Rachel is an articling student in our Ottawa office. She completed her Juris Doctor at the University of Ottawa.
Rachel has participated in a number of enriching opportunities while she pursues her legal studies. For example, she served as a Research Assistant at the University of Ottawa in a program focused on AI regulation. As part of her internship with CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic), Rachel assisted with interventions in ongoing copyright litigation, helping draft responses to public policy touching legal tech issues, and assisting with transactional work for a few technology-related public interest clients. At CRAiEDL (Canadian Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Ethical Design Lab), Rachel worked on the ethical and legal implications in the design of anthropomorphic/social robots.
During her undergraduate studies, Rachel graduated summa cum laude and was named on the Dean’s Honour List every semester at the University of Ottawa. Rachel possesses valuable experience as a software developer for a local Ottawa start-up company, Fellow.app, where she built new features from the ground up as part of an intricate engineering team. Rachel was a ‘full-stack’ developer working in a multitude of areas of software including requirements gathering, project planning, execution, and testing.
Rachel is passionate about intellectual property, with a particular focus on patents. As a former software developer, she enjoys collaborating with people in similar roles, and working in patent prosecution allows her to do just that. The constant evolution of technology in the age of AI excites her and fuels her ambition for career growth in IP. She is thrilled to return to the firm where she benefited from incredible mentorship and training as a summer student. She looks forward to working alongside leading Smart & Biggar’s IP practitioners known for their extensive expertise.
