Welcome to Law to Her, a podcast dedicated to empowering women in law. We’re here to demystify the legal journey—from law school admissions to your first day of practice.

As many 1Ls may know, the structured 1L recruit is quickly approaching, with in-firm interviews in Toronto just around the corner. For today’s episode, we are fortunate to have Reagan Cockburn joining us today. Last summer, she was a 1L student at a Bay Street law firm, a job she secured through the recruit. Stay tuned to hear about her experience with the 1L recruit and how you can best prepare for in-firm interviews.

Reagan Cockburn (she/her) is a 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Reagan was a 1L Student at a Toronto law firm that participated in the structured 1L Recruit.

She is currently the VP Internal of Osgoode’s student government – the Legal & Literary Society – as well as the IT & Communications Director for Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) Osgoode, a member of the Professional Development Committee with BLSA Canada, and a Clinical Student at the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic.

Last year, Reagan was a 1L Representative for Legal & Lit, a student volunteer for the Afghan Women’s Organization through Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), a 1L Co-Representative on Osgoode’s International Law Society, a volunteer in BLSA Osgoode’s Raise the Black Bar program, a Student Ambassador, a Dean’s Scribe, and an active moot oralist & judge.

Reagan graduated from Western University in 2023 with an Honours Double Major in Political Science and Psychology, where she was very active in student government, political science research, and oral advocacy clubs.