Sophie is a second-year law student at the University of Calgary with a background in molecular biology that includes an Honours Bachelor of Science (High Distinction) and a Master of Science. Their legal interests include access to justice, civil litigation, human rights law, environmental law, and labour and employment law.
Sophie is the President and Founder of the University of Calgary’s Labour and Employment Law Association, a student-led organization that works to improve access to those fields of law while educating about workplace-based structural inequalities. They have also represented the University of Calgary in the 2022 Alberta Court of Appeals Constitutional Law Moot and participated in affordable housing campaigns in Toronto, where they are from, as part of the non-profit organization Progress Toronto.
During their spare time, Sophie enjoys teaching themselves new science things, making digital art, cooking, and martial arts.