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I went into practice on my own in the summer of 2000, about a year and a half after my call to the bar. A friend of mine had started her own practice doing criminal law. There was an office available beside hers. I decided to take the space and start my own practice while working on my L.L.M.

A quarterly summary of awards and appointments, legislation and cases, and upcoming events. Please send any of the above you would like announced to jvsjohnston@stikeman.com.

On February 3, 2016, the Women Lawyer Forum’s (WLF) Institute hosted the lunch program Be the Rainmaker: Business Development Strategies for Today’s Lawyer. The program’s goal was to help attendees (a) distinguish themselves and attract the right clients, (b) identify their client base, and (c) develop plans to maintain momentum.

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvjohnston@stikeman.com.

Each month we will introduce a different member(s) of the Women Lawyers Forum Executive. Learn a little bit about us, why we joined the executive and what we love about being a lawyer.

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvjohnston@stikeman.com.

Five years of effective and successful action - the Equality Effect has much to celebrate. Its Canadian lawyers working with lawyers in Kenya, won the court case to make Kenyan authorities take seriously and prosecute rape charges. WLF heard representatives of the group at one of our dinner programs a couple of years ago speak about the 160 Girls Campaign - it took 160 girls to come forward and lay complaints against the Kenyan authorities to get the ball rolling.

Networking struggles are certainly not unique to women. Both men and women often feel unprepared to effectively network early on in their careers. Do women network differently than men? If not, should we? While we do not propose to provide definitive answers to these questions in this short article, we offer the following tips based on our experiences in an effort to help other women lawyers who may also be trying to learn to successfully network.

A quarterly summary of awards and appointments, legislation and cases, and upcoming events. Please send any of the above you would like announced to jvsjohnston@stikeman.com.