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Tali H. Golombek

Toronto,Canada

Summary

A high-performing professional in academic and experiential legal education, with proven skills in administering co-curricular law school programs, facilitating leadership, and demonstrating sound judgment in advising faculty and law students. Detail-oriented, with superior interpersonal skills, and strengths in writing, administration, project management, student advising, policy creation, event planning and fundraising. A team player who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL LLM (GPLLM), UNIVERSITY of TORONTO FACULTY OF LAW
04.2019 - Current
  • Oversee all aspects of the GPLLM program delivery, with 180 graduate students from diverse nationalities and educational backgrounds cycling through every 12 months.
  • Supervise two full-time co-ordinators and multiple work-study students.
  • Recruit prominent legal professionals for teaching roles and speaking engagements at the law school.
  • Counsel law students facing academic and personal challenges, facilitating access to a wide array of university services.
  • Advise faculty in syllabus development, and provide guidance on complex student issues.
  • Rapidly developed resources for faculty to transition to online and hybrid learning during COVID.
  • Developed and updated comprehensive policy guides governing GPLLM academic processes, in alignment with the Faculty of Law and the School of Graduate Studies.
  • Organize orientation and convocation events, and educational workshops for faculty and students.

PROGRAM OFFICER & PROGRAM MANAGER

PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA (PBSC)
05.2014 - 04.2019
  • Oversaw PBSC chapters in eleven Canadian law schools: advised law students on all major aspects of running their chapters, including recruiting volunteers, reporting to funders, budgeting, event planning, training, and managing relationships with peers, faculty, and community partners.
  • Directly supervised law student program coordinators at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.
  • Directly supervised the revamping of the national statistics collection platform.
  • Wrote successful funding application to secure $30,000 from the Law Foundation of British Columbia to launch PBSC at Thompson Rivers University. Regularly reviewed funding applications and reports to other provincial law foundations.
  • Planned and executed complex, multi-city visits by Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella to PBSC chapters in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario.
  • Collaborated with national legal partners and law students to develop and manage new access to justice projects in their local communities.
  • I represented PBSC at national legal education events.
  • Developed original policies and presentations, and trained law students in PBSC policies and protocols.

PROJECT MANAGER

FLIP YOUR WIG for JUSTICE COLLECTIVE (at PBSC)
11.2014 - 03.2015
  • Coordinated and implemented complex, multi-faceted fundraising and social justice awareness raising campaign that yielded approximately $70,000; managed overall operational aspects.
  • Collaborated in strategic planning, marketing, and promotion for the campaign.
  • Managed information flow between executive directors and staff for six not-for-profit organizations, all Ontario law schools, several firms, members of the legal profession, charitable foundations, and legal publishers.
  • Researched, wrote & edited original campaign materials, including 24-page magazine insert in Law Times.

MANAGING EDITOR

IRWIN LAW INC.
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Supervised all aspects of the editorial process, including the development of editorial budgets and policies, reporting directly to the Publisher.
  • Edited manuscripts for copy, content, and accuracy of legal citations.
  • Recruited, hired and supervised freelance editors and proofreaders.
  • Communicated and negotiated with authors to resolve editorial matters.
  • Represented the company at corporate events.

ARTICLING STUDENT AND ASSOCIATE

WEIRFOULDS LLP
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Researched and wrote memoranda of law and facta for litigation, represented clients on motions and conducted client meetings; assisted lawyers in trial preparation.
  • Co-authored published papers.

Education

Called to the Bar -

Law Society of Upper Canada
06-2002

Bachelors of Law -

Osgoode Hall Law School
06-2000

Masters in Environmental Studies -

York University
06-1996

Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) -

McGill University
11-1993

Skills

  • University co-curricular program development
  • Post-secondary academic advising
  • Campus recruitment
  • Post-secondary policy development
  • Event planning and coordination

Academic Awards

  • J.S.D. Tory Research and Writing Competition Awards, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000
  • Blaney, McMurty, Stapells, Friedman Prize in First Nations and the Law/Rights of Indigenous People, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000
  • Ivan Cleveland Rand Prize, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000
  • Walter Williston Essay Prize in Civil Liberties, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000
  • Robert W. Macaulay Scholarship, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000
  • York University Entrance Award, 1993

Volunteer Experience

  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, Lawyers for Possibility Cabinet Member, 2018-2022. In collaboration with a select group of Toronto lawyers, served as ambassador for the Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the Hospital in the legal community.
  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Family Advisory Committee (FAC) Member, Past Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, 2010-2013, 2018-2023, Co-chaired monthly FAC meetings., Revised and maintained FAC governance documents., Presented FAC's leadership in client and family-centred care to key external hospital stakeholders and senior management., Collaborated with senior staff and Trustees in writing the 2012 Strategic Plan., Advocated for families in the development of hospital policies and standards of practice.

Timeline

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL LLM (GPLLM), UNIVERSITY of TORONTO FACULTY OF LAW
04.2019 - Current

PROJECT MANAGER

FLIP YOUR WIG for JUSTICE COLLECTIVE (at PBSC)
11.2014 - 03.2015

PROGRAM OFFICER & PROGRAM MANAGER

PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA (PBSC)
05.2014 - 04.2019

MANAGING EDITOR

IRWIN LAW INC.
01.2003 - 01.2005

ARTICLING STUDENT AND ASSOCIATE

WEIRFOULDS LLP
01.2000 - 01.2003

Called to the Bar -

Law Society of Upper Canada

Bachelors of Law -

Osgoode Hall Law School

Masters in Environmental Studies -

York University

Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) -

McGill University

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