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
- Laura Cundari and Arash Amouzgar (Co-Chairs)
- Joe McArthur
- Sam Adkins
- Emma Constante
- Evan Straight
- Jacob Switzer
- Claire Hildebrand
- Parmida Elahi-Khansari
- Christina Huber
- Jeremy Rogers
- Michelle Perini
- Thelma Zindoga
- Sarah Wise
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 |
2023/2024 Articling Students
Blakes is pleased to announce that the following students will join the Firm in the Vancouver office as 2023/2024 Articling Students:
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Nathan Illsley | Dalhousie Law School |
| Ilia Katiraee | Dalhousie Law School |
| Nicholas McGivern | Dalhousie Law School |
| William Bryson | McGill University |
| Chloe Stone | Queen's University |
| Rena Taggar | Queen's University |
| Matthew Vreugde | Thompson Rivers University |
| Deborah Brommeland | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Fiona Lee | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Linda Nguyen | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Adam Sanders | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Ziyao Sun | Peter A. Allard School of Law |
| Emma Arnold-Fyfe | University of Calgary |
| Jessica Ellig | University of Victoria |
| Chelsea Lit | University of Victoria |
| Hannah Dobie | University of Western Ontario |
| Martin Greyell | NCA – York, UK |
| Abhirup Chopra | NCA (UK) |