The Canadian Section is for NALP members with a particular interest in Canadian legal education, Canadian law school career services, and issues surrounding legal employment and admission to the bar in Canada.
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2012-2013 Section Chair: Marketta Jokinen, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, mjokinen@blg.com
Work Groups:
Summer & Articling Recruitment
Continue to work on the “Best Practices Recruitment Guide” for Summer and Articling Recruitment for regions throughout the Canada. Continue to share emerging information regarding electronic applications that take hold in the Canadian market. Vice Chairs: Frances Mahil, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Emily Orchard, University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
Working closely with NALP staff, review and revise the form and, as appropriate, continue to market to other employers particularly from employers in rural, western Canadian regions and among small and mid-sized firms. Vice Chairs: Andre Bacchus, Heenan Blaikie.
Diversity
Survey Section members and identify the diversity issues most important to the group. Finalize the Best Practices Guide for Canadian Legal Employers on Developing Data Collection. Collaborate with Canadian Bar Association. Vice Chair: TBD.
End of Year Canadian Section Meeting (formerly known as Toronto Winter Meeting)
Develop content, arrange speakers, and coordinate logistics with NALP staff for the End of Year Canadian Section Meeting. Vice Chairs: TBD.
Collaboration and Information Exchange/NALPconnect Work Group
Introduce social media to section. Develop and update materials to be posted on the home page. Through Bulletin articles and RFPs for conference presentations, share innovative Canadian employer and school initiatives designed to manage employment start dates, improve diversity and cut costs of interviewing and recruitment events; share pertinent information with NALP concerning Canadian key recruitment dates and holidays in order to prevent scheduling conflicts with other NALP events; update discussion list to share pertinent information, including trends with Canadian Section. Present at Canadian Section meeting. Vice Chair: Emily Orchard, University of Toronto Faculty of Law and TBD.
2011-2012 Section Chair: Michelle Gage, Norton Rose OR LLP, michelle.gage@nortonrose.com
Diversity Working Group Response to CBA Draft (PDF)
February 2012 Board Report (PDF)
November 2011 Board Report (PDF)
July 2011 Board Report (PDF)
Work Groups:
Summer & Articling Recruitment
Develop a “Best Practices Recruitment Guide” for Summer and Articling Recruitment for regions throughout the Canada. Continue to share emerging information regarding electronic applications that take hold in the Canadian market. Vice Chairs: Frances Mahil, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Emily Orchard, University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
Working closely with NALP staff, continue to engage in marketing to expand the number of Canadian Directory of Legal Employers registrants, particularly from employers in rural, western Canadian regions and among small and mid-sized firms. Vice Chairs: Andre Bachcus, Heenan Blaikie and Pam Cyr, University of British Columbia.
Diversity
Survey Section members and identify the diversity issues most important to the group. Finalize the Best Practices Guide for Canadian Legal Employers on Developing Data Collection. Collaborate with Canadian Bar Association. Vice Chair: Leeann Beggs, Queen’s University Faculty of Law.
End of Year Canadian Section Meeting (formerly known as Toronto Winter Meeting)
Develop content, arrange speakers, and coordinate logistics with NALP staff for the End of Year Canadian Section Meeting. Vice Chairs: Jennifer Poon, University of British Columbia and Kara Sutherland, Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP.
Collaboration and Information Exchange
Through Bulletin articles and RFPs for conference presentations, share innovative Canadian employer and school initiatives designed to manage employment start dates, improve diversity and cut costs of interviewing and recruitment events; share pertinent information with NALP concerning Canadian key recruitment dates and holidays in order to prevent scheduling conflicts with other NALP events; update discussion list to share pertinent information, including trends with Canadian Section. Present at Canadian Section meeting. Vice Chair: Marketta Jokinenm, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Track Programming
Collaborate with the CSO Employer Outreach, Diversity, Law Student Professional Development, Lawyer Professional Development, and Recruiting Sections to identify and compile resources that are designed to help new members in the Section. Resources should include materials from the Collaboration and Information Exchange Work group, “best of” sessions from the 2010/2011 NALP educational programming (Annual Conference, Diversity Summit, the Lawyer Professional Development Program, Newer Professional Forum, Professional Development Institute, and PSLawNet Mini Conference), as well as NALP and NALP Foundation webinars. Vice Chair(s): TBD.
