Valérie Black St-Laurent Attorney

07/16/2023

09/09/2021

“If you’re taking the approach that everything you do in law has to be a completely neutral application of law to facts, you’re doing your client a disservice,” said Joshua Sealy-Harrington, who draws heavily on CRT in his research and teaching at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Ryerson University.

“Judges are called upon not just to evaluate what is legal. They’re asked to consider what is ‘fair’ or ‘reasonable.’ These are value judgments. And judges are not computers.”

“If your Black client is describing being stopped by the police and you’re looking at it exclusively as a Charter matter, you may be missing a critical defence,” said Jones. “Racial profiling is not about the particular intentions of a particular police officer. You have to be alert to the role race plays in policing in order to set up an evidentiary record. Not knowing about this could mean the difference between your client being acquitted and spending a long time behind bars.

“So there’s no theory-versus-practice conflict here. CRT is a practical approach to law.”

https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/the-practice/legal-education/2021/using-critical-race-theory-to-form-lawyers?fbclid=IwAR2oKXCNinadmCFNKzoYw31XiLd2sjirb2pe8JDcGzhjf5J9J1PPBm3ei_s

Why teaching CRT encourages a more practical approach to practising law.

06/25/2021

Je partage une discussion avec Rivercastmedia sur un nouvel outil de promotion de la littératie juridique et d’accès à la justice.

Cette nouvelle r***e est libre d’accès, gérée par des étudiants et évaluée par des pairs. Elle vise à reconnaître l’importance de mettre en valeur les connaissances des chercheurs canadiens et le travail d’artistes établis et émergents.

La R***e Canadienne de Justice et Droit offre une plate-forme visant à favoriser le dialogue, tant au niveau national qu’international, sur les questions relatives à la justice pénale.
https://open.spotify.com/show/33ZEXuVNFuEsOrLQSdVCFn

06/07/2021

Starting the week with on a good note!

06/01/2021

The importance of community involvement as an attorney

05/21/2021

This week’s addition to the office🥰

05/20/2021

It is so refreshing to finally work and know that our clients truly feel we got their best interests in mind.

05/19/2021

I was presenting at the 4th Symposium of the Center for Forensic Sciences this morning. I was proud to represent the Innocence McGill Legal Clinic and the important work our students do. ⚖️🧫🧬

05/14/2021

Its was a busy week at the office.
Lots of cases and even more representations!

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