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CBA Council approved updates to the JPS at its Mid-Winter Meeting in February 2016, effective December 1, 2016.

There’s a growing demand for in-house counsel who understand business issues and have strong financial literacy skills.

The Pitch: Where startups state their case is a partnership between The Canadian Bar Association and LegalX, to find and showcase the next great legal innovation in Canada.

Join us at the CBA Legal Conference to hone the three most vital dimensions of your career: the profession, the practice and the person.

Kim Jakeman, Chair of the CBA End of Life Working Group, appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to discuss the changes to Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal code and to make related amendments to others Acts (medical assistance in dying).

An update on current initiatives

The Intellectual Property Section and the Construction Law Section have announced winners for their 2016 prizes – both students at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law.

Here’s what’s coming up in the near future

Canadian Bar Association President Janet Fuhrer and Hugh Wright, vice-chair of the CBA’s Judicial Compensation and Benefits Committee, appeared before the fifth quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission.

Attention legal innovators, industry disruptors, and undiscovered geniuses: The Canadian Bar Association and LegalX want to know if you’re ready for The Pitch: Where startups state their case.