Shoshanna’s primary areas of practice include Aboriginal, labour and employment and intellectual property law, with a focus on negotiation, consultation, and governance.
Shoshanna Paul is currently on maternity leave. Please contact Sacha Paul at SRP@tdslaw.com or Barb Allan at barbaraa@tdslaw.com and they will be happy to assist you.
Shoshanna is a member of English River First Nation, a Dene community located in Treaty 10 in northern Saskatchewan. She is an associate lawyer with TDS-Saskatoon who practices Aboriginal, labour and employment and intellectual property law, with a focus on negotiation, consultation, and governance for Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments and organizations.
Shoshanna has acted primarily for First Nation governments and their organizations in developing and implementing their own laws and policies, including land codes pursuant to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act or personnel policies, including respectful workplace policies. Shoshanna has also worked on the negotiation and litigation of specific claims, as well as human rights and unjust dismissal disputes under the Canada Labour Code. Shoshanna also helps Canadian museums and arts organizations navigate complex issues related to reconciliation.
In addition to her practice, Shoshanna has taught on topics related to Indigenous land management and economic development at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law as well as the University of Saskatchewan’s Kanawayihetaytan Askiy program. She also recently contributed a chapter entitled First Nation Estates under the Indian Act in Drafting Wills in Canada: A Lawyer’s Practical Guide (3rd Edition).
JD – Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, 2014.
BA – University of British Columbia, 2007.
Manitoba, 2023
Saskatchewan, 2015
Board of Directors, Art Gallery of Saskatchewan (Remai Modern)
Committee Member, Indigenous Intellectual Property Committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
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Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Location: Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, 18 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London SE1 7TJ Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP lawyer Shoshanna Paul will… Learn More