Tharani Balchandran

“I really loved spending time with my host family, playing with the children and learning first-hand about Ghanaian culture from my host mother. It was also a great experience to learn more about Ghanaian law from conversations with local judges. I learned to keep an open mind at all times, to be grateful for the amazing opportunity to learn about the law in a diverse setting and experience such a rich culture, and not to get frustrated if things didn’t always turn out the way I expected. I discovered that there are many different ways and forms to learn about the law, not necessarily in a classroom or courtroom. I learned a lot about family and property law just by spending time with my host family and my host mother’s friends.”

SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE

CLA-ACE Internship:
WiLDAF 2009 (Accra, Ghana)

Education:

• B.S. Global Resource Systems, University of British Colombia (2006)
• LL.B. University of Victoria (expected 2011)

Recent Experiences:

• Intern with the Legal Department of Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC (Spring 2010)
• Intern with BDO Canada LLP, Toronto, ON (Fall 2010)
• Co-president of the South Asian Law Students Association, University of Victoria (current)
• Co-Equity Representative for the Law Students Society executive, University of Victoria (current)