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A new class finds its place in Common Law

Orientation brings English- and French-language programmes together around the start of legal study.

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The context

What the reporting shows

Welcoming activities gave incoming students a chance to meet their community and begin exploring professional responsibilities. Dean Kristen Boon and invited speakers connected legal training with the people students hope to become. The faculty’s account looks back on orientation, rather than advertising an event still to come.

The stakeholder lens

Who this work touches

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The takeaway

A question to carry forward

For alumni readers, the useful next step is to follow the original reporting for names, dates and outcomes. This digest adds an editorial frame while keeping the source page as the authority.

Source reporting

Orientation launches an exciting year at Common Law

University of Ottawa · September 18, 2026

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