The CBA has received funding from Global Affairs Canada to select and place 32 young Canadian lawyers in 2018-19 as interns with human rights and legal development organizations overseas.

Preparation for overseas placements begins in summer 2018, including a short briefing in July and basic logistical and substantive preparations. The six-month placements are undertaken from September 2018-March 2019.

The YLIP contributes a modest living and accommodation allowance, assists in covering health insurance, and covers travel costs related to briefing/debriefing sessions in Canada and to overseas placements. The due date for submission of applications is May 4, 2018.

For further information about the program, please see the CBA YLIP opportunities webpage and its Facebook page. Please carefully note eligibility guidelines and details on how to apply.

Join the broader legal and Indigenous communities to discuss the current and possible applications of Indigenous laws, and to explore how Indigenous law exhibits itself other than through the written word, for example through art.

Among the speakers:
Professor Jeffery Hewitt
Professor Beverly Jacobs
Shain Jackson, artist
Professor Emeritus Leroy Little Bear
Moderator: Justice Sheilah Martin of the Supreme Court of Canada

Featuring:
Brief words from the Chief Justice of Canada, The Right Honourable Richard Wagner

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Internationally renowned human rights advocate, HIV activist and author of the best-selling memoir Witness to AIDS, Justice Edwin Cameron will examine the controversial Supreme Court of Canada ruling in R. v. Mabior.

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Participants will experience demonstrations of real coaching conversations and have opportunities to practice their skills and new approaches with other volunteers. To enrich the practical experience, participants are encouraged to bring at least one personal or professional issue or challenge that they are currently facing and willing to share for purposes of practise. No issue is too small or too large.

9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

If you would like to get involved by giving back to the legal community, Assist invites you to attend Assist’s Peer Support Training Session.

9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

If you would like to get involved by giving back to the legal community, Assist invites you to attend their Peer Support Training Session.

5:15 – 6:15 p.m.

The Chief Justice practiced law in Alberta and British Columbia and her judicial career was launched in April 1981 with her appointment to the Vancouver County Court. She left as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in April 1989, on her appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. Join hosts and tribute speakers from Alberta and British Columbia, as they celebrate one of their own.