Kyle Elliott

Kyle is an active member of the legal community. He is president of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and has served on its board since 2017. He is also a member of the Law Society of Ontario's Equity Advisory Group, which provides advice to the Law Society on issues affecting diverse communities in the legal profession.

Kyle sits on the DEI Standing Committee of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), an association of legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools in North America and beyond. He is also the DEI Liaison for NALP’s Canadian Section.

During his time at Osgoode Hall Law School, Kyle was the president of the Black Law Students’ Association before serving as the national articling representative for the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada.

• Panellist: How to be an Ally – Let’s Build a More Inclusive Legal Sector
  AIJA 59th International Young Lawyers' Congress, Zurich, Switzerland (Hybrid), August 27, 2021.
• Panellist: Microaggressions in the workplace and beyond
  Webinar, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, May 25, 2021.
• Panellist: How to build a more inclusive culture and strengthen diversity initiatives across the legal profession
  Webinar, Canadian Legal Innovation Forum, April 8, 2021
• Panellist: Navigating a Virtual Recruit: A Discussion About Best Practices & Diversity Initiatives
  Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers 14th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, February 19, 2021.
• Panellist: Equality, Diversity & Anti-Racism in the Legal Profession: How do we move forward?
  Canadian Bar Association Alberta Leadership Forum, Calgary, Alberta, November 17, 2020.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2017
JD, Osgoode Hall Law School – 2016
BA (Hon.), Carleton University – 2013