The Student Committee at Blakes seeks to create a fulfilling student program. The committee is composed of the Director of Legal Personnel & Professional Development, associates and partners at the Firm who are all involved in creating and developing a comprehensive professional development program, recruiting, planning and executing social events, and fostering a culture of learning. The Student Committee also acts as a resource for students if they have any concerns or issues.
The names and contact information for the members of the Vancouver Student Committee are set out below. If you would like to find out more about Blakes student programs, please feel free to contact any of the committee members, and they would be pleased to provide you with further information.
- Jennifer McNaught, Director of Legal Personnel & Professional Development
- Barbara Wang, Manager, Student Programs & EDI
- Sam Adkins and Laura Cundari (Co-Chairs)
- Joe McArthur
- Emma Constante
- Evan Straight
- Jacob Switzer
- Alex Luchenko
- Graham Fulton
- Claire Hildebrand
- Parmida Elahi
- Christina Sutcliffe
- Rochelle Collette
- Xinya Wang
- Jeremy Rogers
2025 Summer Students
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Galvani | University of Ottawa |
| Kirat Gill | University of Ottawa |
| Shirine Haghjou | Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Izzy Jakubec | University of Victoria |
| Jovan Jankovic | Dalhousie Law School |
| Bethany Liedl | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Ethan Lin | University of Saskatchewan |
| Angie Lu | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Christopher Ma | University of Ottawa |
| Justin Miolla | University of Alberta |
| Clémence Mugabo | University of Ottawa |
| Michael Xu | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Christine Yang | University of Ottawa |
2024 Summer Students
Blakes is pleased to announce that the following students will join the Firm in the Vancouver office as 2024 Summer Students:
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Sarah Cairns | University of Victoria |
| Daniela Castroparedes Herrera | University of Victoria |
| Sophie Denton-Kadlubowski | University of Alberta |
| Taylor Green | Dalhousie Law School |
| Sara Hosaini | University of Victoria |
| Max Jahnsen | University of Alberta |
| Samantha Leader | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Benjamin Lum | University of Toronto |
| Samuel Park | University of Alberta |
| Yanci Rajmohan | Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Adrian Rodrigues | Thompson Rivers University |
| Gray Stanyer | University of Victoria |
| Gavin Stevenson | Queen's University |
| Jenissa Sunderji | University of Victoria |
| Melika Tashakor | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Jennifer Underwood | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Carissa Wong | Osgoode University |
2024/2025 Articling Students
Blakes is pleased to announce that the following students will join the Firm in the Vancouver office as 2024/2025 Articling Students:
Name | School |
|---|---|
| Estelle Bainbridge | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Audrey Huang | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Colin Lam | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Meghan Maulucci | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Sarah Scott | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Cassidy Jiang | University of Alberta |
| Hannah Solkowski | University of Alberta |
| Katey Higgins | Dalhousie University |
| Megan Norland | McGill University |
| Nicholas Chase | University of Ottawa |
| Youna Lee | University of Ottawa |
| Encina Roh | Osgoode University |
| Arshia Aboonabi | University of Toronto |
| Caleb Champagne | Thompson Rivers University |
| Jaya Gill | Thompson Rivers University |
| Michelle Liu | University of Victoria |
| Charlotte Sampson | University of Victoria |
| Carol Xue | University of Victoria |
| Harjot Khatkar | University of Victoria |
| Morgan Kearns | University of Western Ontario |
| Soheila Ebrahimi Louyeh | NCA – Yale, USA |
| Shayna Marks | Thompson Rivers University |
| Sean Price | University of Victoria |
| Adam Walsh | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Saleem Abou Koube | University of Saskatchewan |