Global Esquire Canada is a resource centre for Canadian students who have chosen to study abroad and are obtaining an LLB/JD, LLM or MA Law degree from a top tier UK Law school
In the legal area, academic training given in the United Kingdom makes it possible to enhance one’s international knowledge, while getting acquainted with common law. Many students therefore seize this opportunity to stand out from other candidates at the gates of the largest Canadian law firms. To encourage international education and to address systemic barriers to legal education in Canada, Global Esquire Canada was founded to make a much needed contribution to the Canadian legal profession. Global Esquire Canada, empowered by BlackNorth Initiative is pleased to offer The Global Esquire Canada Mentorship Program which oversee’s counselling and mentoring of up to 25 students per academic year, who are studying a law or law related degree in the UK.
Our Application Partner, Study in UK (SI-UK)
SI-UK North America has over 20 years of experience in providing free independent advice and support to Canadian students applying to study in the UK.
As the official representative of UK Universities in Canada, you will have access to our Law School Webinars and have the opportunity to meet our partners at our UK University Fair which takes place in February and September. As an official UCAS centre in Canada, we work to ensure your application is the best it can be and are proud of our 98% success rate in getting students an offer from the university of their choice.
Out of the hundreds of Canadian’s applying to study law in the UK every year, using SI-UK as their official representative, Global Esquire Canada partners with SI-UK to recruit the top students with high potential to succeed.
Our NCA Partner, NCA Mentor
Global Esquire Canada is pleased to announce a new partnership with NCA Mentor. Vanessa Santiaguida BBA, BEd, OCT, MBA, LLB is the Founder of NCA Mentor which provides National NCA and Ontario Bar tutoring services and material. Vanessa takes a “mentor/teacher” approach when guiding students throughout the NCA journey. Vanessa engages personally with all her students in an effort to assist them in strategizing the best path in which to accomplish their NCA related goals. We are very happy to share with the GEC students NCA Mentor’s wonderful services and we look forward to working together to best service students with our new partnership.
Our Community Partner, The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), formed in March 1996, is a national network of law professionals and individuals committed to reinvesting in the community.
CABL’s continuing goal is to bring together law professionals and other interested members of the community from across Canada to cultivate and maintain The Association of Black professionals in Canada.
Global Esquire Canada Mentorship Program has a partnership with CABL which includes CABL’s support of the program in various ways to ensure students and law professionals of the program are connected and well positioned to succeed.
Pearson was founded in 1844 by Samuel Pearson in Yorkshire, England, and is the world’s leading learning company, with 35,000 employees across 70 countries world wide. Their products and services are used by millions of teachers and learners around the world every day. One student from the program will be awarded an 6 week paid internship with their international in-house legal department. This placement will be based in London, UK.
Founded in 1980, Osuji & Smith is a diverse, fast growing, award winning Calgary full service law firm with focus on Employment Law, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Family & Divorce, Immigration, Business and Corporate, Wills and Estate . For several years, Osuji & Smith has been voted as one of the best rated Employment and Business Lawyers in Calgary through multiple platforms. Their lawyers have an insatiable thirst for success and know nothing but perfection when it comes to representing their clients. Each year a GEC student will be placed at the firm for an 8 week internship.
Chief Consultant, Mentor and Founder
Sara Bond, BA Hons, LL.B, LL.M., TEP
Chief Consultant, Mentor & Founder