Season 2

Vivene Salmon facilitates intergenerational dialogues between lawyers who have an expertise – as academics, as entrepreneurs, as consultants, as new lawyers and as lawyers who have put in their time – talking about the state of the legal environment: how it has changed and what is still left to be done.

Meet Vivene Salmon, CBA President 2019

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
November 2019

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We are chatting with Vivene Salmon, the new Canadian Bar Association President and the first person of colour to take on the roll. We discuss her own podcast series, Conversations with the President.

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After the Crash

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
December 2019

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Vivene meets Jordan Furlong and Omar Ha-Redeye to look at how the legal profession is changing due to societal, economic and technology forces and what this means for lawyers in Canada.

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School Days

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
January 2020

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Are there are too many law schools producing too many grads for too few articling positions and jobs once they’ve passed the bar? Why add a new law school in Canada? Ronit Dinovitzer and Anver Saloojee answer.

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Ready, set... practice!

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
March 2020

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Vivene talks to two law school deans, Ian Holloway and Camille Cameron about their education experience and who should be providing on-the-job training.

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Young Lawyers Going Solo

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
April 2020

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Vivene meets with Erin Cowling and Kim Gale to discuss the rejection of the traditional law firm model, billable hours and entrepreneurship.

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Pivoting in crisis

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
May 2020

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Martine Boucher and Vivene discuss the impact of today's reality can have on small and solo legal practices.

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The business of Law

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
July 2020

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Vivene talks with Jamie Benizri and Monica Goyal about entrepreneurship and how the business of law will be different after COVID.

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Mentorship, Sponsorship and Diversity

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
July 2020

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Vivene talks with Ruth Goba about mentorship and sponsorship and how they navigate the Canadian legal space as black women.

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Aly Haji and Allan Rock

Conversations with the President | The State of the Profession
August 2020

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For her last episode as host of Conversations with the President, Vivene Salmon has an intergenerational dialogue with Aly Haji and Allan Rock.

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