As I launch into the final six months of my extended presidential term – a term that presented twists and turns even before it began when our incoming president was appointed to the bench – I find myself embracing the opportunity to advance my OBA Link mandate even further and to “lean in” to the opportunity for reinvention.

It’s never too early – or too late – to find your fit in law and forge a path that is meaningful and rewarding; the first step is remembering why you went to law school in the first place.

Ahead of the OBA’s popular primer program on writing sharply, strategically and skillfully – beyond boilerplates and bound to sway – leading litigators share six deeply held drafting dos and don’ts.

With two new positions on each of our 40 section executives, the OBA is making new strides in advancing diversity and inclusion across the association.

The case of Mister Bull, Madame Curie, a modest Ontario bank account and a missing will provides executors with a lesson in overcoming an international impasse with “proof in solemn form” and an example of a predicament that could have been prevented with an expertly prepared estate plan.

Make a plan this fall to not let yourself get snowed under. Melt those stress cubes before you burn out!

Recent weeks have been replete with recognition and celebratory events, demonstrating just how far we have come not only in our capacity to connect with others when circumstances combined to keep us apart, but in our willingness and ability to do so creatively, constructively and inclusively.

As the Crypto Evolution continues, Brent J. Arnold provides an overview of client onboarding, virtual law offices, videoconferencing and privacy/security considerations pertaining to practicing in the metaverse.

Navigating appeals to the Court of Appeal for Ontario can be a challenge for any lawyer, but new lawyers navigating their first appeal are probably doubly stressed, particularly if they are working alone, and especially where the appeal is complicated by a motion to quash. Nancy Sarmento Barkhordari offers a fantastic ensemble of gems from the gurus of appellate advocacy.

We asked members to tell us about a time they got to meet one of their heroes or about one they would most like to meet. Responses show the many forms role models take and the myriad ways a chance encounter can make a day or even change a career.