Acumen Law Corporation is pleased to welcome a new articling student to its team. Sarah MacDonald will be joining our firm after she finishes law school at the University of Calgary. Before law school, Sarah studied for a BA (Hon) in philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Sarah’s interest in law was sparked during her undergraduate degree when she took an introductory law course.
Sarah took part in an exchange to Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, in Australia where she participated in the Innocence Project. The not-for-profit organization aims to exonerate wrongfully convicted people who might otherwise not have access to legal help. Sarah worked on cases and gained practical skills for practicing law in Canada.
“I found it really interesting to see the differences between Canadian and Australian law. It made me more passionate about helping people because if they had had the right legal help, maybe they wouldn’t have been convicted.”
Sarah will be joining Acumen Law Corporation as an articling student in the summer. She will be completing her articles with Kyla Lee.
Q&A
- Who is your favourite fictional lawyer and why?
Madeline Scott from Proven Innocent as she fights to prove the innocence of wrongfully convicted people
- Who is someone you look up to in law?
Chris Johnson, QC
- What is one thing you have learned about the law that surprised you?
It’s a criminal offence to intentionally alarm or frighten the Queen
- What is one thing you can’t do without?
Starbucks lattes
- In an alternate universe what would be your dream career?
Owner of a flower/antique shop with a cafe… and maybe some cats.
- Do you have any hobbies?
I recently learned how to snowboard!
Well from one MacDonald to another welcome to Canada and to Acumen Law Corporation, smart move.