CLC Report Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and in commemoration the Canadian Labour Congress released a report on gender equity in the workforce with some surprising findings, Strikingly, the pay gap has grown rather than…
Presentation to Toronto Wiki Tuesdays by Connie Cosby about use of wikis in law firms and the adoption of wikis by lawyers. Presented February 12, 2008: | View | Upload your own Click here if…
That’s what Mitch Kowalski of the Financial Post is calling it. JD Supra allows users (normally lawyers) to create profiles and upload, not movies, but legal documents and articles. The intent is to provide a…
We asked some of our contacts the following questions: When doing your client intakes, how do you deal with a client that is distraught and troubled over their situation? Is it appropriate to to counsel…
by Rashmi Bhat (from the February Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) Escalating billable hour requirements are a serious concern in Canada and the U.S. They arguably have a disproportionate effect on minorities, particularly…
A panel of experts spoke at the University of Western Ontario on careers in labour law on Feb. 14, 2008.
As law students progress through their second semester of school, they invariably worry about obtaining a summer job after their first year. Andre Bacchus, former Acting Director of the Career Development Office at Osgoode Hall…
The Wall Street Journal blog interviewed Kirsten Wolf, what they describe as a law-school “naysayer.” They asked her how she liked law school, and although she liked the intellectual aspects of it, she disliked the…
Casual Practice Christina Binkley has commented on how the casual workplace has affected legal practice. But she claims once they go casual, it’s difficult to get them to dress up again. According to her, …in…
We often hear the expression “Kangaroo Court” in popular media. But it’s also used in law, all the way up to the Supreme Court of the U.S. Williams v. United States defined the concept of…
Bob LeDrew of FlackLife reports on an emerging trend, where governments themselves are getting involved in blogging. He cites 2 sources: an article in Canadian Government Executive by Anthony Williams, author of Wikinomics, …about “Government…
It’s possible. This report is considering three options for the future in Ontario: The Status Quo – Continue with articling, but make it clear that the Law Society makes no guarantees that students will find…
