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SUMMARY:Effective Decision Writing for Administrative Adjudicators by Osgoode Hall Law School
DESCRIPTION:What You’ll Learn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou will engage in practical writing exercises\, and learn: \n\n\n\nThe key components of clear\, concise\, well-reasoned decisions\nCore writing principles\, including context and point-first writing\nStrategies for drafting effective introductions\nPowerful tips on decision structure and issue-driven organization\nRecent developments in the duty to give reasons\n\n\n\n\nPLUS! You will obtain valuable resources including checklists\, tip sheets\, legal sources on sufficiency and sample decisions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend \n\n\n\n\nNew and experienced decision-writers\, reviewers\, and counsel with administrative and regulatory agencies\, boards and tribunals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an introductory course but will be useful for anyone who has not done a full-day structured program on decision writing\, or who wants a refresher.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/effective-decision-writing-for-administrative-adjudicators-by-osgoode-hall-law-school/
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SUMMARY:Family Law for Sexual Assault Webinar by Courthouse Libraries BC
DESCRIPTION:In circumstances where a sexual assault may be perpetrated within a family or by a family relation\, lawyers and advocates need to understand and advise on family law. Join us for an overview of family law issues to consider when advising a person who has experienced sexual assault. We will discuss the context of intimate partner violence\, considerations when sexual assault/abuse of a child is raised\, protection orders\, the interplay of family law with other legal processes. Particular considerations when advising clients who identify as Indigenous\, or with ethic\, cultural or religious background\, will also be discussed. \nThis webinar is presented by Community Legal Assistance Society in partnership with Courthouse Libraries. The presentation will be aimed primarily at roster lawyers for CLAS’s new legal advice service for sexual assault. However\, other lawyers\, advocates and law students are welcome to attend. \nParticipants in this webinar may claim up to 1.5 hour of CPD credit with LSBC. \nPresented by Agnes Huang (Saltwater Law) and Frances Rosner (Rise Women’s Legal Centre).
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/family-law-for-sexual-assault/
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SUMMARY:AI in the Legal Industry by LexisNexis Canada
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Implications and Ethics of Rapid Innovation including Generative AI Tools \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVoir cette page en français \nA webinar you can’t miss!   \nLexisNexis Canada is pleased to present an exciting panel discussion about AI in the Legal Industry. \nJoin us on Tuesday June 27\, from 1pm – 2pm with our esteemed panel of legal professionals and subject matter experts to discuss awareness\, insights\, and implications on this hugely popular topic. \nEvent theme\nExploring the Implications and Ethics of Rapid Innovation including Generative AI Tools. \nExpert panel\nAbdi Aidid\, co-author of The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better: Professor Aidid is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and a Faculty Affiliate at the Centre for Ethics and a member of the Ethics of AI Lab. Professor Aidid has practical experience as a litigator and arbitrator at Covington & Burling LLP in New York City\, and as the VP of Legal Research at Blue J\, where he oversaw the development of machine learning-enabled legal research tools. \nAngela Swan\, Counsel at Aird & Berlis LLP and Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School:  With over 50 years in the legal profession\, Angela Swan has expertly filled a number of roles from professor to esteemed counsel. An award-winning author\, educator\, and frequently cited scholar\, she is one of the most distinguished experts in Canadian contract law. For her long-standing contribution to the legal profession\, she was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2021. \nThe Honourable Justice Joseph F. Kenkel of the Ontario Court of Justice: Justice Kenkel was appointed Technology Advisor to the Chief Justice in 2021. He is working on several projects for Ontario’s Courts Digital Transformation. He has been a member of the Chief Justice’s IT Committee which oversees technology issues for all three courts in the province since 2000. As a lawyer he was the defence representative to the Integrated Justice technology project in the late 1990’s. \nJennifer Belz\, Senior Product Manager at LexisNexis: Jennifer is a licensed US attorney and an experienced product manager who has brought many innovations to the legal market. She has an expert understanding of legal research and research products\, having worked in the legal technology space for her entire career.  She is currently Senior Product Manager for Advanced Search Capabilities and Search Strategy on the Lexis+ platform. \n\nDiscussion points\n\nWhat AI-based tools are already in use in legal practice?\nWill AI-based tools be adopted by the courts and other legal institutions?\nWhat are the legal implications of widespread use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT by the general public?\nHow will AI affect fundamental legal principles such as access to justice\, transparency and the adversarial system?\nWhat regulations or guidelines are necessary for the responsible adoption of AI in the legal industry?\n\nProgram details\n\nTuesday\, June 27\, 2023\n1:00pm – 2:00 pm EST\nLive Zoom webinar – use the form on this page to register\nThe event admission is FREE for all legal professionals from all Canadian jurisdictions\nQualifies for 1 CPD hour
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/ai-in-the-legal-industry-by-lexisnexis-canada/
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