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Natalie Zinman is the Director of Student Programs for Gowlings' Toronto office.

In this role, Natalie is responsible for the management of student programs in the Toronto office, and oversees the recruitment, orientation, integration, mentoring, professional development and evaluation programs for summer and articling students. She also directs the Toronto office’s liaison activities with law schools, law students, and law student organizations.

Natalie summered and completed her articles with Smith Lyons. Following the completion of her articles and Smith Lyons’ merger with Gowlings, Natalie joined the Gowlings’ Toronto Employment and Labour practice group as an associate in 2002. In her role as an associate, Natalie regularly advised employers in a wide variety of sectors on various topics including pre-employment and hiring issues, executive compensation, drafting, review and interpretation of employment agreements, workplace policies, the litigation of wrongful dismissal claims and human rights complaints. As an associate, Natalie was also actively involved in the student program as a mentor and during recruitment periods. From March 2010 to January 2011, Natalie was the Acting Director of Student Programs. Natalie assumed the role of Director of Student Programs in a full time capacity in June 2011.