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Here is the first batch of winners for this year’s student essay competition.

In-person conference season kicks off in March. Check to see if there’s a conference coming up in your area of interest.

Things are growing more contentious in Canada’s energy sector, which means it’s a good time to join your peers from across the country, representing all sides of the debate at this year’s NEERLS Summit in Winnipeg at the end of May.

In the spirit of National Volunteer Week which took place April 15-21, CBA National magazine profiled outstanding CBA members who have made a difference. 

We’re looking for enthusiastic, engaged and diverse members to sit on Board committees and sub-committees this year. Find out how you can apply.

Lawyers with an interest in energy and the environment are invited to join their colleagues in Winnipeg at the end of May for a two-day conference exploring emerging trends and recent developments in environmental, energy and natural resources law.

We’re still building our database of volunteers for the SIRD project in East Africa. If you have expertise in the extractive sector, or working on human rights issues, you might be just what we’re looking for. Find out more about the project and what opportunities are coming up.

The CBA National Class Actions Task Force invites your comments on a proposed judicial protocol to address case management issues in multi-jurisdictional class actions in Canada.

The Government of Canada is currently seeking candidates for a dozen of these rosters under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canada – European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Canada – Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and the Nationals of Other States.

Niall Rand, a graduate law student at the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law, is the winner of the 2017 Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section Law School Essay Contest Gowling WLG - David Estrin Prize.