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With the help of the OBA Young Lawyers’ Division (East), the Timeraiser event once again took place this year at the National Gallery of Canada on Saturday, November 19, 2011.

In my capacity as the Continuing Legal Education Liaison of the Young Lawyers’ Division Executive Committee, I would like to introduce readers to an additional Ontario Bar Association committee...

On May 25, 2011, the OBA Young Lawyers’ Division East, held a Personal Injury Primer which served to address some of the most important issues that young lawyers will be faced with when working on a personal injury file.

Any junior lawyer working with password protected forms has probably realized that even unprotected fields on protected forms have formatting restrictions.

The Young Lawyers Division-Central had a busy year. Here are a few noteworthy activities...

The Ontario Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division East held its annual “Life After Articles” event on April 13th, 2011 at the Control Tower of the RCAF Officer’s Mess on Gloucester Street in Ottawa.

Time flies! It is difficult to believe that my term as Chair is coming to an end!

Remember the days from law school when you were able to keep up with recent Supreme Court cases?

YLD East was treated to a personalized tour of the National Gallery of Canada with contemporary art curator, Jonathan Shaughnessy.

At the end of October, the Canadian Bar Association Young Lawyers held an Executive Meeting in Toronto. Members came from across the country: Newfoundland, B.C., Alberta, P.E.I., Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and the Territories. At the meeting, we discussed internal governance matters and policy. This article highlights these discussions, and provides views of the articling crisis from across the country.