Ethical Advocacy, Mentoring, and Career Management for Litigators; Judicial Proceedings from Pre-Trials to Trials
This successful program is back with 3 judges and 3 fresh takes on the age-old question… What are judges really thinking?
As litigators, you spend your entire career seeing the courtroom from the counsel podium, watching the often-inscrutable face of a judge looking back.
You have probably wondered:
Unfortunately, there is no rule of procedure that allows us to call a timeout and ask, “How am I doing so far?”
This unique program will address these common concerns through a distinguished panel that consists of three recently-appointed Ontario judges, one from each of the:
Our speakers will share what they have observed from the bench that they wish they knew when they were counsel. They will reflect on what they would have told their former lawyer selves if they could turn back time.
Drawing on their recent and long-term experience as lawyers, our speakers will tell you what they frequently see (and do not see, but should).
Presenter(s):
Toronto Lawyers Association
For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was founded to support its members in three key areas: Knowledge, Advocacy, and Community. To uphold these pillars, the association offers a year-round mix of online and in-person education programs for lawyers, hosts both free and paid events to foster in-person networking, and submits advocacy pieces on behalf of its members to the Ontario bench and bar, all levels of government, and the broader public.
