Safia Thompson completed her J.D. with Distinction at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University (“TMU”). She graduated as the law school’s Inaugural Valedictorian and as the law school’s first recipient of the TMU Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award – an award which recognizes graduating students who have made outstanding voluntary extracurricular contributions to their faculty and TMU as a whole. During her time at Lincoln Alexander, she has won other scholarships and awards, including the Andy & Valerie Pringle Law School Scholarship, the Vs. All Odds Award, and the Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein LLP Award in Criminal law, which is awarded to a student who has demonstrated exceptional promise and aptitude in the area of Criminal Law – a course taught by Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Judge Rita Maxwell. 

Safia also served as one of the Founding Co-Presidents, the Alumni Advisor and the 3L Representative of the Black Law Students’ Association at Lincoln Alexander. Additional enriching experiences during her journey in law school include her time as a Teaching Assistant for Property Law and Research Assistant to the Associate Dean, Academic.

As an undergraduate student at York University (“York”), Safia earned her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Law & Society. She graduated from York on the Dean’s List and as a member of the Golden Key International Honours Society. During her undergrad she served as Vice-President and Vice-Chair of the Student Council of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies as well as a York University Senator.

Safia is passionate about fitness, pro-bono work, and mentorship.