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The Every Lawyer is a Canadian Bar Association podcast to help you navigate the rapidly-changing legal world. Take advantage of trends and get the tools you need to advance your career and be the best version of yourself with actionable guidance and practical tips. Also on The Every Lawyer, we discuss social and political subjects important to all in the legal community.

Latest Episodes

The Violence Link in Practice

The Every Lawyer
September 2023

*Content warning: This episode discusses serious and potentially triggering subjects, including family violence and animal abuse, as well as the recounting of real-life events. Julia welcomes Valerie Monckton, Kerri Thomson, Dr. Amy Fitzgerald and Jenny Mason to discuss the link between animal abuse and family violence.

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SAGDA

The Every Lawyer
September 2023

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SAGDA - The Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance, formerly known as SOGIC. It’s about community support, intellectual exchange, professional networks, and advocacy. Julia welcomes lawyers Chris Ellis and Hossein Moghtaderi from SAGDA.

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The Misuse of NDAs

The Every Lawyer
June 2023

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Julia welcomes Jo-Anne Stark, Jennifer Khor, Ronald Pink KC, and Prof. Julie MacFarlane to discuss ending the misuse of NDAs by the legal profession in Canada.

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Leadership Lawyers – Tom Ullyett and Jordan Brown

The Every Lawyer
May 2023

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Lawyers in leadership positions. Julia welcomes Tom Ullyett and Jordan Brown

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Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Legal System - Jennifer David & Andrea Menard

The Every Lawyer
March 2023

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Julia welcomes Jennifer David from NVision and Andrea Menard from the University of Manitoba to discuss the CBA and NVision's highly regarded PD Webinar, The Path.

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Garde Préventive - Tory Hibbitt & Dr. Vanessa Cardy MD

The Every Lawyer
March 2023

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Julia welcomes Tory Hibbitt, past chair of the CBA's Health Law Section and Dr. Vanessa Cardy MD, to discuss Garde Préventive and recent changes to Alberta's Mental Health Act.

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Mental Health in the Legal Profession - Sania Chaudhry

The Every Lawyer
January 2023

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Actionable guidance on mental health hygiene and EDI, for firms and solo practitioners.

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YLIP Goes IDLO Mongolia

The Every Lawyer
January 2023

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Julia welcomes Stephen Gerald Kent and Agizul Sumber from the International Development Law Organization in Mongolia, and Abdu Murabit, who has just finished a YLIP internship with them. An exciting episode about combatting gender based domestic violence in Mongolia and around the world.

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Mental Health in the Legal Profession - Justice George R. Strathy

The Every Lawyer
January 2023

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Justice George R. Strathy speaks candidly about mental health in the legal profession.

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Mental Health in the Legal Profession – Dr. Cadieux & Glen Hickerson

The Every Lawyer
December 2022

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Julia welcomes Prof. Nathalie Cadieux from the University of Sherbrooke and Glen Hickerson from the CBA Well-being sub-committee to discuss mental health in the legal profession.

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Mental Health in the Legal Profession – Justice Michele Hollins

The Every Lawyer
November 2022

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Julia discusses mental health in the legal profession with the Honourable Justice Michele Hollins of the court of King's Bench Alberta.

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BHR Guide – Mineral Extraction with Lloyd Lipsett

The Every Lawyer
November 2022

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Julia welcomes Lloyd Lipsett, co-author of the CBA BHR Guide.

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Marketing and Social Media for Lawyers with Sandra Bekhor and Garry Wise

The Every Lawyer
November 2022

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Julia discusses marketing and social media for lawyers with Sandra Bekhor and Garry Wise.

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The Business of Business and Human Rights

The Every Lawyer
September 2022

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An introduction to the CBA Business and Human Rights Guide with Josh Scheinert and Eric Szeto.

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Access to Justice and Immigration in Canada

The Every Lawyer
September 2022

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Access to Justice and Immigration in Canada with Arghavan Gerami and Kyle Hyndman from the CBA Immigration Law Section.

