November is Make A Will Month November 01, 2019 Everyone needs a will that is properly drafted. That’s the message the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and its members will once again be promoting this month as they mark Make A Will Month with nearly 80 free legal information sessions in every region of the province.
OBA Keeping the Momentum Going with New Awareness Campaign June 26, 2019 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.
OBA Launches Province-wide Robe Bank Initiative June 05, 2019 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.
2019-2020 OBA Section Executive Elections May 29, 2019 The 2019-20 Section Executive Elections are now open. As a current section member, this is your opportunity to cast your online vote for your respective Section Executives.
Announcing Richard Steinecke as the Recipient of the 2019 Tom Marshall Award of Excellence March 15, 2019 The OBA’s Public Sector Lawyers Section is pleased to announce Richard Steinecke as the recipient of its 2019 Tom Marshall Award of Excellence.
OBA Names Winners of Annual Association Awards March 13, 2019 TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Association Awards. The recipients will be honoured at the annual OBA Awards Gala on April 17 in Toronto.
OBA Solution Circles to Set an Agenda for Advancing Gender Equality March 06, 2019 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).
OBA Office Holiday Closure December 20, 2018 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.
Nominations are now open for the 2019 OBA Tom Marshall Award of Excellence for Public Sector Lawyers December 19, 2018 Every year the Public Sector Section of the OBA celebrates one of its members, acknowledged by peers as a leading practitioner and contributor to Public Sector Law in Ontario through the OBA Tom Marshall Award of Excellence for Public Sector Lawyers. This is your opportunity to recognize the colleagues, peers or mentors who have had the most meaningful impact on the practice in Ontario and in the advancing the profession as a whole.
OBA Innovator-in-Residence Wins Financial Times Award December 18, 2018 OBA Innovator-in-Residence Peter Aprile has once again demonstrated he’s on the cutting edge of innovation, finding new ways to bring better service to clients in today’s rapidly changing legal environment.