To our Ontario legal community – it’s time to take a stance! The LLD wishes to draw your attention to the upcoming bencher’s election for the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). One of the central issues in this election is the LSO’s role in addressing issues pertaining to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) that affect
How General Counsel Can Impact Pay Equity for Women Lawyers The Task Force on Gender Equity (Task Force) was created by American Bar Association President Laurel G. Bellows to address the continuing problem of gender inequality in the legal profession. Bold action is necessary for women lawyers to achieve parity with their male colleagues, as
The Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network (LFDIN) is a group of Canadian law firms who have agreed to work together to promote diversity and encourage a culture of inclusion in our firms and the broader legal
profession. Diversity and inclusion are core values of LFDIN members.
We believe that valuing and enhancing diversity and inclusion will help us attract and retain the best talent and better serve our clients’ needs in an evolving global marketplace.
In-house counsel may be developing diverse internal departments and asking their external firms to staff with diversity in mind but when it comes to mediation or arbitration, diversity seems not to be on their radar. During an Association of Corporate Counsel session held in Toronto May 8 at Norton Rose Canada LLP, a panel of
Better practices, better workplaces, better results (Law Society of British Columbia) The Law Society of British Columbia is committed to the principles of equity and diversity andbelieves the public is best served by a more inclusive and representative profession. The demographics of the population in BC have shifted dramatically in past decades. The demographicsof the
An Association of Corporate Counsel online Quick Poll suggests that just over half of Canadian general counsel consider a law firm’s policy on diversity when they are retaining outside lawyers. Asked how important a firm’s diversity policy is to their decision-making process, 16.53% of those who voted said: “Extremely important, we have a diversity policy and try to
