Now more than ever, young lawyers are taking a stand! They not only want to lead more balanced lives, they also want to engage in meaningful work. Join legal career and lifestyle coach Paulette Pommells and legal recruiter Lesa Ong for a lively discussion as they introduce coaching concepts that will help steer you towards defining your ambitions. Learn to follow your personalized compass and develop career goals that are in line with your values. Discover how to break down those goals into manageable steps that will work for you at any stage of life. Be inspired, and be motivated to chart your course to an enriched career and lifestyle.

Program co-chairs are Kathryn Bortolussi of Kelly Manthrop Heaphy and Jennifer Quick of Miller Thomson.

The session is accredited by the Law Society for 1 hour of Professionalism Requirement, and 1 hour New Member Requirement. To register, visit the OBA Institute website.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the eCommerce in Law Conference on January 20, 2012 on Rule 3.02 – Online marketing and the need for civility.

Omar Ha-Redeye will be speaking on a panel about Law and Cyberspace at the 21st Annual Conference of the Black Law Students Association of Canada (BLSAC) in Windsor, Ontario, from February 16-19, 2012.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on two panels at the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) entitled Ethical Considerations in An Age of Technology, held on October 7, 2011 and November 21, 2011.

E-mail and social networking sites are rapidly becoming the preferred method of communication. If you are a lawyer or paralegal, it is critical for you to understand how the use of these tools can trigger the duty of client confidentiality and other professional obligations. Attend this program and learn best practices for ethical use of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn for the purposes of communicating with clients, marketing your legal services, and networking with your colleagues.

Other panelists included Mitch Kowalski, Bob Tarantino, and Garry Wise.

Omar Ha-Redeye at the Law Society of Upper Canada on October 7, 2011 (Photo Credit: Phil Brown)

See media coverage at the Legal Post, Wise Law Blog, and Precedent Magazine:

Social Media and Privacy Law
FACL Conference 2011

Conference was sponsored in part by McCarthy Tetrault.  For media coverage, see Precedent Magazine.  See comments on mentorship panel on Slaw.

More photos available at the University of Ottawa – Asian Law Students’ Society.

Small Business Forum 2011

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

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.

See notes on Slaw.

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