Tyler Schnare

Experience

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  FOOD BASICS LIMITED

  May 2015 - Aug 2017

  Store associate

  - Maintained excellent customer service skills as well as pleasant manner with customers at the store, and on the phone, resulting in customer satisfaction. - Responded to customer complaints with respect using effective oral, and active listening communication skills, resulting in the de-escalation of negative experiences. - Assessed business, and took initiative to support co-workers with their duties when possible.

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  York University

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Student Telephone Interviewer

  - Cold-called and persuaded Canadians to participate in Government studies involving sensitive topics, such as police encounters and health information, coded their responses, and addressed their concerns about the collected information.

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  Pro Bono Students Canada

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2019

  - Crafted humanitarian and compassionate grounds reports by creatively combining client narratives, legal research, and reports on the conditions within an applicant’s country of origin to help clients remain in Canada.

  • Student Placement Volunteer at the FCJ Refugee Centre

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Osgoode Hall, 1L, Section D Representative

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2019
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  Start Proud - Fier départ

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

  Law Student Associate

  - Facilitated communications between the organization and the LGBTQ student groups at law schools across Ontario.- Assisted in marketing the first "New Precedent Conference" for LGBTQ legal professionals and law students.

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  Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP)

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Criminal Law Division Leader

  - Managed multiple criminal case files: conducted intake, reviewed disclosure, met with clients, drafted opinion letters, represented clients at set dates, negotiated resolutions at crown pre-trials, and prepared cases for trial.

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  Osgoode OUTLaws

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  VP Professional Development

  - Supported the execution of events for LGBTQ+ students and professionals in the Osgoode Hall Law School community. - Developed and maintained a mentorship program connecting upper year LGBTQ+ students and 1L LGBTQ+ students.

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  Pro Bono Students Canada

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Legal Research Volunteer at For Youth Initiative

  - Researched and drafted legal resources about cannabis, consent, and assault.- Developed a public legal education workshop to educate youth on cannabis laws and their relevance to criminal justice, housing, employment, medical services, driving, and travelling.

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  Daily Bread Food Bank

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Research and Advocacy Intern

  - Helped design, survey vulnerable food bank clients, and report results for the “Who’s Hungry Report: COVID 19 edition”.- Researched and crafted an extensive universal basic income report to recommend an advocacy position for the organization’s anti-poverty strategy.- Researched and made policy recommendations in relation to information distribution ethics, as well as “deep poverty”.

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  Osgoode Hall - Innocence Project Clinic

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2021

  Student Case Worker

  - Drafted submissions on faulty blood evidence and improper jury charges to substantiate a client’s s.696.1 ministerial review application. - Created detailed statement comparisons and timelines by thoroughly reviewing and integrating discrepancies from disclosure, trial transcripts, and subsequent witness interviews to substantiate a s.696.1 ministerial review application.

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  Peacebuilders Canada

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  Articling Student

  - Assisted with the in-house legal concerns of a non-profit organization including but not limited to: conducting fact investigation and legal research in the areas of criminal law and procedure, child welfare, education law, privacy, and charity/ non-profit administration; drafting correspondence, public legal education resources, organizational by-laws, and legal memoranda on issues related to the advocacy practices of Peacebuilders and its programs; and engaging in youth justice advocacy. - Key researcher, drafter, and contributor to anti-racist criminal justice-reform initiatives, such as “The Adolescence Project” and “The Transformative Justice Lab”. Topics of research included but were not limited to: the age-crime curve, justice models for young adults (18-25), diversion practices, restorative justice practices, specialty court practices, justice and child-welfare involved youth, and the youth justice process. - Extensively collaborated with justice service providers and stakeholders, using Office and file management systems, to create resource guides, present public legal education, and advance reform initiatives. (e.g. police interactions and youth records presentations with Springboard’s youth clients). - Co-facilitated restorative justice circles and mediations, using teleconferencing technology, to resolve youth charges by developing rapport, and by communicating with empathy, integrity, as well as active listening. Show less

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  Cremer Barristers

  Dec 2022 - now

  Criminal Defense Attorney