certification at the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The board found that Foodora couriers were dependent contractors, and the workers successfully formed Canada’s first gig-economy union.

Samuel graduated from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law in 2024. During law school, he volunteered with the Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services’s tenancy advocacy program, where he provided legal information, compiled evidence, and prepared clients for hearings at the Landlord and Tenant Board. He also worked in the inaugural student placements at the Ontario Court of Justice, where he assisted judges in a wide range of legal work including research, drafting, and evidence review. Samuel participated in negotiation and mooting competitions throughout law school, including the LASL Cup and McCarthy Tétrault Cup.

Samuel received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Trent University in 2017, where he was awarded the Bruce Barrett Memorial Prize for academic achievement.

Anna is a student at the University of Toronto. Prior to law school, Anna completed her BA Sc in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience at McGill, graduating summa cum laude, and subsequently worked as a research coordinator for Neuorethics Canada, publishing several academic articles. This past summer, Anna worked at Downtown Legal Services as a caseworker in the Disability, Health and Income Security Division, and she previously volunteered at the Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services.

Kabir is a student at the University of Toronto. Prior to law school, he worked as a policy analyst with Indigenous Services Canada. This past summer, he got first-hand experience working with vulnerable workers at the Migrants Workers Centre in Vancouver. Among other extracurriculars, he is co-leading a working group of student researchers on the applicability of international human rights to migrant, precarious, and trafficked workers in Canada.

Sakeina is a student at Osgoode Hall.  While in undergrad, she worked as freelance journalist with various publications and spent a term as an investigative journalism intern with the Toronto Star. She has worked as a junior caseworker in CLASP’s criminal law division and is currently a caseworker at Parkdale Community Legal Services in the Workers’ Rights division. She has also served as an elected bargaining representative for OPSEU Local 5118.