Nathan Strauss, Q.C. Essay Prize in Legal Ethics

Full-time students enrolled in any year of the JD or graduate programs at Osgoode Hall Law School may compete. The prize is awarded annually for an essay of exceptional merit on any issue relating to legal ethics or professional conduct, preferably with reference to implications for the practice of law of rapid social and technological change. The subject may be broad and theoretical or focused on a particular substantive area. The winning essay should be of publishable quality.

The award amount varies.

Established by Lilly Offenbach Strauss in honour of her late husband, Nathan Strauss, Q.C., a Life Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode graduate, and member of the Ontario bar.