Omar Ha-Redeye was a judge in the 2013 Niagara Moot. This year the competition focused on

The Niagara Moot is hosted by the Canada-United States Law Institute (CUSLI), which is a joint initiative between Western Law in London, Ontario and Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Moot rounds were held this year at McCarthy Tetreault, Faskin Martineu and Cassels Brock in Toronto.

Omar Ha-Redeye prior to judging rounds in the Niagara Moot.

President Michael Sharf (center), and Members Marwa Serag (Left) and Omar Ha-Redeye (right) preside over the International Court of Justice for the Niagara Moot

Omar Ha-Redeye of Fleet Street Law, Philip Turi of Fasken Martineau, and Adam Chambers of Goodmans, all alumni of Western Law, prepare for judging rounds at Cassels Brock.

2013 Niagara International Moot Court Competition by Omar Ha-Redeye

Omar Ha-Redeye is quoted in the Feb. 22, 2013 issue of the Lawyers Weekly:

Virtual offices
“The use of ‘virtual lawyers’ gives us greater capacity to expand and bring more lawyers into our group, which traditional offices simply cannot do given cost constraints,” says Omar Ha-Redeye, principal at Fleet Street Law. “The two main budget line items for any law firm are rent and salaries and we’re attacking both of those costs head on.”

Ha-Redeye says the firm currently uses PC Law Practice Suite, which he considers a great resource for small firms because it includes practice management tips for some of the main practice areas.” But he does offer one caveat about the software: “One of its major shortcomings is that it is not cloud-based, and this is becoming increasingly important as we operate out of multiple offices.”

How small firms look big by making most of resources by

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 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.

Carol Neshevich of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)’s National Magazine interviewed Omar Ha-Redeye in the 2012 Student Edition on the articling situation:

Omar Ha-Redeye, who articled in 2010-11 and now owns his own small full-service firm in Toronto called Fleet Street Law, thinks the system needs a major overhaul. In terms of the shortage, he believes law schools have an obligation to limit the number of students they accept. But he also suggests that the articling system seems biased against certain minority groups. Consider these statistics from LSUC: As of June 2011, 90 per cent of all 2010 licensing process candidates had secured an articling placement. But in terms of the 26.6 per cent of all 2010 candidates who identified themselves as being from an equity-seeking group (aboriginal, persons with a disability, francophone, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered, or racialized community), only 86 per cent of those candidates had secured a placement by June.

Law firms often hire those who are “a good fit” with the firm’s culture, says Ha-Redeye, and someone from a minority group sometimes isn’t viewed as fitting the mould. This means it’s the students who have to change to fit in, he says: “It’s not the workplace changing to accommodate the different populations of Canada.” There’s also the issue of social connections that can help a student get an “in” into a firm. “Career services urge you to tap your social contacts,” says Ha-Redeye, but members of racialized communities frequently don’t have as many connections to tap. “If your parents are judges, it’s an entirely different situation than if your parents are immigrants and worked as labourers,” he explains.

Roll Call
(on Left):

• Jessica Gonzalez
• Omar Ha-Redeye of Fleet Street Law and My Support Calculator
•  Joshua Slayen of Legal Linkup
• Simon Fodden of Slaw
• Michael Carabash of Dynamic Lawyers
• Colin Lachance of CanLII

(on Right):

• Mark Robins of Lawyer Locate
• Chris Jaglowitz of Gardiner Miller Arnold
• Pei Shing Wang of PSW Law
• Damion Kraemer
• Garry Wise of Wise Law
• Andrew Feldstein
• Barry Sookman of McCarthy Tetrault

(Not in photo but present)

• Bob Tarantino of Entertainment & Media Law Signal
• Mitch Kowalski of the Legal Post

Omar Ha-Redeye’s column in the Lawyers Weekly covered the changing legal landscape in the year in review focus.

Interviews include:

• Jordan Furlong of Edge International Consulting
• R. Scott Jolliffe of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
• John Coleman of Norton Rose OR
• Bill Tuer of Macleod Dixon
• Paul Heldenbrand of Riverbend Group LLC
• Graeme Mew of Clyde & Co.
• Jack Newton of Clio
• Jamie Fox of D’Angela Fox Vanounou LLP

Year in Review – A year of boutiques and behemoths