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The CBA held its 99th annual meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, 121 years after a group of lawyers from across the country gathered in that city to lay the foundation of a national association for the legal profession.

A highlight of the President’s Dinner is always the announcement of award winners. This year the winners of the Walter Owen Book Prize and the President’s Award were celebrated at the dinner in Montreal.

Law firms with all of these characteristics have hit the “sweet spot” of legal practice, says Noel Semple. The problem is that most small and solo law firms generally hit only two of the three.

While the relentless nature of a lawyer’s workday can sometimes be evocative of a treadmill, the fact is that treadmills don’t factor enough into most lawyers’ lives. Nor do exercise balls, weights, walking, running, yoga, swimming – or whatever other physical activity floats your boat.

Vegas, baby. It’s a place where you go big or go home.

September means back to school, and also the fall season of conferences meetings. Does your section have a conferences meeting coming up?

Incoming President Kerry Simmons outlines her priorities for the next year in her speech to the Annual Meeting in Montreal. If you weren’t able to be there, or participate from a hub, read on to see what she has in store for 2017-18.

The CBA’s Legislation & Law Reform team has been busy working with our National Sections to send a number of submissions to government.

The Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs is seeking applications from barristers or advocates who are members in good standing of any provincial or territorial Bar, and who have extensive professional experience spanning at least ten years, to fill an existing vacancy at the Federal Court in Vancouver and create a pool of candidates to staff future prothonotary positions in Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes the news that the selection criteria will respect the constitutional convention of regional representation, and that applications will be sought from Western Canada and Northern Canada.