With the climate crisis continuing to dominate headlines, leaders in environmental law came together virtually during the first installment of the OBA’s Institute Series to shed light on critical topics and practical concerns around legislation, regulation and jurisdiction in this rapidly developing area.

If social distancing is thwarting your tried-and-true networking activities, it’s time to readjust your routine and recommit resources to building business in the virtual world.

We asked members of our Young Lawyers Division, if they could go back in time, what helpful heads-up or piece of advice they would offer themselves in making the leap from law school to legal practice.

One common thread in the conversations I’ve led through my Work that Works podcast with those who deal directly with workplace leaders on organizational change is that the fear of making a misstep can be paralyzing. This paralysis is amplified when tackling deeply personal, potentially sensitive issues in the workplace such as systemic discrimination.

The new Tenant-Lawyer Connection Portal introduces tenants who are facing eviction for non-payment of rent and who have scheduled hearings before the Landlord Tenant Board to volunteer OBA members across Ontario.

It’s time to recognize those who wrote, spoke, sang, marched, and made history alongside so many well-known figures in the fight to end racial injustice, but who are often left out of history books or, if mentioned, have their queer identities sensationalized or entirely ignored.

Recent social distancing initiatives and work-from-home policies have left some of us with a lot of time on our own and less to do. One thing that is worth spending this excess introspective time on is your personal brand.

The recent appeal of a professional regulation decision before the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan, Strom v Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association highlights potential conflict between the regulation of a professional's "off-duty" conduct and the professional's right to freedom of expression under the Charter.

SOGIC leaders tell us about the opportunities that involvement in this vital community offers lawyers today, and where they see the section making an impact – in the profession and in the advancement of equality – in the future.

If we agree that a lawyer’s whole legal career should not be determined by the articling or first-year position they happened to find – that developing interests, experiences and aptitudes might lead newly called lawyers to a different area of law – shouldn't we be prepared to help them make that transition?