Academic Orientation: Introduction to Law
Tuesday, 3September 2013
[All sessions take place in Hart House Dining Room unless otherwise noted]
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Welcome and Introduction to the Faculty of Law
Dean Mayo Moran,
Associate Dean Ben Alarie, and
Assistant Dean Alexis Archbold.
9:45 am – 10:45 am
What Are Our Professional Values?
Justice Stephen Goudge, Court of Appeal for Ontario, and
Professor Noel Semple.
Reading: Professionalism Revisited
11:00 am – 12:15pm
Common Law Reasoning
Professor Anthony Niblett
Reading: Lewis v Avery
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Code of Academic Conduct
Assistant Dean Sara Faherty
Reading: Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters
9:30 – 10:45
How to Prepare for Class: the Basics of Legal Reasoning
Professor Yasmin Dawood
11:00 am – 12:30pm
Legal Research and Writing
Professor Simon Stern
Friday, 6 September 2013
On Friday morning, at 9:00 and 10:00 am, students will have their first small group class meeting and meet with their Legal Research and Writing instructors, in accordance with the following schedule. Please note that these two classes are not at Hart House, but rather are in either Northrop Frye or Old Vic at Victoria College.
We are aware that some students will be observing a religious holiday on 6 September. The university’s policy regarding religious holidays is to make every effort to accommodate absences that occur because of religious observance. Students who cannot attend this program because of such a conflict will not be penalized.
9:00 am – 9:50 am
Victoria College 206Const Law A, Dawood
No meeting this week.Const Law B, Weinrib
Northrop Frye Hall 004Contracts B, Waddams
Northrop Frye Hall006 Crim A, Thorburn
Northrop Frye Hall007Prop B, Sanderson
No meeting this week.Crim C, Brudner
Northrop Frye Hall 008Torts A, Emon
Northrop Frye Hall 003LRW AA & DD, Carson
Victoria College 212LRW BB & GG, Clark
10:00 am – 10:50 am
Victoria College 206Const Law C, Dawood
Victoria College 211Contracts C, Valcke
No meeting this week.Contracts A, Benson
Northrop Frye Hall 006Crim B, Shaffer
Northrop Frye Hall 007Prop A, Sanderson
Northrop Frye Hall 008Prop C, Austin
Victoria College 212LRW EE & HH (Sandomierski)
Northrop Frye Hall 004LRW CC (Faherty)
Northrop Frye Hall 003LRW FF & II (Porter)
[Return to Hart House Dining Room]
11:00 am —11:45 am
Grading at the U of T Faculty of Law
Professor Ben Alarie,Associate Dean of the First Year
11:45 am – 12:30pm
How to Succeed in Law School by Really Trying: Academic Support at the Faculty of Law
Sara Faherty, David Sandomierski, and Eddie Clark
Reading:
The Bramble Bush
How to Read a Judicial Opinion
The Food Stays in the Kitchen