A community-minded lawyer has assembled a team of single moms to provide free child care to parents in the hours immediately following their vaccination appointments – one small but significant step to mitigate the disproportionate impact COVID-19 continues to have on women.

The new Tenant-Lawyer Connection Portal introduces tenants who are facing eviction for non-payment of rent and who have scheduled hearings before the Landlord Tenant Board to volunteer OBA members across Ontario.

It’s time to recognize those who wrote, spoke, sang, marched, and made history alongside so many well-known figures in the fight to end racial injustice, but who are often left out of history books or, if mentioned, have their queer identities sensationalized or entirely ignored.

SOGIC leaders tell us about the opportunities that involvement in this vital community offers lawyers today, and where they see the section making an impact – in the profession and in the advancement of equality – in the future.

Take it from experienced occupational therapist Nira Rittenberg: there is no universal ‘best’ answer, only the best answer for you, your family and the person you’re caring for

The wage gap, pink tax, longer life spans, and the career breaks many women take to care for children or parents inevitably mean women save less than men and have to stretch their savings further.

The first openly gay Master ever appointed in Canada, Master Robert Muir is remembered by friends and colleagues as a model of professionalism and mentorship whose legacy will live on in the many members of the justice community who benefitted from his thoughtful leadership and instrumental support.

In the wake of a pandemic that’s profoundly altered and entangled professional and personal life, lawyers and legal workplaces are finding new ways to ensure that career, care responsibilities and health and well-being all get the attention they need and deserve.

What happens when bias and barriers to inclusion seem to validate the voice inside your head telling you you’re just not good enough? One lawyer’s story of conquering self-doubt offers strategies we can all employ to combat the undermining effects of impostor syndrome.

Members share the pandemic-prompted tools and processes that have proven beneficial to their practices.