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​The Ontario Bar Association is building Momentum through a unique campaign that shines a light on some of the unconscious biases that can lead to gender inequality in the legal profession.

Members of the Ontario Bar Association are once again stepping up to help the next generation of lawyers. The OBA has launched a new Robe Bank program that will match people who want to donate or lend their robes with new lawyers who need them across all judicial regions of Ontario.

The OBA's Municipal Law Section is pleased to announce Mary Ellen Bench as the recipient of its 2019 OBA Award of Excellence in Municipal Law.

Voting for the 2019 Law Society of Ontario Bencher Election is now open. Lawyers elected to Convocation will be in a position to influence governance, regulation and the provision of legal services to the public for the next four years, so it's critical to consider how candidates will effectively serve in the role when it comes to tackling the most pressing issues.

The OBA will host a series of OBA Solution Circles over the coming months. OBA Solution Circles will address certain issues that we know are barriers to advancing gender equality (e.g., work interruptions and their impact on a legal career).

The OBA offices will be closed for the holidays between 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

Blockchain is slowly, but surely, revolutionizing commerce, banking, service, technology, and information industries.

Ontario Bar Association President Lynne Vicars appeared on CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live on Monday, Nov. 18 to talk about the OBA’s Make A Will Month

Up North: According to an Angus Reid survey from earlier this year, half of Canadians don't have a last will and testament in place. So the Ontario Bar Association is promoting November as "Make a Will Month".

The OBA would like to acknowledge our members who were recently named Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.