Zane Nasir
Juris Doctor Candidate, Teacher
North York,ON
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Teacher
Canada Youth Chess Club (CCYC)
09.2017 - Current
Duties:
- Design and teach chess curriculums suitable for all ages and chess experiences.
- Identify and accommodate special needs.
- Communicate with parents and convey frequent progress reports.
- Create tests and graded homework.
- Prepare students for large competitions.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work
Accomplishments:
- 14 Provincial chess champions from 2017-2021 for student's respective ages.
- 4 National chess champions from 2017-2021 for student's respective ages.
Private Chess Tutor
Self-Employed
12.2012 - Current
- Assess individual's strengths and weaknesses then create programs most beneficial to their chess development.
- Create tailored chess theory for certain opponents at high level competitions.
- Work with parents to properly support their children.
- Coordinate various schedules (across multiple time zones) to allow for each student to have reasonable time slots.
- Increased student's nationally standardize rating by 5-20 standard deviations.
Server
El Catrin
06.2017 - 09.2017
- Created positive dining experience for diverse guests in bustling area.
- Employed tricks to upsell expensive items
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Checked identification for minimum age for sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Communicated in Spanish and English with staff and customers.
- Carried heavy items when receiving inventory shipments.
- Maintained warm disposition after 12+ consecutive work hours in high stress environments.
Deli Counter Assistant
Sobeyes
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Served and provided nutritional information on numerous meats and cheeses.
- Organized and closed deli counter.
- Operated various deli machinery.
Education
J.D. - Law
Osgoode Hall Law School
Toronto, ON 09.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Toronto
27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 09.2016 - 04.2021
Accomplishments
- National Bowman Tax Moot (top scoring general rounds team)
- World University Chess Championships top 30, 2021 (out of over 1000 of the world's top chess players)
- Canadian University Chess Champion 2017,2019,2020
- Pan-American Top International Team 2018, 2020.
- Ontario Chess Champion 2010,2012,2016.
- Ontario High School Chess Champion 2012-2016.
- North American U20 7th place (2014).
Law-Related Experience
Student Caseworker - Investor Protection Clinic 2023 - Present
Osgoode Hall Law School Investor Protection Clinic, Toronto, ON
- Conduct client intake interviews with harmed investors (usually from vulnerable populations), draft legal memos, communicate with partner caseworkers and supervising lawyers, conduct legal research, manage client expectations, find creative legal solutions to difficult or unclear legal problems.
- Work on community outreach projects on behalf of the legal clinic such as writing articles about common scams vulnerable populations may encounter.
- I manage several files (the most in the clinic) while taking traditional law school classes, and doing moot preparation.
Oralist - Bowman Tax Moot Competition 2023 - Present
Osgoode Hall Law School, Mooting Society, Toronto, ON
- Honing the skills of legal research, oral advocacy, factum drafting, teamwork, and statutory interpretation.
- Attend advocacy workshops and attend weekly training sessions with my coaches and team members.
President - Osgoode Hall Chess Club 2023-Present
Osgoode Hall Law School, Chess Club, Toronto, ON
- Organize weekly meetings and coordinate club events.
- Send weekly emails to club members to update them on current and upcoming events.
- Attend general Osgoode club meetings to ensure compliance with the relevant rules.
- Organize a York-wide chess tournament to determine the composition of the varsity chess team. I successfully advocated to get York back into the Canadian national chess circuit.
Interests
Chess - competing at an international level, writing a book, and playing casually with friends.
Physical fitness - bodybuilding, swimming, cycling.
Traveling - exploring cultures (learning authentic cultures from enclaves or groups of people), embracing nature, sampling cuisines, and learning languages.
Animals - learning diversity and rehabilitation.
Arts - music, live theatre, ballets, dance, museums, and history.
Timeline
J.D. - Law
Osgoode Hall Law School
09.2022 - Current
Teacher
Canada Youth Chess Club (CCYC)
09.2017 - Current
Server
El Catrin
06.2017 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Toronto
09.2016 - 04.2021
Deli Counter Assistant
Sobeyes
01.2016 - 12.2016
Private Chess Tutor
Self-Employed
12.2012 - Current
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