NEW

Call for Nominations

The Public Sector Lawyers Forum is seeking nominations for Secretary-Treasurer and four Executive Members for the term September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014.

For further details, please see the full Call for Nominations.

National Sections: Children’s Law Committee

National Sections recently established a Children’s Law Committee to coordinate activities, provide advice, and respond to law, policy, and legal research developments on matters affecting Canadian children. More information is available on the new Children’s Law Committee webpage.

Join the Children’s Law Committee listserv!

Interested CBA members are strongly encouraged to join the Children’s Law Committee listserv. This is an ideal way to stay informed of Committee activities and get directly involved. The listserv also provides a forum to network and exchange ideas with leading practitioners who share your interests.
Membership is free to CBA members.

Join the listserv (CBA membership number required)

Newsletter

Digest (May 2013)

Please consider providing a submission for the next edition. We are looking for articles of interest to Forum members:

• Updates on recent/upcoming activities including substantive developments in your jurisdiction;
• Case summaries;
• New legislation;
• Articles about your personal/professional experience as a public sector lawyer.

Here are a few guidelines to help:

• Articles only need to be between 300 and 1,000 words;
• Articles over 1,000 words must be accompanied by a summary or précis (100-300 words);
• Articles can be submitted in French or English.

Please send your submissions to me at debbie.hackett@gnb.ca . Please also canvass your co-workers and colleagues and ask if they would be interested in making a submission to the newsletter.

Thank you very much for your participation in creating a must-read newsletter for our Forum.

Sincerely,
Debbie Hackett
Newsletter Editor, Public Sector Lawyers Forum