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Anti-Corruption with Noah Arshinoff

The Every Lawyer
August 2022

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Noah Arshinoff discusses the new edition of Prof. Ferguson's book and the CBA's involvement in the government led multi-stakeholder Anti-Corruption High Level Roundtable Task Team 1.

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Let's Talk About MAiD & End of Life

The Every Lawyer
July 2022

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The current state of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation as well as its practical application with Dr. Vanessa Cardy, who is a family doctor and palliative care physician working in northern Quebec, and Shelley Birenbaum from the CBA's End Of Life Working Group.

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Abortion in Canada

The Every Lawyer
July 2022

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Julia Tétrault-Provencher welcomes Kerri Froc from the National Association of Women in the Law to discuss Abortion in Canada in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade.

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“Have a Gentle Heart When You Hear about Hard Things.”

The Every Lawyer
June 2022

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Actionable guidance on the TRC Calls to Action.

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Temporary Reprieve from the Rain

The Every Lawyer
May 2022

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Insight into the drafting process behind Bill C4 Banning Conversion Practices in which Florence Ashley participated extensively. Actionable guidance on working with clients who are survivors and why the hard work of litigation must still be done. With Florence Ashley and Julia Tétrault-Provencher.

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Exploring the CBA Pro Bono Initiative – Crisis in Afghanistan

Variety
December 2021

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We welcome Anna Kuranicheva to discuss an initiative put in place by the CBA Immigration Law Section to provide pro bono services to those impacted by the situation in Afghanistan and what you can do to support.  

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Exclusion of counsel in immigration process

Variety
September 2021

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We discuss the exclusion of lawyers in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's online platforms and portals, with Lisa Middlemiss.

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Discovering atypical careers in the law profession

Law Students/Young Lawyers
August 2021

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We are chatting with Julia Kingdon about the new Law Students Section video project 20 minutes, 5 minutes. We look over the different guests and their atypical career paths.

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Exploring the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit For Firms

Conversations with the President | The President's Take on TRC's Calls to Action
July 2021

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An interview with Jennifer David to discuss the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit for Firms.

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Exploring the issue of online hate and harassment

Variety
June 2021

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An interview with David Matas, senior legal counsel for B’Nai Brith Canada, who was instrumental in drafting the CBA’s submission on these issues of online hate.

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Let's Talk Medical Assistance in Dying

June 2021

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With our guest Shelley Birenbaum, we discuss the CBA’s influence on the implementation of Bill C-7 and the important updates to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation.

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Exploring the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit

Variety
May 2021

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Our guest today is Ray Leclair, vice president of public affairs at LawPRO, co-author of the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit.

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Privacy Shield Strikedown and Why You Should Care

Variety
October 2020

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We receive Eduardo Ustaran and Timothy Banks to discuss Privacy Law and its international developments.

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COVID-19 and Job Market Prospects for Young Lawyers

Law Students/Young Lawyers
October 2020

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We analyse the effects of COVID-19 on the job market for young lawyers, with Adam Norget and how to stand out of the crowd while looking for work, with Mark Holthe.

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Let's talk Systemic Racism

Variety
August 2020

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Arleen Huggins discuss systemic racism in the Canadian legal profession through her experience and expertise as a employment and human rights lawyer.

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Building Resiliency through Connection

Law Students/Young Lawyers
June 2020

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Candice Pollack and Lexy Smith-Doughty present the virtual gatherings “Coffee in the times of COVID”; events to facilitate connection and mentorship.

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Exploring the Divorce Act

Variety
June 2020

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Melanie Del Rizzo and Erin Brook explore the Divorce Act and the sweeping changes when Bill C-78 comes into effect.

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Keeping small and solo firms going in uncertain times

Variety
May 2020

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Robert Harvie and Donna Purcell, two experienced lawyers share their expertise in remote work. Get some tips on virtual firms and managing change.

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The Travelling Lawyer: Onward and Upward

Young Lawyers International Program
April 2020

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In this episode, we hear the testimonies of two interns of The Young Lawyers International Program (YLIP) Devon Black in Guyana and Navdeep Kaur in Vietnam.

