Articles 2019

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Taking a Parental Leave – Potential Options and Cross-Jurisdictional Improvements

  • November 11, 2019
  • Deepa Tailor, Member-at-Large

Taking a parental leave as a practicing lawyer is challenging, both emotionally and financially. Deepa Tailor (Tailor Law) highlights potential options for lawyers taking a parental leave and shares a comparison of how parental leave programs for lawyers vary between jurisdictions.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum
This is What a Lawyer Looks Like: Meet Bhavan Sodhi

This is What a Lawyer Looks Like: Meet Bhavan Sodhi

  • September 20, 2019
  • Nabila Khan, Section Newsletter Editor

The face of law is changing. In an effort to highlight the diverse range of individuals working across the legal landscape, we are pleased to present our new series, This is What a Lawyer Looks Like. The goal of this series is to put racialized and Indigenous women lawyers in the spotlight and amplify their voices in the conversation about gender equality. In this installment: meet Bhavan Sodhi, Legal Counsel at Innocence Canada and a fresh face in criminal law.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum

Welcome from the Editor

  • September 20, 2019
  • Nabila Khan, Section Newsletter Editor

A note from the 2019/2020 Section Newsletter Editor about plans for the upcoming year, including new sections in the Section Insider newsletter.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum

Welcome to a New WLF Year!

  • September 20, 2019
  • Richa Sandill, Chair

Our 2019-2020 Chair, Richa Sandill, welcomes the section and introduces WLF's exciting plans, events and programs for the year.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum

Mindfulness Offers a New Way to Reduce Bias

  • June 14, 2019
  • Sara Robertson, Lime Horse

Our brains are constantly processing the information that bombards us. We need to make sense of the world—and fast—so we use stereotypes to fill any gaps. These stereotypes lead to biases that can affect our judgement and the way we make decisions. Is there something we can do to reduce these biases and prevent them from influencing our choices?

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum

Managing Parental Leave as a Practicing Lawyer – Perspectives from a Mom of Four

  • June 14, 2019
  • Amelia Yu, Elm Law

I gave birth to my fourth child on March 9 2019 and when he was barely a month old I did something I wouldn’t have done with any of the babies before: I travelled downtown to attend the Women’s Law Forum’s CLE entitled “Rethinking having it All, a Solo and Small Firm Perspective on Parenting While Lawyering”.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum