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Here is the first batch of winners for this year’s student essay competition.

In the spirit of National Volunteer Week which took place April 15-21, CBA National magazine profiled outstanding CBA members who have made a difference. 

We’re looking for enthusiastic, engaged and diverse members to sit on Board committees and sub-committees this year. Find out how you can apply.

We’re still building our database of volunteers for the SIRD project in East Africa. If you have expertise in the extractive sector, or working on human rights issues, you might be just what we’re looking for. Find out more about the project and what opportunities are coming up.

The Law Society's Ethics Committee recently released the following Professional Conduct Ruling as guidance for the profession.

Welcome from the Chair, Kevin Jaques - November 2017 Blast Email

The Lawyer’s Daily interviews Ray Leclair, Member-at-Large of the CBA Real Property Section on the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit, an online toolkit to help lawyers dealing with complex mortgage instructions.

The CBA Real Property Section has developed a Mortgage Instructions Toolkit for lawyers who deal with residential real estate transactions – and the increasingly broad scope of lender instructions, which are becoming increasingly onerous and sometimes inappropriate.

The Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs is seeking applications from barristers or advocates who are members in good standing of any provincial or territorial Bar, and who have extensive professional experience spanning at least ten years, to fill an existing vacancy at the Federal Court in Vancouver and create a pool of candidates to staff future prothonotary positions in Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver.

The National CBA Real Property Law Section is pleased to announce that Domenic Cundari is the winner of its 3rd annual essay competition. The award was established to promote and reward interest in real property law topics in Canadian law schools.