This year’s recipient of the OBA's Heather McArthur Memorial Young Lawyers Award offers an insider’s view of a concerted constitutional challenge aimed at ending an inhumane practice in our prisons.

A student-at-law makes a case for giving licensing candidates the opportunity to vote in the Law Society of Ontario’s Bencher Elections.

We asked our members, as a candidate, what could you experience at a job interview that would give you pause about pursuing the role?

A partner at one of Canada’s largest law firms with family connections to one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history, John Brown offers legal professionals compelling insight and impetus for adopting and advancing reconciliation initiatives.

Leading lawyers weigh in on the major implications of Bill C-46 for immigrants in Canada

When voting opens for the 2019 Law Society of Ontario Bencher Election in mid-April, eligible voters will have a robust roster of 128 lawyer candidates, nearly half of whom are OBA members, from which to choose. With issues like access to justice, the articling crisis, and the competency and reputation of lawyers looming large, participating in the election is not only your opportunity to effect improvements, it is your responsibility.

Stacey Hsu immerses herself in local culture while teaching modern-day mediation and promoting judicial integrity and independence in Central Asia’s only parliamentary democracy.

Lawyers play a critical role as advocates in ensuring that equality, fairness, and the principles of human rights are upheld in society as a whole. Yet beyond fighting for human rights, has anyone ever really stopped to think about lawyers’ own obligations under the Human Rights Code? 

Leading up to this year’s Law Society of Ontario bencher elections, the OBA reached out to three former presidents who served in their role within the last decade. We asked them to link their time as president with their current aspirations as bencher hopefuls.

Over the past several months, I have been working closely with OBA staff to develop and deliver productive support to members and to build our collective momentum for advancing gender equality within the profession. Now, at the halfway point of my term as OBA President, I find myself contemplating the enormity – and importance – of this mandate.