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Pandemics in the workplace: Are you prepared?

Variety
February 2020

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It’s the topic on everyone’s mind – what do you do in a pandemic. And for employment lawyers specifically – how do you protect the workplace? Learn more with guest Sheila Osborne-Brown.

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How to cultivate health and wellness

Variety
January 2020

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Lawyers suffer from depression more than any other profession. We’re fortunate to be talking to two guests about this issue – Doron Gold and Glen Hickerson.

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How to manage your stress in law school

Law Students/Young Lawyers
November 2019

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It's beginning to look a lot like.... exam season! Don't let stress get the best of you. Our guests share advice on how to manage stress when it comes to exams or future career. 

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Let’s Talk Articling

Law Students/Young Lawyers
October 2019

We explore the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to articling across Canada, with guests Preston Parsons and Charlene Scheffelmair.

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Exploring Legal Aid

Variety
September 2019

Almost half of all Canadians will experience a legal problem over the course of a three-year period. It’s a startling statistic - and one we’re going to unpack on today’s episode focusing on legal aid across the country. #LegalAidMatters

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Exploring the Border Alert Toolkit

Variety
September 2019

The CBA has published a toolkit for lawyers who travel with electronic devices containing their clients' information. Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, founder of LexSage, counsels us on what to do when a custom’s officer asks us to do something that would breach our duty of confidentiality.

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The Travelling Lawyer: Welcome back home!

Young Lawyers International Program

Fourth and final episode in our series exploring the Young Lawyer International Program. After exploring the world, it's time to come back home. We meet with Laura MacLean who just came back from her placement and Mathieu Delorme who did the program 7 years ago, let's see what they are up to now.

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The Travelling Lawyer: When things go wrong

Young Lawyers

Today is the third episode in our series exploring the Young Lawyer International Program. Our topic today is what happens when things go wrong. We’ll talk to legal interns around the world about the funny and the scary moments when our carefully laid plans go awry… overseas.

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Exploring the Asylum Seekers toolkit

Variety

The CBA has published a toolkit for lawyers and asylum-seekers alike, breaking down the major legal processes that go into making refugee claims, as well as navigating the complex legal systems involved.

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The Travelling Lawyer: Intercultural work experience

Young Lawyers International Program

This episode is our second in a series exploring the Young Lawyer International Program. And today we’ll talk to interns around the world about what it’s like to work overseas, from the culture shock to the challenges of doing law in foreign jurisdiction.

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The Travelling Lawyer: From Packing up to Settling in

Young Lawyers International Program

Today we are packing up, taking off and settling in! This is the first episode of a four part series where we explore the Young Lawyers International Program, funded by Global Affairs Canada. It’s a CBA internship initiative in 10 different countries giving young lawyers international legal opportunities in law reform, human rights and access to justice.

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How to sit on a board while managing a full-time practice

Our guests on this episode are all members of the Canadian Bar Association’s board of directors. They’re here to tell us the risks and the rewards of sitting on that non-profit board.

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Year in Review: 2018

2018 was quite the year and in this episode, we revisit some of the top advice, tips and tricks from our past season.

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How to become a Legal Influencer

Small and Solo

Legal advice via Instagram? Client outreach through Snapchat? Legal influencer Jamie Benizri shares his tips on legal marketing online.

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Networking and Business Development for Small and Solo firms

Small and Solo firms

We talked to Simplex Legal founder Martine Boucher about how to engage in efficient and effective business development to grow your small or solo firm.

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Let’s talk Mentorship

Solutions for Law Student

Looking for your legal Yoda? Andrea Verwey Rayment guides us through the etiquette and strategy involved in finding, and then working with, legal mentors.

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Let’s talk Personal Branding

Solutions for Law Student

Wonder what goes into creating a personal brand? We discuss elevator pitches, social media and networking with lawyer Larry Markowitz.

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Let’s talk Wellness

Solutions for Law Student

We discuss wellness tips for law students with trademark lawyer and Iron Man triathlete Stephanie Melnychuk in this episode.

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