News

Browse our news listing for top CBA news stories and messages to our members.

Spotlight on the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit

  • July 10, 2018

The scope of instructions from lenders is growing increasingly broader – even for full-time real estate lawyers. The CBA’s Real Property Section has created a toolkit to help you answer respond, especially when the questions fall outside your area of expertise, and this summer has added new chapters on conflicts of interest, among others.

Young Lawyers International Program update

  • July 10, 2018

The 2018-19 cohort of legal interns participating in the Young Lawyers International Program will come together in Ottawa this summer for pre-departure training.

Small business tax changes - Update

  • July 10, 2018

The Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness, which the CBA joined last year, is continuing to lobby the government for more equitable taxation of passive investment income.

Tools for the practice still under construction

  • June 27, 2018

If you’re building, you need tools. And if you’re hammering together a law practice, we have some you can probably use. Here’s a small sample of what you can find on the cba.org website.

Call for Research Volunteers in East Africa

  • June 22, 2018

The Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa (SIRD) project is looking to fill three volunteer research positions for recent law graduates / junior lawyers to support our work in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda.

Find-A-Lawyer helps clients find you

  • June 20, 2018

You’re starting out in your career as a lawyer and need to build your clientele. But how can people find you if they don’t know you’re there? CBA Find-A-Lawyer can help.

Spotlight on Find-A-Lawyer

  • June 13, 2018

Playing hide-and-go-seek is no way to drum up business. CBA has a new way to help people find you more easily: a Find-a-Lawyer database on the cba.org website. Find out more.

Young Lawyers International Program

  • June 13, 2018

Are you under 30, with a law degree and a burning desire to promote the rule of law in an international setting? Then the CBA’s Young Lawyer International Program may be right for you.