February

Alex Bogach, a third-year student at Queen’s University Faculty of Law is this year’s winner of the Real Property Section’s essay competition with his paper titled A Place in Common Space: State Property Ownership and Common Spaces in Canada.

The Canadian Bar Association’s Legal Aid Liaison Committee is pleased to announce Jeannette Savoie, a staff lawyer with the Legal Services Board in the Northwest Territories, as a recipient of the Legal Aid Leader Award.

The latest issue of Canadian International Lawyer is online. Editor Noemi Gal-Or says this issue explores three themes that have received a lot of attention recently: migration, corruption and the recognition of foreign judgments.

The CBA offers suggestions to Minister Mihychuk on operation and enforcement of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

“Where are the women?” the keynote speaker at last year’s IP Day luncheon asked. This year the Intellectual Property Section tried to answer that question with a Diversity Breakfast aimed at sharing stories and getting people talking about diversity. Read on for an account of the event by Mala Joshi and Kamleh Nicola.

What impact does legal process outsourcing have on your business? Why do you do it – or not? These are the kinds of questions a study launched by the CBA, Taran Virtual Associates and CorbinPartners will be trying to answer, with your help. The deadline has been extended to June 30.

Trust and respect – in law firms as in life, when you have these things in a relationship, everything works better. As part of a Solutions Series session, the CBA surveyed law firm support staff to see what they needed from the lawyers they work with to do their jobs most efficiently. Read on for a brief analysis of the results.

The lawyer who inspired the hit TV series Scandal is confirmed to deliver an unforgettable session at this year’s CBA Legal Conference. She’s a famed reputation management guru, a public opinion mastermind, and the one and only Judy Smith.

CBA International Initiatives has taken part in discussions about what Canada’s priorities should be as the government undertakes a review of its international assistance. CBAII points out that anyone can participate in the review, and has a few ideas of why members should do so.

We all get by with a little help from our friends, especially when those friends have the tools you need. This month we’re highlighting the tools and resources developed by CBA’s Sections, Forums, Committees and initiatives to help you and your practice.