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A Year Into Working Remotely
March 19, 2021
Effective tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Firm will be moving to remote working across all our Canadian offices. That was the first line of a long email from our firm’s CEO that hit my screen at about 10:30 a.m. on March 16. My wife and I had arrived in Calgary shortly before midnight on…
Employer’s Guide to the Law Society of Alberta’s Respectful Workplace Policy
March 18, 2021
The Law Society has launched this new Employer’s Guide, to accompany the Law Society of Alberta’s Respectful Workplace Model Policy, as a tool to help workplaces manage conflict, and address and prevent harassment and discrimination. The guide highlights some steps which an organization can take to effectively implement and enforce its respectful workplace policy. It is not…
Trends in Assist Usage During the Pandemic
March 17, 2021
While we are all experiencing the pandemic and societal lockdowns at the same time, our experiences are not the same. Individual circumstances have caused large variations in individual stress and distress levels. What can we learn about how Alberta lawyers and students are managing? Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society (Assist) provides four free professional counselling sessions…
Helping the Stressed/Distressed Individual
March 17, 2021
with Brian Forbes, PhD, R.Psych. Forbes Psychological Services According to the Morneau Shepell’s Mental Health Index, the mental health of Canadians has been declining significantly for several years, and even more so since COVID-19. The stress and distress that we experience is the result of many factors including work, family, finances, parenting, health, and fear…
Ethically Speaking: Immune-Compromised Work Expectations
March 16, 2021
Question: What should I do if I’m immune compromised or someone in my family is immune-compromised but I’m still expected to come into work? Answer: It is now well recognized that an immune-compromised person has a greater risk of severe illness caused by COVID-19 than the average person. This vulnerability triggers disability provisions under the…
Bencher Profile Series: Moira Váně
March 16, 2021
When Moira Váně began practising law in 2003, she was aware of, and disheartened to see, women leaving the legal profession at a high rate. Fast forward 18 years later, Moira remains committed to finding ways for the profession to change so that more women stay in law and achieve success to better reflect and…
Bencher Profile Series: Bill Hendsbee, QC
March 16, 2021
Nearing 27 years of active practise in Alberta, Bill Hendsbee, QC begins his second term at the Bencher table. “When I started as a Bencher three years ago, I thought that I would like it, but I ended up loving it more than I expected. When it came time for the opportunity to run for…
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