Committee News

WLAO members participate on many different committees within the law community. If you, as a WLAO member, participate in committee work which you think would be of interest to other members, please let us know and we'll post information on this page.

EAG - (Equity Advisory Group)
One of the several committees and organizations of which the Women's Law Association is a member is the Equity Advisory Group of the Law Society of Upper Canada. EAG operates as an advisory group to the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee of the Law Society. EAG assists in the development of policy options for the promotion of equity and diversity in the legal profession by identifying and advising the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee on issues relating to equity both within the legal profession and relating to those seeking access to the profession. EAG has been involved in several issues over the past few months, including bencher remuneration and tuition fee increases.

LINK - (Lawyers Assistance Program)
WLAO is a member organization of LINK - The Lawyers' Assistance Program - and is represented on the Board of Directors. LINK provides free, totally confidential help when you need it with any personal issues affecting your health, well being and professional life be they family concerns, alcohol or substance abuse, quitting smoking, career transition and life balance, stress or financial problems. LINK is specifically geared to lawyers and partners with the lawyer volunteer support services of OBAP where needed. Services are delivered in person, on the phone or electronically by specialists at Warren Shepell, one of the largest professional employee assistance providers. You can contact LINK any time by calling 1-866-261-6704 (English) or 1-866-261-6718 (French).

COLA
AWAITING REPORT

OBA
AWAITING REPORT

Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism
The mission of the Chief Justice of Ontario's (CJO) Advisory Committee on Professionalism is to maintain those aspects of the law that make it a learned and proud profession. The Committee's main goals are to promote professionalism, civility, and a spirit of community and collegiality in the legal profession.  The Committee has developed a project for a seven-year semi-annual series of colloquia on the legal profession. The colloquia will study legal culture, legal history, legal ethics, and the role and responsibilities of law and lawyers in Canadian society. The goal of the joint venture is to produce over a period of years a collection of high-quality papers about legal professionalism in its broadest sense.  The papers presented at the colloquia will cover all aspects of professionalism, including the ethical, the practical, the social, the political, the cultural, and the historical aspects of what it means to be a lawyer and about the role of law in society.  The first in the series of colloquia will take place on October 20th, 2003 at the University of Western Ontario. Details about the Agenda are available on our events page.