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Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles

Choosing How to Spend Your Marbles  Remember the Barbenheimer phenomenon last summer, when many of us flocked to theatres to see two blockbuster movies being released the same weekend, Barbie and Oppenheimer? I was...

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue

Coping with Election Stress and Fatigue Political elections can be stressful. The never-ending US election cycle is in the media 24/7/365.

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios

Reprogramming No-Win Scenarios Are there any other Star Trek fans out there? I didn’t think I was a Trekkie when I turned on the tv after school in the 1970s to...

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude Expressing gratitude doesn’t always come easily to lawyers—it just isn’t a big part of our work culture.

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024

Articling, Harassment and Discrimination - 2024  Did you see the E-bulletin from the Law Society of Alberta last Friday (September 27th) informing the legal community about the results of the 2024 Articling Student...

The Power of the Pivot

The Power of the Pivot

The Power of the Pivot Many years ago, when I was about fifteen years at the bar and working for a large company as Senior Corporate Counsel with about eight years...