February

Richard Susskind, who’s been acting as a special advisor to the CBA Legal Futures Initiative since its inception, has prepared a practical guidebook for law firm strategizing, and it’s as useful for small firms as for big.

Diversity, and the need for it, was a cornerstone of the CBA Legal Futures Initiative’s final report. But reform of the profession will not reach its full potential unless we change the very fibre of the legal profession. This article looks at progress being made in Manitoba and other provinces and asks, what are you willing to do to move it along?

Out-going CBA President Michele Hollins delivers her regards to Forum members, and thanks the bench on behalf of the country’s bar for the fine work they do every day.

In June, CBA’s Access to Justice Committee and the Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada launched a consultation about national legal aid benchmarks in Canada, asking for feedback by July 17 2015. The consultation aims to encourage innovative thinking about how to renew legal aid in Canada.

Erika Carrasco, the incoming Chair of CBA Young Lawyers, talks about how she came to join the CBA – and how rewarding the experience has been for her. She’s a better lawyer because of her experience with the association, she says.