Tips from those practised in the art of prompting demonstrate that eliciting quality output from generative AI tools starts with quality input and clear direction, not to mention flexibility, creativity, an understanding of your chosen tool’s abilities and constraints, and a willingness, if at first you don’t succeed, to try and try again.

As the presence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the legal community grows, conversation around appropriate use of AI tools grows too. Emma Huang discusses the balance to be achieved between using AI to increase efficiency and access to justice in law, while protecting against the less appealing features of this technology.

With Call to the Bar ceremonies taking place across the province this month, and a new cohort of legal change-makers carving out career paths, what better time to pull back the curtain to expose the possibilities – the intrigue and enrichment – found in some of law’s most dynamic legal specialties and settings?

From stunning architecture to the functional design of services, a mixture of beauty and efficiency is embedded into every inch of Helsinki. Each September, the city hosts Design Week, a festival that celebrates design of all kinds – even legal design. Having experienced the festival and the spectacular setting firsthand, Kerri Salata finds fall a perfect time to celebrate the fusion of design with the practical, and to focus on rejuvenation, health and wellness.

The popularity of generative AI applications has skyrocketed, leading to an explosion of unique legal issues and potential harms that the law has been called upon to address. One of the most severe is the use of deepfake technology or AI image generation to create fake images depicting a real, identifiable person in an intimate, explicit, or pornographic manner – which has already become an all-too-common practice with a disproportionately harmful impact on women.

Rooted in tradition and precedent, the emergence of Queer spaces should not be dismissed as a progressive fad but should be recognized as fundamental for developing a more inclusive, equal and stronger legal profession.

Litigation can be a long and expensive process. It’s important that a party who is owed costs by the opposing party has assurance they will be able to recoup the full amount owed before further steps are taken in a proceeding or appeal – especially when the other party won’t take reasonable steps to settle. Katherine Shadbolt outlines the rules and strategies for lawyers to consider in seeking security for costs and the options available to enforce payment of a cost order.

If thoughts about student debt consistently creep into the back of your mind, causing you anxiety and uncertainty, you are not alone. Many simply don’t know where to begin navigating this unknown and uncomfortable territory. The first step? Talking about it.

I’ve been fortunate in my role as OBA president to meet people who are true trailblazers – and it’s fair to say I’ve been more than impressed, I’ve been awestruck.

After suffering a brutal attack at the hands of her then husband that left her blind, Rumana Monzur not only went on to complete her master’s degree, graduate from law school and work as a litigator for the Department of Justice in Vancouver, she became an advocate for the rights of women and persons living with disabilities.