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In a change that has been a long time coming, both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal have abandoned the antiquated practice of requiring members of the bar to address justices as “my lady”, “my lord”, “your ladyship” or “your lordship”. This harmonizes the courts with both the Federal court and the Supreme Court of Canada who abandoned these titles long ago.
...read moreIt is a fact, universally acknowledged, that appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada is a great honour and achievement for any litigator. It is also a fact, until recently universally ignored, that by and large this honour is bestowed on men. In 2020, only 28% of counsel appearing before the country’s highest court were women.
...read moreKim Jakeman recently wrote about reverse learning in her blog post “How to become a better lawyer by learning from those you teach” (you can read it here). Inspired by that post, I surveyed junior associates and asked them for their insights into “what makes a good senior”.
...read moreI recently had the pleasure of joining the Women in Law Leadership Forum Panel. Sitting on the panel with me was Linda Chanow, co-author of the study entitled “In Their Own Words – Experienced Women Lawyers Explain Why They Are Leaving Their Law Firms and Their Profession”. You may also want to check out the previous report “Walking Out the Door”. I owe a debt of gratitude to Linda and her co-author Joyce Sterling for researching and publishing on this subject so near and dear to me and Life in Law.
...read moreDear Change of Heart, Life never turns out like we plan, does it? I also started out in a different career before I discovered that law was my passion. I completed my Bachelors of Science in Nursing and quickly realized that nursing was not the best fit for me. When I entered law school it was intimidating to be surrounded by so many people who had always had a passion for law. I wondered, “am I in the right place?”, “is this another degree I won’t like?”, “did I completely waste the last five years of my life?”. Thank goodness, the answers have been “yes”, “no” and “no”.
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