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SUMMARY:Strategies\, Considerations\, and Pitfalls to Avoid in Negotiations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\nJoin Clea Parfitt\, an experienced human rights and employment law lawyer\, as she discusses strategies\, considerations\, and common pitfalls to avoid in negotiating settlements for clients with sexual harassment claims. She will discuss assessing your client’s claim\, approaches to negotiation\, and identifying and addressing concerns in settlement agreements and releases\, such as non-disclosure agreements. While Clea will highlight particular issues in sexual harassment claims\, this session may be of interest to anyone who engages in negotiations and settlements. \nThis 1.5 hour webinar is presented in partnership with the SHARP Workplaces program through CLAS (Sexual Harassment Advice\, Response\, and Prevention for Workplaces). The presentation will be aimed primarily at SHARP roster lawyers. However\, other lawyers and law students are welcome to attend. \nParticipants in this webinar may claim up to 1.5 hour of CPD credit with LSBC.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/strategies-considerations-and-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-negotiations-and-settlements-of-sexual-harassment-claims/
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CATEGORIES:Continuing Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Gender Diversity in Legal Writing: Pronouns\, Honorifics\, and Gender-Inclusive Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nLike the law\, language and styles of writing evolve over time to meet the needs of new generations. One such shift is towards language that reflects a modern understanding of gender and gender identity. Inclusivity can no longer be limited to masculine and feminine but must be extended to include people who identify as non-binary\, agender\, two spirited\, or genderqueer. To meet these needs\, the British Columbia Law Institute is creating a guide to ‘Gender Diversity in Legal Writing: Pronouns\, Honorifics\, and Gender-Inclusive Techniques’ (Guide). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Purpose of the Guide\nLegal writing comprises many forms: legislation\, court submissions\, opinion letters\, transactional writing (e.g.\, contracts\, wills)\, communications with clients and other lawyers\, legal memoranda\, legal texts and academic writing\, court forms\, judgments and decisions\, and other reports and papers. Ultimately\, the writer must choose the gender inclusive techniques needed for their audience and subject matter. The methods and tools explored in this publication give legal writers guidance to consider inclusivity in their writing. \nThe Guide: \n\nDefines terms and addresses common misconceptions associated with certain terminology (e.g. transgender\, not transgendered);\nOutlines techniques to reflect inclusivity and gender neutrality\, including review of honorifics\, greetings\, and pronouns;\nProvides examples of how to incorporate gender inclusivity into one’s own writing style; and\nProvides a list of resources for legal writers who want to learn more.\n\nThe Importance of Gender Diversity in Legal Writing\nGender-inclusive legal writing demonstrates a high level of professionalism and commitment to justice. It shows the writer’s commitment to the ideals underlying the legal profession and respect for their audience. \nInclusive language is important because it recognizes diversity and seeks to avoid discriminatory terminology. Inclusive language does not discourage a writer from discussing differences when it is important to do so. Instead\, it asks that a writer not exclude and marginalize people by drawing differences or using exclusionary language where differences are immaterial to the information being conveyed. More specifically\, it respects ability\, indigeneity\, race\, ethnicity\, gender\, gender identity\, sexual orientation\, age\, and other attributes of personal identity that have been used to discriminate against and marginalize persons with those attributes. \nThe Guide supports all legal writers in this goal- from long term practitioners seeking to learn a new way of writing\, to new lawyers beginning their careers with best practices. \nEmail About this Project\nbcli@bcli.org
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/gender-diversity-in-legal-writing-pronouns-honorifics-and-gender-inclusive-techniques/
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SUMMARY:Westlaw Canada Presents: Legal Update on Insurance Law in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Event Hosted By: Thomson Reuters \nComprehensive or Commercial General Liability (collectively: “CGL”) policies are the most widely used liability policies in the business community\, designed to address the needs of most businesses. The particular wording of each insurer’s standard form may differ. As well\, manuscript policies may be accepted by insurers. In general\, the industry follows one of the formats adopted by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (“IBC”). \nJoin us on October 26 at 2:00 PM EST to gain expert insights on distinctions and developments in Insurance Law featuring the team from Snowden Law and authors of Annotated Commercial General Liability Policy. \nTopics:\n\nDevelopments on insurance coverage for additional insureds\nMaterial misrepresentation and voiding the policy in the context of the duty to defend\nLack of fortuity\nLatest judicial guidance on how the intentional act exclusion is construed in different contexts\nInterpretation of the professional services exclusion\nContextual interpretation of the pollution exclusion\nApplying policy deductible at the duty to defend stage\nSufficient notice of claim
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/westlaw-canada-presents-legal-update-on-insurance-law-in-canada/
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SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Lawyering: What I Wish I Knew – the Lawyer Edition: Nova Scotia Barristers Society
DESCRIPTION:Join the Society’s TRC Working Group (TRCWG) for the education session Trauma-Informed Lawyering: What I Wish I Knew – the Lawyer Edition with lawyer and host of the “The Trauma-Informed Lawyer” podcast Myrna McCallum. \nThursday\, November 17\, 2022 12:00 PM-1:00 PM \nTrauma-informed lawyering is a do-no-further-harm\, relational approach to the practice of law that benefits you\, your clients\, your colleagues and the legal profession generally. \nDid you attend the previous trauma-informed lawyering session with Myrna? All members\, including those who attended the previous session\, are encouraged to attend this free education session. It will not only reflect on the content from the last session but it will also include additional information. \nPlease let us know if you have any accessibility accommodation requests to facilitate your participation by contacting Kerry Foss at kfoss@nsbs.org. \nRegister now\nAbout Myrna McCallum \nMyrna is a Métis lawyer from Green Lake in Treaty Six territory and the host of “The Trauma-Informed Lawyer” Podcast. Prior to founding Miyo Pimatisiwin Legal Services in 2019\, Myrna served as an adjudicator in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement claims process\, and Crown Prosecutor with the Ministry of the Attorney General in Saskatchewan. When she is not FaceTiming her three grandchildren\, educating or podcasting\, Myrna is advising\, advocating\, or conducting workplace investigations and reviews. In 2020\, the Federal Department of Justice awarded Myrna their first ever Excellence in Legal Practice and Victim Support Award. She lives in North Vancouver\, B.C \nAbout the Society’s TRC Working Group (TRCWG) \nThe TRCWG makes recommendations to the Society’s Council on a response to the Calls to Action. In developing recommendations for consideration by Council\, the TRCWG considers the Society’s role in responding to the Calls to Action and the value in supporting any activities the Society may undertake. Learn more. \nWebsite\nus02web.zoom.us \nEmail\nkfoss@nsbs.org
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/trauma-informed-lawyering-what-i-wish-i-knew-the-lawyer-edition-nova-scotia-barristers-society/
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