Joshua Shaw

WRITE YOUR DAMN LONG BOOK

I'm hiring a Legal Research Fellow!

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My annual reminder to students that you want a letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to your work and your work ethic in detail. Get to know your professors before you need a letter, and ask the professors that have commented on your work. Office hours are ideal for this.

A man holds a plate with a doughnut.

I ate a Saskatoon berry doughnut.

I fucking love buying books.

The Canadian Bar Association : SAGDA & University of Saskatchewan College of Law Start of Season Reception We look forward to your participation - register today!

A reception for 2SLGBTQQIA+ lawyers and law students in Saskatchewan is being held at the Saskatoon Club on Friday, 6-8 PM. Drinks and appetizers will be served (included in ticket). Come meet your peers in the legal profession, or let those in Saskatchewan know!

www.cbapd.org/details_en.a...

This also works at academic conferences

Courts entitled to weigh in when notwithstanding clause pre-emptively invoked Saskatchewan Court of Appeal says nothing in the Charter suggests legislatures have the last or only word on whether legislation limits rights

For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Courts entitled to weigh in when notwithstanding clause pre-emptively invoked #cdnlaw #cdnpoli #canqueer

These LLMs have read more primary sources than any of us will ever read (assuming they’re printed and scanned). But they’re the equivalent of someone who never takes notes and has no idea where they read it and whether the source was trustworthy.

I wish more aspiring academics really appreciated this aspect, that academia is dialogical. You have to be able to extemporaneously defend your ideas and discuss them in great detail, orally. You have to know it well enough to have it at your fingertips.

Literally describes nobody. Like zero accuracy on the description front.

Important things to consider before we outsource the research and writing process to machine proxies

Winnipeg woman's brain tumour sample lost by health authorities, lawsuit claims | CBC News A Winnipeg woman is suing multiple health authorities in Manitoba after she claims staff members lost a sample of her brain tumour when it was sent for lab testing in 2023.

Does anyone here have any more information about this case like the file number or counsel representing the plaintiff? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A recent article by @crimhighlights.bsky.social member Tyler King theorizes a new form of discretion in the criminal courts. While it is more theoretical, scholars interested in legal discretion may find it relevant. Free to read/download from @lsijournal.bsky.social!

doi.org/10.1017/lsi....

Two men and their dog stand in front of a sign which reads, “Welcome to Saskatchewan - Land of Living Skies”.

We are Saskatchewanians now.

From that experience and further training, I am prepared to make a positive and thoughtful contribution to legal education in Saskatchewan and Canada.

In addition to teaching and research, that involved obtaining a postgraduate certificate in higher education teaching (PGCHE) and becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK.

My start at the University of Saskatchewan involves me leaving the University of Kent, in Canterbury, England, where I was a Lecturer in Law since September 2023. I learned a lot from my time in England, and I believe I became a better teacher and scholar as a result.

I will also continue to research laws affecting the use and disposal of dead bodies and bodily materials, with a historical and theoretical focus that enables me to study the nature of law and power relative to the human body, and how law matters to concepts and practices of medicine and health.

As of today, I am officially a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law at @usask.bsky.social. I am so happy to return home to the Canadian Prairies, and to join such warm colleagues. In 2025/2026, I will be teaching tort law to 1Ls, and jurisprudence to 2Ls and 3Ls, in the Juris Doctor program.

My partner (Connor) and l are moving to Saskatoon (permanently!) for my job at USask. Connor is looking for work in the city of Saskatoon or remote in Canada, starting July 1. He is a communications/marketing specialist, who has worked in such roles since 2017. Does anyone have any leads for him?

Join me and others at the free online event “40 Years of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act: What Next for Surrogacy?” on 16 July at 5.30pm!! Registration via link #surrogacy40 www.progress.org.uk/event/surrog...

Science fiction as legal imaginary is currently £80 cheaper than normal on the evil empires website. Could be a bargain for someone?

www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Fict...

My partner (Connor) and l are moving to Saskatoon (permanently!) for my job at USask. Connor is looking for work in the city of Saskatoon or remote in Canada, starting July 1. He is a communications/marketing specialist, who has worked in such roles since 2017. Does anyone have any leads for him?

Obviously I wouldn't dare hope that the law might decline to sex me in my lifetime, but it is reassuring to learn that the sex of my corpse can remain "unascertained"

I am now vice-president (membership) at the Canadian Law and Society Association / L'Association canadienne Droit et Société. Excited to contribute to sociolegal scholarship in Canada in this role!

Received the results of my final PGCHE assessment and with that the PGCHE is done and, within the month I suppose, I will be a FHEA.

A photograph of black sign on a white wall which reads “Professor Joshua Shaw”.

I’ve been told the sign to my office has gone up at @usask.bsky.social! 🥲