Adela Teoteoi-Pîrlică is the Legal Assistant to Osuji & Smith’s Immigration Division Managing Lawyer, Rowan Fisher…Adela Teoteoi-Pîrlică is a Legal Assistant at Osuji & Smith. She is a newcomer lawyer from Romania, who supports our team with operational, research, and file management duties.

Her extensive legal background means we only get to have her in this role for a while, but we will be supporting her as she completes her NCAs (Canadian legal qualifications) to be able to continue her career as a lawyer in Canada. Once Adela has her qualifications to practice, we hope that she will join us as a full-fledged Canadian lawyer!

As well as obtaining two Bachelor’s degrees in Romania, one in Law and the other in Public Administration, Adela completed a Master’s degree in Management of Public Institutions with an Erasmus exchange program at University of Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense, Paris, France.

In addition, she has considerable experience in legal research, with legal research articles published in the annals of the Institute for Legal Research in the framework of the “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research, Institute of Romanian Academy. After over seven years of professional experience in different areas of Romanian law, she decided to continue her career in Canada.

Adela is an experienced legal professional with a strong background in civil continental law, as well as a variety of practice areas including immigration, commercial transactions, civil procedure, wills and estates, real estate, enforcement procedure, and litigation. In addition, she has provided legal guidance in construction law and monitored construction companies involved in the surveying of land and buildings.

Because she has collaborated and worked with various international clients, legal counsel, and public institutions, she can provide services in English, French and Romanian.

Adela came to Canada recently by way of a spousal sponsorship application, so she understands what it is like to be new, navigating a different culture than the one she grew up with. She understands what impact being a newcomer can have on mental health and confidence and what it’s like having to start all over again. She started volunteering with a Covid-19 support group where she worked with newcomers in need of kindness and understanding. She now volunteers with multiple francophone and other resettlement, education, and professional organizations to support all newcomers arriving to Canada.

In her free time, volunteers in a community kitchen, which helps people who are going through a difficult period in their lives. She enjoys walking around the city, as well as travelling near and far. She loves skating, nature, and wildlife.

Canada has become Adela’s second home because she believes that here each immigrant finds an opportunity to participate in a newcomer welcoming community, with many programs to help everyone, no matter where they are from. She finds Canadians friendly, and happy to help others integrate into their new lives. Adela enjoys working with clients from all over the world and assisting them to come home to Canada.

You can contact Adela via email [email protected] or via phone (403) 283-8018.