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- Education:
- Osgoode Hall Law School (In progress) JD
- Western University (2022) MSc (Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences)
- University of Toronto (2021) BSc (Honours)
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Seliya Mawani (she/her)
is a summer student at Lenczner Slaght.
Seliya is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she has continued to develop her passion for client-centered advocacy through her various volunteer initiatives.
As a student clinic fellow with Osgoode’s IP Innovation Clinic, Seliya works with inventors and entrepreneurs to support their intellectual pursuits and help them better understand the value of their intellectual property. She also contributed to Osgoode’s 2025 Jessup Moot Team, where her research played a key role in the team’s success at the Canadian National Rounds and International Rounds in Washington, D.C.
Prior to law school, Seliya completed her Master of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences at Western University. She was selected to present her capstone research as a keynote speaker at Western’s Research Symposium discussing practical ways in which cervical cancer outcomes can be improved among Indigenous Women in Canada. In speaking about the potential policy outcomes of her research, she developed a keen interest in public speaking and advocacy.
She is deeply committed to building a practice in which she can use her skills to address complex problems in support of her clients’ needs.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Summer Student Class of 2025
Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to welcome eight talented law students for a summer of growth, learning, and collaboration as they help us solve our clients’ most complex legal problems.
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Graduate Student Innovation Scholars (GSIS) Award (2022)
Western University
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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2025)
Canadian National Champions, ranked 6th internationally in the preliminary rounds, placed in the top 32 teams overall
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Western Research Symposium Keynote Award (2022)
Western University