Women Lawyers Forum advocates reform to gowning policy in courts November 05, 2019 The centuries-old tradition of gowning in court is overdue for a modernization. The national Women Lawyers Forum Section is working with the branches to write to various courts across the country, encouraging them to adopt more inclusive gowning policies.
Spotlight on The Every Lawyer December 06, 2018 You’ve heard of them. You’ve probably listened to some – you may even have a few favourites. Podcasts are experiencing an explosive growth in popularity. And the CBA has entered the fray with its own podcast channel, The Every Lawyer, which has been growing a strong following since its launch in October.
Sharpen your legal skills with webinar series December 06, 2018 The CBA’s popular Skilled Lawyer Series is back with a total of 16 webinars over two streams to help you improve your litigation and transactional skills, and accumulate up to 12 hours of CPD credits per stream in just a few months.
Women Lawyers win Award of Excellence November 13, 2018 This year’s winner of the National Sections Council Award of Excellence is the Women Lawyers Forum, recognized for its outstanding contribution of a National Section in providing service to members and furthering the objectives of the Association. Read on for more.
Report from the Touchstones anniversary commemoration November 13, 2018 An event presented by the national Women Lawyers Forum and the OBA-WLF in October celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of the Touchstones for Change report, as well as the founding of the OBA Section. We have a report on the event, and pictures of some of the members of the original task force.
First ever Canadian survey on gender-based partners compensation in law firms October 16, 2018 Today the Canadian Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Forum launches the first ever national compensation survey of partners in law firms in Canada.
Tick. Tock. Time to renew. October 16, 2018 The days are getting shorter—and so too is the time to renew your Canadian Bar Association membership for another year. Join thousands of your colleagues from across Canada and renew today so you can continue to get the most out of your national association.
From the Board: Marie Laure Leclercq October 16, 2018 Last year, when seats opened up on the national Board of Directors under the new governance structure, I decided to apply, and I had the privilege of sitting on the first board faced with the challenge of operating under the new CBA 2.0 structure.