BAR ADMISSION
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EDUCATION
B.A. & LL.B., University of International Business and Economics, China (2019)
J.D. University of Toronto (2022)
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT & ACCOLADES
KAREN JIA
ARTICLING STUDENT
Karen graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law with a J.D. degree in 2022. She received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws while she was in China. During law school, Karen worked at Downtown Legal Services, the University of Toronto’s legal clinic, as a family law caseworker. She also volunteered at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Rise Women’s Legal Centre, and Pro Bono Student Canada. Karen is a member of Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. Karen is fluent in Mandarin.
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Co-author, “Que Serra Serra (Whatever the Equalization Payment Will Be Will Be): Variation of Equalization Payment Due to Market Volatility” at Ontario Bar Association “Thirteenth Annual Bread and Butter Issues in Family Law” on October 7, 2022
Research Assistant, International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto
Research Assistant, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society
Student Caseworker, Family Law Division, Downtown Legal Services
Volunteer, Pro Bono Student Canada (partnered with Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants)
Externship Student, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
