What Alberta Organizations Need to Know About Evolving Privacy Obligations
What Alberta Organizations Need to Know About Evolving Privacy Obligations By Tioni Hyland Privacy frameworks in Alberta, across both the public and private sectors, are rooted in core concepts such as accountability, defined purposes for the collection of personal information, limits on use and disclosure, safeguards, and transparency. While these underlying legal principles remain […]
Yoga, Mindfulness, and the Practice of Law: Finding Stillness in a Fast-Moving Profession
Yoga, Mindfulness, and the Practice of Law: Finding Stillness in a Fast-Moving Profession By Paige van der Westhuyzen (formerly Snyders) Let’s address the elephant in the room: for many lawyers, yoga still sits somewhere between a “stretching class” and “a bit too woo-woo to take seriously.” Images of incense, chanting, and handstands might not […]
ADAPTING TO A NEW HOME – AN ITL’s STORY
Adapting to a New Home: An ITL Story By Anjana Bhaskaran Picture this: It’s August 31, 2018, 6:30 in the morning. I’m groggy, grabbing my phone (because honestly, who doesn’t?), and there it is—an email from the University of Toronto. Subject line: “GPLLM Admissions Decision – Congratulations!” In that split second, it hit me: […]
Ontario ITLs can complete their articles nationally or internationally
By Farukh A. Bhatti | August 9, 2020 | Two years after returning from the UK, I learned that I was eligible to complete the LSO’s articling requirements with a U.S. immigration practice.
The Importance of Mentorship
By Tahira Mawji | July 21, 2020 The summer before leaving for law school I volunteered at a non-profit legal organization to get a brief introduction into the legal world. Because the organization was short staffed, my role was multifaceted. It comprised of various administrative duties such as setting up appointments for lawyers to provide […]
MY NCA JOURNEY – FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO CANADA
The past 18 months has been quite challenging, an eye-opener but most of all it has shaped the person I am and the person I am becoming. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would end up in Canada living 8304 miles (13,330km) away from my family and friends. Having the privilege to […]
Building a Resilient Practice
Global Lawyers of Canada (Ontario Chapter) and LAWPRO will be hosting an interactive chat on building a resilient professional practice. Join us for a virtual interactive chat to learn tips for your practice niche, running a small law firm and pivoting your practice in response to personal and professional demands. Date: June 22, 2020 Time: […]
GLC Members’ Connect and Information Session
Join us for a members’ connect event featuring conversations on: -Changes to the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP). -Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. -Networking and Legal Practice Post COVID-19 – Q&A Sessions with Guest Speakers Guest Speakers: Dr. Kara Mitchelmore – CEO, Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) Dr. Tito Daodu – Surgeon – Alberta […]
Beginning Again: My Licensing Journey Chronicles.
It all seemed like yesterday when I was finishing up my NCA exams and looking forward to the start of my Human Resources Certificate course at the Chiu School of Business, Bow Valley College, Calgary AB. I get asked a lot, why HR? For me, it was the fastest way to learn about the legislative […]
ON PASSING THE ONTARIO BARRISTER’S EXAMINATION – AN ITL’S ACCOUNT.
I was up by 3:00 am on the 3rd of March 2020 , restless and counting down. I could no longer read, I just wanted to be done with the exam. I was so nervous that I could not drive, I asked my brother, Ade to drive me to the Examination Center and take a […]
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