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Juris Doctor\/MA International Affairs in International Organization and Global Public Policy (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous employments:
\u2013 Legal Officer, Global Affairs Canada
\u2013 Articling Candidate, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
\u2013 Legal Researcher, Global Strategy Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a student with a passion for international law, the Juris Doctor\/Master of Arts (International Affairs) dual-degree was a perfect fit for Ali Tejpar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It allowed him to study for the Juris Doctor at the University of Ottawa\u2019s law school, while also pursuing the MA (International Affairs) offered by Carleton\u2019s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe program was fantastic. Not only do you learn about the law and international relations, but you have the opportunity to pursue placements you can\u2019t get anywhere else in the country,\u201d says Tejpar, who earned his degrees in 2018 and is now completing his articling at the Ottawa office of Norton Rose Fulbright, a leading global law firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, Tejpar remembers taking the advanced international law course with Professor Christopher Penny at NPSIA in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wrote a paper on Canada\u2019s trade relations with the European Union and a few months later, I was completing a co-op at Global Affairs Canada\u2019s Trade Policy and Negotiations Division,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was able to support Canada\u2019s trade negotiations with Chile, the EU, Israel, Korea, and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JD\/MA degree begins with a year at uOttawa\u2019s Faculty of Law, followed by a year at NPSIA, and then two years completing both degrees. Towards the end of his studies, Tejpar was able to return to Global Affairs Canada\u2014this time in the Treaty Law Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was amazing; I was writing legal opinions and memos to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Canada\u2019s Ambassador to the United Nations on recommended diplomatic and treaty responses,\u201d says Tejpar. \u201cIt required an understanding of international law, international relations, and global politics\u2014topics that my degrees helped me better understand and work with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of his studies, Tejpar has also published eight academic articles and been recognized with thirty awards for academic excellence and community leadership. He had the opportunity to present his research at academic conferences in Atlanta, Montreal, and Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNPSIA is a top international affairs program. It really set me up for the future,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Tejpar works with clients all over the world at Norton Rose Fulbright and will be called to the bar in June 2019. He is also a well-known advocate for Youth Ottawa and the Ismaili Council for Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, he received the United Way Community Builder Award and the Mayor\u2019s City Builder Award for his volunteer efforts, which included organizing the Mayor for a Day contest and hosting workshops on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership for immigrants and newcomers. Tejpar says he is motivated by a sense of duty to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ali Tejpar poses with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson (L) and city councillor Mathieu Fleury (R). Photo courtesy of the City of Ottawa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVoluntary service is incredibly valued in the Ismaili community,\u201d explains Tejpar, who counts himself as a member. \u201cThere is a great sense of duty to use your education for social good and in the service of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a youth advocate, Tejpar also offers this advice to current students: \u201cYou create your own opportunities. Positions are not always advertised, so you have to take the initiative and ask how you can get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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