Adrian Dayton spoke at the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Toronto Chapter on how to create a blogging culture within a law firm.

The Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education held its Second Annual Conference on September 24, 2011 at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Speakers included:

Marian MacGregor, Executive Director, CLASP, Osgoode Hall Law School
Dean Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School
Doug Ferguson, Director, Community Legal Services, University of Western Ontario
James Moliterno, Vincent Bradford Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA
Kim Brooks, Dean, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
André Bacchus, Director of Professional Development, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Steve Perks, University of Victoria
Hope Buset, University of Manitoba
Alyssa Manning, Parkdale Community Legal Services
Claire McNeil, Dalhousie University
Donna Franey, Dalhousie University
Laura Pinto, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education
Annie Rochette, University of Quebec at Montreal
Nathalie DesRosiers, General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association and former Dean of Law, University of Ottawa
Marian McGregor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan
Kristin Marshall, University of Toronto
Jason Voss, University of Western Ontario
Nancy Henderson, Parkdale Community Legal Services
James Moliterno, Washington and Lee
Richard Foster, Monash Oakleigh Legal Service, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Fred Zemans, Osgoode Hall Law School
Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan
Gemma Smyth, University of Windsor
Vivian Hilder, University of Manitoba
Sarah Rauch, University of British Columbia First Nations Clinic
Michele Leering, Executive Director, Community Advocacy and Legal Centre, Belleville, ON
Faisal Bhabha, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

Notes on the future of articling in Ontario available on Slaw.

The Association for Chinese Canadian Lawyers in Ontario (ACCLO) hosted a CLE session this weekend on “Tips and Tricks from the Trade,” featuring Sean Zhang of Blakes on intellectual property law, Jeffrey Lem of Davies on real estate law, Roslyn Tsao of Epstein Cole LLP on family law, and Madam Justice W. Low of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on general tips from the bench.

See notes on Slaw.

Thomson, Rogers hosted a conference, Back to School, on September 8, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, in collaboration with the Toronto ABI Network.

The conference agenda included:

• An update on the Expert Panel’s Report to the Superintendent on Catastrophic Impairment, by Darcy Merkur
• Pediatric Catastrophic Impairment, by David Payne
• Catastrophically Injured Children, by Dr. Peter G. Rumney
• Understanding Neuro-Psychological Assessments, by Wendy Moore Johns, Dr. Carolyn Lemsky, and Dr. Janine Hay
• Future Care Costs Reports for Children and Young Adults, by Craig Brown, Stacey Stevens, Dianne Taylor, and Martha Binstock
• A patient’s perspective on catastrophic impairment, hosted by Sloan Mandel
• A panel on rehab teams, families and lawyers working together, by David MacDonald, Susan Goode, Judy Guse Salah, Jennifer Horton, Dr. Elaine McKinnon, Timothy Myland, Karen Rucas, and Jean Turgeon
• Some closing remarks by Leonard Kunka, Charissa Levy, and Judy Moir

The American Bar Association (ABA) is holding its 2011 Annual General Meeting in Toronto from August 4-9, 2011.

See Slaw for updates on various sessions, and the ABA Journal.

My Legal Briefcase has a post on good places to eat.

The 2011 World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM) was held in Toronto on June 19-22. The theme this year was “Innovative Solutions for a Modern World.”

A summary of the proceedings can be found by Jared Wade at Risk Management Monitor.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the first-ever Law Tech Camp in Toronto on June 18, 2011 at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

SOCIAL MEDIA TRACK

Social Media and the Courts presented by Omar Ha-Redeye
Should reporters and members of the public be allowed to live-tweet courtroom proceedings?  How much weight should Facebook photos and comments be afforded in litigation? Should jury members be restricted from all social media use during trial?  Social media has changed the way information is distributed in society.  In the absence of specific regulations, the role of social media in the courts has largely been left to judicial discretion.  But is the judiciary necessarily the best arbitrator on what the balance between competing interest should be, especially when they are not necessarily active users of social media?  Come share some of your thoughts based on your own social media and legal experiences.

Omar Ha-Redeye is a 2010 graduate of the University of Western Ontario.  A prolific writer and active user of social media and blogs, he is frequently contacted by the legal media and consulted by law firms on technology issues in the legal field.  He is currently an Adjuct Faculty member at Ryerson University, and will be called to the Ontario bar on June 16, 17, 2011. You can visit him at his personal website.

Sponsors included the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy and Lawyer Locate.

See more about Law Tech Camp on Slaw

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), Social Media in Schools: Friend or Foe?, on May 26, 2011.

OBA Education Law Program Speakers

Omar Ha-Redeye, Articling Student
Damien Liddle, Lawyer, McMillan LLP
Wendy Lopez, In-House Counsel, Toronto District School Board
Harris Rosen, Partner, Fogler Rubinoff LLP
Brenda Stokes Verworn, Board Lawyer, District School Board of Niagara

Moderators

Grant Bowers, Legal Counsel, Toronto District School Board
Lai-King Hum, McMillan LLP
Rob Barrass, McMillan LLP

Omar Ha-Redeye presented on “Online Reputation Management” at LegalIT 5.0 in Montreal on April 4, 2011.

“Reputation Management Law” is the application of old legal principles to new public relations challenges due to the proliferation of social media.  It draws upon the intersection of defamation, privacy, copyright and trade-mark, and employment laws, but applies them in conjunction with contemporary best practices in the public relations field.
Reputation matters like never before, and the impact of social media on the bottom line means businesses and professionals are paying attention.  Between sites that review businesses and services, and blogs optimized to rank higher on Google searches, clients are now asking lawyers what they can do for them.

Complete program is now available in pdf here.
LegalIT5.0 Programme

Bios on the other speakers available here:

Omar Ha-Redeye taught a seminar on Online Reputation Management at the Leveraging Social Media session held at the Schulich Executive Education Centre on Monday, March 28, 2011.