Kate is a private practitioner specializing in Immigration Law, Family Law, Real Estate, Wills, and Estates. She provides contractual immigration services to Osuji & Smith Lawyers. Kate is also a Private Panel Family Lawyer with the Legal Services Board, Nunavut. Kate’s professional career began with a BA (Hons) in Linguistics from the Abia State university in Nigeria. After her graduation, she did go on to acquire a Law Degree from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and subsequently went to the Nigerian Law School to complete her bar admission program. Kate was called to the Nigerian Bar on May 08, 2008.
After the BAR ceremony, Kate’s law career kicked off as a Private Practitioner, during which she took on Spring Bank (Lagos Branch), Nigeria as her first client, providing them with contractual services in criminal matters and perfection of legal mortgages. During her time working for the bank, Kate gained a great deal of knowledge in finance, real estate, and accounting, which she has continued to develop in her journey as an entrepreneur. She went on to establish her law office in partnership with a senior lawyer in Nigeria, where she provides family law, immigration, corporate law, and adoption services. Through active participation and leadership in her Nigerian Law firm, Kate has been able to maintain her legal practice and licensure as a Nigerian bar member, to date, and continues to enrich her knowledge of the Nigerian law system through continuous learning. Kate has also supported numerous Nigerians in immigrating to Canada, Australia, and the USA through her active service in immigration in her Nigerian law office.
Kate immigrated to Canada in 2009 with her husband and six children. She temporarily took on a new career working on the front lines of child protection and social services. She was able to acquaint herself with the Canadian court systems and family law matters as a front-line staff.
Kate challenged the Law Societies of Canada NCA exam in November 2013. This was followed by a 12-month articling experience in Edmonton, where Kate worked in a Law Firm that specializes in immigration, legal drafting, research, real estate, Wills and Estates, and family law.
Immediately after articling, Kate went back to school and obtained a Master’s Degree in Conflict Analysis and Management at the Royal Roads University, Victoria BC, to enhance her conflict resolution skills. After graduating from the Master’s program, Kate secured employment at the Legal Services Board (LSB), Nunavut, in the areas of family law and child protection as an articling student. She was subsequently called to the Nunavut Bar in 2022. Kate also got admitted to the Law Society of Alberta, in 2022. This sums up her law licenses in 3 different Geographical Jurisdictions.
From working on the front lines with families and youth involved in the criminal justice system, taking on an articling experience dealing with a multicultural pool of clients, and providing supervised legal services up North, Kate has been able to develop and maintain strengths in providing culturally sensitive services, and provides mentorship and education to peers who may struggle with the skills, due to limited professional exposure to diverse populations.
Apart from her love for the law profession, Kate is passionate about human justice and fair treatment for all. When she is not in her wig and her gown, Kate spends her free time providing humanitarian services through volunteering with youth and family programs in both Canada and Nigeria.
You may contact Kate via email [email protected] or phone 403-283-8018.