Meet Our Students!
Our talented 2025 Summer Students have arrived!
Priya Basra – Toronto
Priya Basra is a student at Osgoode Hall Law School. After growing up in Winnipeg, Priya moved to Toronto to pursue an undergraduate program in human rights and socio-legal studies. Driven by a passion for social justice, she hopes to use the law as a tool to support workers and marginalized communities against systemic inequalities.
While in law school, Priya represented low-income workers at Parkdale Community Legal Services, volunteered with the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission, and was a Dean’s Fellow in criminal law. She continues to serve as a Senior Editor on the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and is a recipient of the Honourable William G.C. Howland Award of Excellence Scholarship.
During her time in law school, Priya has also worked as a research assistant on a seven-year project studying migrant labour in settler colonial contexts. As the student director on the international law stream, she collaborates with researchers at York University and Cornell Law School to study various treaties from the United Nations and International Labour Organization.
In her free time, Priya enjoys keeping up with Formula 1, reading rom coms, piecing together new jigsaw puzzles, and playing new board games with friends.
Sara Esayas – Toronto
Sara Esayas (she/her) is a JD student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Media Studies, and French from the University of Toronto. Sara also holds a Master of Arts in Communication and Cultural Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and York University’s joint program, where her research focused on the framing of racialized communities in news media. During her graduate studies, Sara also collaborated with faculty and students to develop Toronto Metropolitan University’s first Black Studies Minor.
During law school, Sara has volunteered with the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, assisting with humanitarian and compassionate applications, supported injured workers through Advocates for Injured Workers, and has been an active member of the Black Law Students’ Association, mentoring and advocating for Black law students. In her free time, Sara enjoys making playlists, attending concerts, and collecting vinyl records.
Jonathan Ku – Toronto
Jonathan is a law student at the University of Toronto. In undergrad, Jonathan majored in criminology and international relations, also at the University of Toronto. There, he worked on a research project about the working experiences of university students and the difficulties juggling the many academic, employment, and personal responsibilities placed on them. He also completed a placement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada where he got to first learn about and participate in union organizing.
Since coming to law school, Jonathan has looked for opportunities to fight for working people, having been a caseworker at the Advocates for Injured Workers (AIW) and Downtown Legal Services (DLS) employment division clinics. Both experiences taught him a lot about the kind of lawyer he wants to be: at AIW, many of his clients were migrant farmworkers fighting for compensation from the WSIB, while at DLS, Jonathan saw how the employment standards and human rights systems could be part of delivering justice for workers. Jonathan is excited to continue building his legal skills as a summer student at Goldblatt Partners and do meaningful, value-aligned work. In his down time, he enjoys reading, biking, and playing basketball; even though the Raptors aren’t that great right now, he is still a proud fan of the team.
Jimin Lee – Toronto
Jimin Lee (she/her) is an incoming 3L student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Prior to law school, Jimin earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies.
Jimin’s interest in meaningful advocacy and community organizing began with her involvement at HanVoice, a North Korean human rights charity. Throughout her seven years of involvement at HanVoice, she spearheaded a lobbying initiative for HanVoice’s resettlement program and served as a Project Coordinator for a global summit on North Korean human rights. Jimin currently serves as the Vice Chair of the HanVoice Executive Committee.
During law school, Jimin was a student caseworker at Downtown Legal Services (DLS), where she spent eight months representing low-income community members and students charged with criminal and university offences. While Jimin’s time as a caseworker has come to an end, she is currently working on a mural at DLS (which should be done … soon?). Outside of DLS, Jimin has also been actively involved in her law school community and previously served as the Co-President of the Korean Law Students’ Association.
In her spare time, Jimin enjoys playing volleyball, reading at cafés, and spending time outdoors with her dog.
Nemica Raneethran – Toronto
Nemica Raneethran’s dedication to social justice and the advancement of working peoples’ rights began long before law school. As the daughter of Eelam Tamil refugees, she witnessed how labour violations can uniquely undermine individuals’ dignity. Two formative experiences in high school served as catalysts for her interest in law: a part-time job in fast food that exposed her to workplace power imbalances, and a co-op placement at a legal clinic, where she developed insight into the broader, systemic injustices facing low-income folks.
At Carleton University, Nemica earned a Bachelors of Public Affairs and Policy Management (BPAPM) and Masters in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA). These interdisciplinary programs allowed her to investigate gaps in Canada’s social safety net, taking a particular interest in the experiences of seasonal, migrant workers.
Last summer, she joined the Ministry of the Attorney General through the Aboriginal Law Summer Student Program (ALSSP), building on her prior experience as a Junior Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada, where she developed Indigenous cultural competency and worked closely with First Nations communities. Now entering her final year of the Juris Doctor Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, Nemica reflects on her time in the Workers’ Rights Division of Parkdale Community Legal Services, which affirmed her dedication to pursuing a career in public interest law.
Outside of law, Nemica runs Chittukuruvi Bookhouse, an online Tamil-language children’s bookstore that champions cultural and linguistic diversity in literature.
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