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Lydia Dobson is a lawyer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Lydia has been practicing since 2025 (1 years of experience) and is a member of the Nunavut bar.

Lydia Dobson

Director
Ottawa, Ontario Called to the Bar: 2025
Regular - Active Membership

About

Professor, Faculty of Law,L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaProfileArticlesActivityLydia Dobson is a human rights and labour lawyer who focuses on prisoners' rights. She is the Co-Director of the Prison Law Clinic in the Univeristy of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Co-Director of Prisoner Legal Supports. Lydia teaches Prison Law in Action at Carleton Univeristy and has been involved in organizing for prisoners' rights since 2012 when she was a founding member of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project.Lydia is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and Law Society of Nunavut. Lydia earned her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 2021), and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University (Law and Legal Studies. (Hons.) 2012; Sociology and Anthropology M.A., 2014).Experience–presentProfessor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaEducation2021Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctorate ProfileArticlesActivityLydia Dobson is a human rights and labour lawyer who focuses on prisoners' rights. She is the Co-Director of the Prison Law Clinic in the Univeristy of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Co-Director of Prisoner Legal Supports. Lydia teaches Prison Law in Action at Carleton Univeristy and has been involved in organizing for prisoners' rights since 2012 when she was a founding member of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project.Lydia is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and Law Society of Nunavut. Lydia earned her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 2021), and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University (Law and Legal Studies. (Hons.) 2012; Sociology and Anthropology M.A., 2014).Experience–presentProfessor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaEducation2021Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctorate Lydia Dobson is a human rights and labour lawyer who focuses on prisoners' rights. She is the Co-Director of the Prison Law Clinic in the Univeristy of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Co-Director of Prisoner Legal Supports. Lydia teaches Prison Law in Action at Carleton Univeristy and has been involved in organizing for prisoners' rights since 2012 when she was a founding member of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project.Lydia is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and Law Society of Nunavut. Lydia earned her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 2021), and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University (Law and Legal Studies. (Hons.) 2012; Sociology and Anthropology M.A., 2014).

Bar Admissions

Nunavut
active · Called 2025

Education

Professor, Faculty of Law,L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Experience–presentProfessor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaEducation2021Osgoode Hall Law School, Juris Doctorate
–presentProfessor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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Quick Facts

Years of Experience
1 years (since 2025)
Status
Regular - Active Membership
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