2010-2011 Section Chair: Terri Karpish, University of Saskatchewan College of Law, terri.karpish@usask.ca
April 2011 Board Report
February 2011 Board Report
November 2010 Board Report (PDF)
Best Practices Guide for Toronto Summer and Articling Recruitment Activities (PDF)
July 2010 Board Report (PDF)
Work Groups:
Summer & Articling Recruitment
Finalize the "Best Practices Recruitment Guide" for Summer and Articling Recruitment. Continue to share emerging information regarding electronic applications that take hold in the Canadian market. Vice-Chairs: Ari Blicker, Aird & Berlis LLP & Mya Bulwa, York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
Working closely with NALP staff, engage in marketing to expand the number of Canadian Directory of Legal Employers registrants, particularly from employers in rural, western Canadian regions and among small and mid sized firms. Vice-Chair: Pam Cyr, University of British Columbia and Kyla Sandwith, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Diversity
Finalize the Best Practices Guide for Canadian Legal Employers on Developing Data Collection. Vice-Chairs: Leeann Beggs, Queen's University Faculty of Law
End of Year Canadian Section Meeting (formerly known as Toronto Winter Meeting)
Develop content, arrange speakers, and coordinate logistics with NALP staff for the End of Year Canadian Section Meeting.Vice-Chairs: André Bacchus, Heenan Blaikie and Nancy Stitt, Goodmans
Collaboration and Information Exchange
a) Through Bulletin articles, share innovative Canadian employer and school initiatives designed to manage employment start dates, improve diversity and cut costs of interviewing and recruitment events;
b) Share pertinent information with NALP concerning Canadian key recruitment dates and holidays in order to prevent scheduling conflicts with other NALP events;
c) Utilize Canadian discussion list to share pertinent information within the Canadian Section.
Vice-Chair: Lisa Blair University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
2009-2010 Section Chair: Kara Sutherland, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, kara.sutherland@fmc-law.com
April 2010 Board Report (PDF)
February 2010 Board Report (PDF)
November 2009 Board Report (PDF)
July 2009 Board Report (PDF)
Work Groups:
Summer & Articling Recruitment
Finalize the "Best Practices Recruitment Guide" for Summer and Articling Recruitment. Continue to investigate options for electronic applications, including the creation of a Canadian portal through which employers can collect electronic applications from students. Vice-Chair: Stacy Keehn, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
Working closely with NALP staff, engage in marketing to expand the number of Canadian Directory of Legal Employers registrants, particularly from employers in rural, western Canadian regions and among small and mid sized firms. Vice-Chair: Kerry Parker Smith, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
Diversity
Finalize the draft annotated bibliography on available diversity resources. Vice-Chairs: André Bacchus, Heenan Blaikie and Karen
Kuzmowich, McMillan, Binch Mendelsohn LLP
End of Year Canadian Section Meeting (formerly known as Toronto Winter Meeting)
Develop content, arrange speakers, and coordinate logistics with NALP staff for the End of Year Canadian Section Meeting.Vice-Chair: Joanne Clarfield Schaefer, Bennett Jones LLP
Collaboration and Information Exchange
a) Through Bulletin articles, share innovative Canadian employer and school initiatives designed to manage employment start dates, improve diversity and cut costs of interviewing and recruitment events;
b) Work with the NALP Foundation to discuss the possibility of a Canadian attrition survey;
c) Share pertinent information with NALP concerning Canadian key recruitment dates and holidays in order to prevent scheduling conflicts with other NALP events.
Vice-Chairs: Jill
Kirson, York University, Osgoode Hall Law Faculty and Lisa Blair University of
Ottawa Faculty of Law
2008-09 Section Chair: Lisa Blair, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, lblair@uottawa.ca
2007-08 Section Chair: Chantal Morton, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
cmorton@osgoode.yorku.ca
