Paralegal Studies Graduate Excels in National Undergraduate Mooting Competitions
Bachelor of Paralegal Studies alumna Elizabeth Hamilton has demonstrated exceptional mooting skills. Elizabeth graduated with Honours in 2020 and has excelled in several moot competitions since her graduation.
During her time at Humber, Elizabeth and her partner reached the semi-finals of the 2020 Osgoode Cup National Undergraduate Mooting Competition, competing against 120 other teams. She was also a contributor to the 2020 Edition of the Humber Journal of Paralegal Studies published by Thomson Reuters, writing an article on "Contracting Silence: Non-Disclosure Agreements Restricting Access to Justice."
Elizabeth is enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Law & Society program at York University, where she has continued to develop her mooting skills. Her interest in the interdisciplinary field was sparked by taking Professor Karen Schucher's Philosophy of Law course at Humber. Thanks to her Humber experience, Hamilton tried out for and was accepted onto York University's Varsity Moot team with the Moot Law Society at York. Today, she sits as a member of the club executive.
Most recently, Elizabeth and her partner won the Hawks National Undergraduate Moot Cup hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University in November 2022, followed by a win at the University of Toronto National Undergraduate Moot Cup hosted by the University of Toronto in January 2023. On March 12, 2023, Elizabeth and her partner were finalists of the 2023 Osgoode Cup, in which she was recognized as a Top Advocate.
Elizabeth credits Humber for providing her with opportunities to compete with peers around the country and develop her legal research, writing, and advocacy skills. "My Humber professors introduced me to the world of mooting - never before had I heard of such extracurricular options," she said. "Our gracious and insightful moot coaches, all former Humber grads and professors, were key in developing my passion for scholarship and appellate court advocacy. I'm forever grateful to my alma mater."
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