Omar Ha-Redeye will be speaking at the upcoming conference, “Contemporary Challenges in the Legal Profession,” on June 24-25, 2013. The conference is accredited by the law society for 9.75 Professionalism Hours and 6.50 Substantive Hours.

Advance registration is now available.

Contemporary Challenges in the Legal Profession (2013) Brochure

Omar Ha-Redeye will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) OBATech 2013 on Monday, September 30, 2013.

Details to come.

Registration is now available!

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Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on a panel at the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) on Feb. 27, 2013, hosted by the Feminist Legal Analysis section:

You are on LinkedIn, but is your profile up to date? You tweet, but how many followers do you have? You know you should start a blog but aren’t sure if it’s worth your time?

Social media can be an important and cost-effective tool for marketing, advocacy and educating your clients. But how do you measure results? What pitfalls should legal professionals be aware of before increasing their online presence?

Attend this session and get tips from one of the world’s most respected online marketing experts on why a social media strategy is critical and what this should look like for a legal professional. Hear from members of the profession how and why they use social media and what advice they have for those already on board as well as those still thinking about sticking their toe in the water.

The event was accredited for 1.5 Substantive Hours.

The other speakers on the panel are Maggie Fox, Founder, CEO and Chief Marketing Officer of Social Media Group, and Tanya Walker, Principal, Walker Law Professional Corporation.

Chairs of the event are Cynthia Aoki, Associate, Jones Harley LLP, Rachel Doran, Counsel, Federal Department of Justice, Sheryl Smolkin, Journalist/Lawyer.

Feedback via Twitter:

Kudos to @omarharedeye for not being afraid to bring a gendered lens to his comments on #socialmedia & law – v imp #walkerlaw cc @obatoday

— Denise Brunsdon (@Brunsdon) February 28, 2013

TY @omarharedeye for info on googling LinkedIn maps @obatoday seminar interesting results.Everyone on LinkedIn should try!

— Pascale Daigneault (@flecklaw) February 28, 2013

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the 2013 Black Law Students Association of Canada (BLSAC) conference in Ottawa on February 21-24, 2013 on a panel about “Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Technology Law.”

The Young Lawyers Division (Central) of the Ontario Bar Association hosted a luncheon seminar at the OBA Institute on Friday, February 8, 2013 from 12:20 pm to 1:30 pm

Young Lawyers’ Division Lunch Program
Marketing and Client Communication in the Age of Social Media

Tapping into social media holds the promise of everything from building your ‘expert credentials’,
landing the dream job, and getting new clients. But success with social media is more than just posting
a few articles or creating a LinkedIn profile. Join legal blogger, Lisa Stam, legal recruiter, Carolyn Berger,
and Dan Pinnington of LawPRO for a lively discussion about how to go about using social media, how to
advance your career online and what pitfalls to avoid while doing it.

Program Chairs:

Omar Ha-Redeye, Fleet Street Law
Michael Nowina, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Speakers:

Lana Driscoll, Marsden Group
Dan Pinnington, LawPRO
Lisa Stam, Baker & McKenzie LLP

(Professionalism content, 60 minutes: Rule 3.02, Marketing; Rule 3.03, Advertising Nature of Practice; Marketing legal services in accordance with professional obligations; Using law office technology in a competent manner)

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on professional conduct and lawyering online at the Virtual & Dispersed Legal Service Models conference on November 27, 2012.

Electronic technology is now easily available as a “force multiplier” for legal practitioners, enabling new approaches to the provision of legal services. Regardless of the size of practice, the contemporary practitioner cannot afford to be without some basic elements of an eCommerce strategy. Further, for those interested in a fulsome approach to service delivery premised on eCommerce, it is important to fully understand and meaningfully consider virtual law practice and dispersed law practice options, and also, it is important that key questions of compliance and risk minimization be adequately addressed. Over the course of this information-packed one-day conference, our expert faculty will provide overviews, tools and analyses regarding virtual and dispersed legal services options, as well as the requisite steps that can turn those options into reality.

Other speakers include: Samantha Ferguson, Joe Milstone, Connie Crosby, and Gary Mitchell.

The program is accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 4.50 Professionalism Hours and is eligible for 3.00 CPD Substantive Hours.

Omar Ha-Redeye talking about new legal marketing and discussing the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA).

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the Justice at Work (JAW) event at the University of Windsor School of Law on November 8, 2012. The event is described as follows:

Justice At Work (JAW) is the primary voice of those interested in public-interest forms of employment at Windsor Law. JAW is dedicated to fostering learning and long-term growth of our students through a host of networking opportunities, career information seminars, and a medium through which to get involved.

This year, in addition to our annual conference, JAW is expanding to offer Windsor Law students an opportunity to engage in social justice initiatives throughout the entire school year! Events include a bike tour of Windsor, parties, reading groups and much more!

Our goals for the year include:

• Raising awareness and generating discussion about public interest issues
• Providing an opportunity for law students to engage with leaders in the public interest arena
• Helping students find careers that advance social justice

Many of us here at Windsor Law have a strong interest in labouring for social justice and public interest advocacy opportunities. It is our hope that through this conference students will gain guidance, inspiration and assistance toward fulfilling their career goals.

Omar Ha-Redeye will be spoke at the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) Conference on October 26, 2012 on legal marketing, business strategy, lead generation, and branding for small law firms and sole practitioners:

Many sole practitioners reach a certain level in their practice and then remain stagnant or inch
along in growth. Senior practitioners from private criminal and family/civil practice will provide indepth and practical guidance on effective steps you can take to advance your law practice, including:

• Developing a business growth plan
• Building the internal infrastructure to handle growth, such as hiring junior
• lawyers, articling students, or paralegals
• Efficient allocation of your human resources & avoiding low-value work;
• making best use of your legal talent and avoiding or delegating tasks that
• have low financial or intrinsic value to you
• Developing a specialty or focusing solely on your strengths
• Not taking on more than you can chew
• Marketing yourself as a bigger entity

Our esteemed panelists will discuss how they ‘grew’ or evolved their practices from sole practice
and onward, including building the internal infrastructure to handle growth.

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada hosted the 2012 National Family Law Program in Halifax on July 16-19, 2012.

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