{"id":9604,"date":"2023-06-09T11:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/getting-to-know-laura-our-newest-lawyer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T11:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:04:32","slug":"getting-to-know-laura-our-newest-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/zh-hans\/getting-to-know-laura-our-newest-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Laura, Our Newest Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Laura Schemitsch is our newest lawyer who joined Heron Law Offices in 2023. Per office tradition, we have our new lawyers write a blog post introducing themselves to Heron followers. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello to the Heron Law Offices community! I\u2019m Laura, a new lawyer on the team, here on the blog so you can get to know me a bit better.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-618x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-768x1272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-928x1536.jpg 928w, https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, the oldest of four children. My family used to visit Vermont aka the \u201cGreen Mountain state\u201d in the summer, and I always loved exploring the mountains.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before attending law school in Ottawa, Ontario, I was a research assistant for five summers in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Michael&#8217;s Hospital in Toronto, conducting research studies and writing peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Even though I enjoyed my experiences in medical research, I was more drawn to pursuing law school, specifically criminal law at the time. I also completed a Master of Arts Degree in Art History from Queen&#8217;s University in Kingston, Ontario.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2015-2016 I lived in vibrant Sydney, Australia and Whistler, Canada where I worked in the hospitality industry.\u202fAfter living in Whistler, I always hoped to return to the beautiful Sea to Sky corridor permanently.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started law school at the University of Ottawa in 2016. I found my passion for immigration and refugee law during law school in 2017 when I joined Capital Rainbow Refuge, a private sponsorship group that brings LGBTQIA2S+ refugees to Ottawa.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I articled and started my legal career as an immigration and refugee lawyer for Gerami Law Professional Corporation, a boutique immigration and refugee law firm in Ottawa, Canada. I was exposed to a wide range of matters including, refugee, appeals, protected person PR, family sponsorship, H &amp; C, inadmissibility, work permit applications and judicial reviews. I moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in June 2020 and worked remotely for Gerami Law PC until November 2021. I moved to beautiful Squamish, BC, two years ago. I transferred my licence and was called to the bar in BC in November 2021. From November 2021 until June 2023, I practiced immigration and refugee law at Race and Company LLP, serving clients in the Sea to Sky corridor. During this period I expanded my practice to assist local business, employers and entrepreneurs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My professional interests include: litigation, advocacy, immigration and refugee law, constitutional law, administrative law, human rights law and other related areas.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In my spare time, I enjoy hiking with my partner and our dog, camping, skiing, community work, jewellery making, dancing, writing and reading.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am thrilled to practice immigration and refugee law at Heron Law Offices with Will, Katie, Jessye, Xiaoyi, Tobie, Candy and Azza. I will be practicing both as a solicitor and shifting my practice to litigation \u2013 especially for employers and employees. The team has been incredibly welcoming so far and I think you will be just as excited as I am to be a part of the innovative work everyone here is doing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Schemitsch is our newest lawyer who joined Heron  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[427],"tags":[572,573,574],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Getting to Know Laura, Our Newest Lawyer - Heron Law Offices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/zh-hans\/getting-to-know-laura-our-newest-lawyer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting to Know Laura, Our Newest Lawyer - 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