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International Women’s Day 2020 35th Anniversary of Sections 15: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Need To Go

  • February 28, 2020

Please join the Law Society of Ontario (LSO), the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) - Women Lawyers Forum, the Women’s Law Association of Ontario (WLAO), the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), and the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, for our annual International Women’s Day program and networking reception at Osgoode Hall, Toronto on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

November is Make A Will Month

  • November 01, 2019

Everyone needs a will that is properly drafted. That’s the message the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and its members will once again be promoting this month as they mark Make A Will Month with nearly 80 free legal information sessions in every region of the province.

A Letter From Your Section Chair

  • September 05, 2019

Welcome to the 2019/2020 OBA year! As this year's Chair of the OBA's Women Lawyers Forum (WLF) Section, I am looking forward to working with you and hopefully meeting or hearing from you throughout the year. I'd also like to personally invite you to renew your section membership for the upcoming year.

OBA Launches Province-wide Robe Bank Initiative

  • June 05, 2019

Members of the Ontario Bar Association are once again stepping up to help the next generation of lawyers. The OBA has launched a new Robe Bank program that will match people who want to donate or lend their robes with new lawyers who need them across all judicial regions of Ontario.

2019-2020 OBA Section Executive Elections

  • May 29, 2019

The 2019-20 Section Executive Elections are now open. As a current section member, this is your opportunity to cast your online vote for your respective Section Executives.

OBA Names Winners of Annual Association Awards

  • March 13, 2019

TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Association Awards. The recipients will be honoured at the annual OBA Awards Gala on April 17 in Toronto.