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LSUC Prepares Final Report & Recommendations on Pathways Pilot Project

  • October 27, 2016

The Law Society of Upper Canada’s Professional Development and Competence Committee has released a final report with recommendations on the Pathways Pilot Project. Among the recommendations, the report proposes an extension of the current Pathways Pilot Project for two years – a recommendation included in the OBA’s submission to the Committee.

OBA Adopts Organization-Wide Diversity Statement

  • October 21, 2016

The OBA’s Equality Committee, working with a subcommittee and OBA Council members, recently brought forward ideas and recommendations to the OBA Board of Directors regarding diversity in leadership, focusing on inclusion and representation within the OBA. One of the recommendations was that the OBA adopt an organization-wide diversity statement affirming the OBA’s ongoing efforts to increase inclusion.

Access to Justice Week, Oct. 17-21

  • October 14, 2016

Ontario’s first Access to Justice Week marks an opportunity for members of the legal profession to advance access to justice conversations, awareness and solutions alongside other access to justice advocates.

Dean Holloway Comments on Recommendation to End LPP

  • October 10, 2016

In a Canadian Lawyer editorial, Dean Ian Holloway of University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law comments on a Law Society of Upper Canada committee’s recommendation to end the Law Practice Program.

An Argument in Defence of the LPP

  • October 04, 2016

Jordan Furlong, global legal market analyst, presents an argument in defence of the Law Practice Program following a Law Society report recommending its end.

Recommendation to End LPP Causes Controversy

  • September 28, 2016

A Law Society committee’s report recommending the termination of the Law Practice Program has raised concerns over the future of the licensing process, The Globe and Mail reports.