Upholding Ethics and Excellence in the Profession
David B. Wilkins, Center on the Legal Profession faculty director, sat down with Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel emeritus of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), to talk about campaign...
View ArticleWhy Wellness Should Be a Prescription for All Lawyers | DRI
[author: Brendan P. Hall]* It is no secret that the legal profession can be a relatively stressful and complicated one. With cases to be won, deals to be closed, and clients to be assuaged, health...
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Beyond Nonlawyer: Rethinking Legal Terminology And Workplace Equity
In the intricate landscape of the legal profession, the language we use to categorize professionals carries significant weight, reflecting and shaping workplace dynamics. Yet, one term stands out for...
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Artificial intelligence, legal profession, irrefutable function of reason |...
By Natalia Bialkowska · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Law360 Canada (May 17, 2024, 11:07 AM EDT) — Natalia Bialkowska To paraphrase Einstein, mankind invented...
View ArticleLaw Society of B.C. launches legal challenge of Bill 21
The Law Society of BC intends to mount a constitutional challenge of Bill 21, claiming it infringes on the independence of lawyers. The Law Society of BC has announced it will initiate a constitutional...
View ArticleLegislature debate cut off on oversight of lawyers
The NDP have unilaterally declared debates over multiple times in the past few years. Opposition critic Todd Stone stood up early Tuesday afternoon and pleaded with the NDP government not to shut down...
View ArticleA BigLaw suicide survivor’s prescription for the legal profession’s mental...
By Kent A. Halkett I was young, single, healthy, confident and “bulletproof” when I entered law school immediately after college in 1978. I did not have any personal experience with anyone suffering...
View ArticleDivergent opinions in legal profession about impact of proposed B.C....
Law360 Canada (May 14, 2024, 3:52 PM EDT) — The B.C. government has been faced with stiff opposition since introducing its plan to overhaul the legal profession, with the provincial law society and...
View ArticleLaw Society of B.C. cites concerns about Indigenous council
Bill 21 imposes prescriptive rules on a new legal regulator that will in and of itself have fewer lawyers overseeing it, according to the Law Society of BC. B.C. lawyers and their self-governing...
View ArticleQ&A: Lawyers, judges and law professors share personal struggles with mental...
A new book shares stories of mental illness and addiction experienced by those who work in the legal system, a field where many professionals suffer in silence. The Right Not to Remain Silent: The...
View ArticleB.C.’s new Legal Professions Act faces court challenges
In its bid to make navigating legal services easier for British Columbians, the government has run afoul of organizations representing lawyers, which are now taking the province to court. The new...
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Gillian Mawdsley: A wake-up call for the legal profession
Gillian Mawdsley looks at the inquest into the recent death of lawyer Vanessa Ford and what the profession should learn from the tragic case. Vanessa Ford’s death on 23 September 2023 provides, if...
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Five Reflections on the State of Gen AI in Legal Services | Integreon
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Reshaping workplace culture in law firms
Posted by Sarah Murphy, general manager of Legal Futures Associate Clio Murphy: Start taking meaningful action to build a culture that supports wellbeing The legal industry is at a critical point as...
View ArticleThe role of generative AI in the legal profession
The legal profession is on the cusp of a significant transformation, driven by the advent and integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The latest report from the Thomson Reuters...
View ArticleTOBENNA EROJIKWE CALLS FOR STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN LEGAL PROFESSION – CITY...
NEWS RELEASE Embracing Change: Tobenna Erojikwe Calls for Structural Reforms in the Legal Profession In a captivating address during the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Monthly Branch...
View ArticleLawyers take B.C. government to court over province’s decision to replace the...
British Columbia’s trial lawyers and its self-regulating law society have launched constitutional challenges to the provincial government’s move to combine oversight of their profession with notaries...
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BC Trial Lawyers Association challenge new Legal Professions Act
BC lawyers concerned the act will end self-regulation Get the news and events in Victoria, in your inbox every morning. Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while...
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Edmonton lawyer resigns for arrangement with disbarred Shawn Beaver
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Crime Lintz admitted to helping Beaver surreptitiously practise law between 2015 and 2020, including after Beaver’s 2017 disbarment for misappropriating client trust...
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