I understand the profound impact that unexpected injuries can have on individuals and am committed to helping them navigate the complexities of the legal system during this difficult time.
About Sydney Hansen
Sydney is a Student-at-Law at Weir Bowen LLP gaining experience in a variety of legal areas including civil litigation, personal injury, and medical malpractice. She is motivated by the personal connections she builds as a plaintiff side lawyer and strives to use her expertise to guide client who are going through overwhelmingly difficult times.
Sydney holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), in Political Science from Brock University, and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Alberta. Part of Sydney’s legal training included an intensive mediation clinic equipping her with practical skills necessary to effectively advocate for clients during settlement negotiations. Her academic background and practical experience have equipped her with the skills to contribute effectively to each file she works on. Sydney is eager to expand her legal knowledge while working alongside the firm’s accomplished lawyers, and she looks forward to making a positive impact on the team’s success.
Outside of her legal work, Sydney enjoys traveling and can often be found going between Canada’s East and West coast attending festivals along the way.
Education
2020 – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Brock University
2024 – Juris Doctor – University of Alberta
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.