President's Message: Practical Innovation - The Lawyer’s Advantage December 03, 2019 Colin Stevenson Lawyers, natural problem-solvers and strategic thinkers, are best equipped to devise innovative ways to deliver legal advice, documentation and action that address our clients' needs effectively and efficiently. And, I would argue, we bear a responsibility to do so.
Innovation in Legal Practice – Why Now? November 22, 2019 Colin Stevenson In this address – delivered in Kingston at the OBA’s September Council Meeting – President Colin Stevenson explains the impetus behind his practice innovation mandate and outlines how the OBA will help all members keep pace with the rate of change.
Visual Momentum: OBA Campaign Aims to Put Gender Inequality in the Past August 28, 2019 Michael Speers With its new Momentum Campaign, the OBA is drawing attention to the topic of gender roles and inequality by engaging the profession and encouraging everyone to consider changing their behaviour or assumptions.
President’s Message: Appreciating What We Have Built Together August 28, 2019 Lynne Vicars Over the past year, you have embraced and shared my interest in helping to advance gender equality and have helped build terrific momentum, for which I will forever be grateful.
A Conversation with Colin Stevenson, the OBA’s Incoming President August 28, 2019 Poised to assume the OBA presidency on September 1, Colin Stevenson sits down to talk legal innovation, triathlons and the inspiration he has drawn from an eccentric TV barrister and an extraordinary Supreme Court of Canada justice.
Narrative Threads June 06, 2019 Emily Sinkins OBA’s province-wide Robe Bank offers professional inspiration and practical assistance to a new generation of lawyers.
President's Message: No Role for Inequality in the Profession June 05, 2019 Lynne Vicars It is through thoughtful, incremental steps – raising awareness, engaging in discussions, exploring the issues, identifying solutions – that, together, we build our momentum toward full-scale equality.
OBA Past-Presidents Bring their Experience to Bear in the Bencher Election March 14, 2019 Leading up to this year’s Law Society of Ontario bencher elections, the OBA reached out to three former presidents who served in their role within the last decade. We asked them to link their time as president with their current aspirations as bencher hopefuls.
President's Message: Our Momentum Builds March 14, 2019 Lynne Vicars Over the past several months, I have been working closely with OBA staff to develop and deliver productive support to members and to build our collective momentum for advancing gender equality within the profession. Now, at the halfway point of my term as OBA President, I find myself contemplating the enormity – and importance – of this mandate.
President's Message: An All-encompassing Approach to Advancing Equality December 03, 2018 Lynne Vicars The OBA is introducing a series of Solution Circles this year to bring as many diverse perspectives as possible to the table to share experiences of marginalization and exclusion; to unearth and expose the forces at play; and to explore avenues to address these root causes and create a more inclusive, rewarding, progressive profession.