Kate Webster
Staff Lawyer - Refugee Law Office @Legal Aid Ontario
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WORK HISTORY
Staff Lawyer - Refugee Law Office @Legal Aid Ontario
CA
Staff lawyer at LAO\'s Refugee Law Office since March 2017. Represent clients in before all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, PRRA and H&C applications, applications for Ministerial relief, danger opinions, among other applications- Expertise in extremely vulnerable clients, including survivors of gender-based violence, minors, and persons living with severe mental illness- Member of the counsel team representing the Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches in the constitutional challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA)(heard by Supreme Court of Canada in October 2022)- Member of the national executive for the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL). Co-Chair of CARL’s Advocacy Committee- Obtained law degree from Columbia Law School (New York) and practiced in NYC for five years. Continue to provide opinions and affidavits on issues of U.S. immigration law- Provide trainings on issues of U.S. law and comparative aspects of U.S. and Canadian immigration/asylum law (including to Legal Aid Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers). Guest lecturer at Harvard Law School and University of Toronto Law School.
EDUCATION
McGill University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science; Economics
University of Oxford
M.Phil, International Relations
Columbia University School of Law
J.D., Law
SKILLS
ABOUT KATE WEBSTER
Experienced refugee and immigration lawyer admitted to practice in both Ontario and New York, currently working in Toronto, Ontario. Expertise in working with very vulnerable client base, including survivors of gender-based violence, individuals living with severe mental illness, and unaccompanied minors. Member of the counsel team representing Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Council of Churches in the constitutional challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA)(CCR v Canada, 2023 SCC 17). Serve on the national executive for the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), and currently the CARL Vice President. Regularly provide opinions about U.S. law to Canadian courts and tribunals, as well as trainings in U.S. immigration law and comparative U.S-Canadian law to various organizations, including Legal Aid Ontario, CARL, the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Council for Refugees, New York Bar Association. Occasional guest lecturer at Harvard Law School and University of Toronto Law School. Educated at Columbia University School of Law (J.D.), Oxford University (M.Phil), McGill University (B.A.(hons)).
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