
The Circle of Life
The Circle of Life What do you think of when you hear the term “the circle of life?” If I am in a light-hearted mood, I think of the iconic image...
The Circle of Life What do you think of when you hear the term “the circle of life?” If I am in a light-hearted mood, I think of the iconic image...
From Dream to Nightmare in 28 Seconds: How Would We Cope? What kind of lawyer dreams keep you up at night? We all have file-specific heebie-jeebies where we can’t fall asleep,...
Moving While Being Busy Making Other Plans I love the quotation “life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans”—it sums up how my life develops in...
It Takes a Village to Raise an Articling Student Let’s hear it for the articling students in Alberta! We know that you have worked hard to get where you are, and...
Hope Isn’t A Strategy, But It Helps! We often hear people say things like “hope isn’t a strategy.
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again—Sexual Harassment and the Legal Profession Social media lit up last week after a recent article in the Toronto Star titled “Sexual harassment, discrimination forcing women lawyer...
Lawyers and Family Day, 2024 Lawyers and Family Day—what a great combination! We have a profession that never has enough time, and we have a statutory holiday.
Suicide Prevention Strategies: Finding Hope and OptimismContent Warning: This blog post discusses themes of suicide. Reader discretion is advised.
Do current law school grads celebrate completion of law school with a banquet anymore? When I graduated, our banquet organizing committee arranged for a prominent Justice to deliver a keynote...
April may be the cruellest month, as TS Eliot wrote in The Wasteland, but January feels like the longest month, especially with the intense cold spell that put our electricity grid...