2024

Colin Lachance will work with lawyers to integrate AI into profession

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is excited to introduce Colin Lachance as its 2024-25 Innovator-in-Residence. In this role, he will spearhead a groundbreaking initiative aimed at assisting lawyers with effectively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their practice to better serve their clients.

In honour of Seniors Month, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is offering free sessions designed to equip seniors and their families with essential information to safeguard their rights. These sessions aim to enhance understanding of the legal rights and obligations of older adults and caregivers.

Ontario Bar Association President Kelly McDermott is recognizing three lawyers from the law firm of Conway Baxter Wilson LLP in Ottawa with the annual OBA President’s Award.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is delighted to unveil the recipients of the annual Association Awards. These distinguished individuals will receive recognition at the upcoming OBA Awards Gala on June 20 in Toronto.

With a specific focus on the practice of law, OBA’s Real Intelligence on AI is designed to demystify AI and help you to understand and mitigate its risks while enjoying its many benefits.

Ontario Bar Association Past-President Karen Perron has been appointed an associate judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Ottawa.

Former OBA President Colin Stevenson has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) will be moving to the Sensitive Content Management (SCM) service which is now available. This is to ensure continued service for LAT’s stakeholders as EATS will be decommissioned effective March 1, 2024. Lawyers have the option to begin using SCM immediately. The Enterprise Attachment Transfer Service (EATS) will be decommissioned, effective March 1, 2024.

We live in unsettling times and it is affecting lawyers personally in many ways, including worries about loved ones in harm’s way, growing tensions in the workplace and a rise in acts of hate.