Jason Moyse Memorial Award in Law
To honour the memory of legal innovation trailblazer, Jason Moyse, who sadly passed away on December 2nd, 2024.
Those who had the privilege of knowing Jason are establishing a student award in his name at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. This award honours a lawyer who was a passionate advocate for innovation in the legal ecosystem both in Canada and abroad and will recognize a UCalgary Law student who demonstrates their involvement in the legal innovation ecosystem and understands the impact that it has on society, business and the world at large.
In Jason’s memory, please consider contributing to the Jason Moyse Memorial Award in Law.
All donations are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
Early life
Jason was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and spent his childhood and teenage years there. After high school, Jason attended The University of Waterloo where he studied Political Science + Business. After he received his LLB from Western University.
Early career
Jason began his career in private practice, articling at Alloway & Associates and moving on to Chaitons where he was an Associate focused on litigation. Post Chaitons, Jason moved in-house at Xerox where he spent six years as legal counsel and program manager. The initiatives he focused on there, also marked his entrance into the world of legal innovation which was the defining focus of the rest of his career and life.
A trailblazing legal innovator
Post Xerox, Jason’s focus was purely on legal innovation - both in his own company, LawMade - and the organizations he formally collaborated with around the world including Conduit Law, Cognition LLP, Mischcon De Reya LLP, Elevate Services, Autologyx, MaRS Discovery District, CodeX @ The Stanford Centre for Legal Informatics, Trustbot, DCS, The Legal Innovation Forum and PwC.
Launched in 2016, LawMade was the fulcrum of Jason’s ongoing personal and professional mission and focused on consulting, convening and collaborating with legal innovators around the world - in Canada, the UK, the US and Australia. LawMade’s core raison d'être was to support makers, law firms, corporates, investors and other organizations to improve, grow, promote or create new products, services, processes and business models related to legal services.
Jason was a true trailblazer in the legal innovation space: driven, devoted and ahead of his time. This award’s purpose is to support the next generation of legal innovators on their own personal and professional missions. He is dearly missed by his family, friends and fellow innovators.
Donations can be made electronically by completing the form below, or by cheque and mailed to:
Gift Processing and Tax Receipting (GPTR)
University of Calgary
OVC 131, 2500 University Dr NW
Calgary AB T2N 1N4
Cheques should be made payable to the University of Calgary and reference the Jason Moyse Memorial Award in Law clearly in the memo line.
The Jason Moyse Memorial Award in Law has been established in memory of Jason by his classmates, friends, colleagues, and family. The award recognizes Law students for their academic achievement and involvement in the legal innovation ecosystem in Canada. Once contributions reach $15,000.00, the award will be established and a $3,000.00 scholarship will be granted annually for a period of five years. If the total amount received from all donors does not reach the fundraising goal of $15,000.00 by June 30, 2026, the funds will be utilized to support the Faculty of Law’s general scholarship fund.