December

Abi Lewis gives a rundown on the OBA Public Sector Lawyers Section’s activities for the past year – including a reception for articling students; several PD sessions, including one that looked at the benefits of working abroad.

Enhancing leadership in the public sector – not just at the top but throughout the system – is key to continuing to meet the ideals of public service excellence, Manitoba Deputy Minister of Justice, Donna Miller, Q.C., told a brown-bag lunch session…

Debbie Hackett reports that the Government Lawyers Section in New Brunswick is looking at ways to ensure CLE sessions aimed at public-sector lawyers qualify for mandatory CLE credits.

The Digest asked seven members of the Public Sector Lawyers Forum to talk about how they became involved in the CBA – and why they stayed involved. Networking, collegiality, and CLE were some of the obvious answers.

René Basque of Moncton has been named Second Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to take effect on Aug. 17.

The Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Legal Futures Initiative is proposing a bold rethink of the way law is practised, taught and regulated in Canada.