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Latest, May 2011
Asian and South Asian Heritage Month The month of May is Asian and South Asian Heritage Month. The Law Society of Upper Canada, FACL, and the South Asian Bar Association are hosting a panel discussion and reception on May 24, 2011 at the Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen St. West, Toronto.
Panel members include: A Call to Action Canada Conference, Tuesday May 17, 2011 Jon Casey of A Call to Action Canada announces the ACTAC conference: I am writing to let you know that A Call to Action Canada's (ACTAC) third annual conference, which is being held on Tuesday May 17, 2011 in Toronto, has received Law Society accreditation for the CPD program, for six hours for each of the Professionalism and New Member CPD requirements. The date for payment of the early registration fee has been extended to Friday May 6, 2011. We are also very pleased to announce that Rockwell Automation Inc. and Ernst & Young LLP have recently become signatories to ACTAC's Mission Statement. For more information on ACTAC, please see our website at www.acalltoactioncanada.com. We look forward to seeing you on May 17. FACL Members receive a discount!
JUSTICENET Advisory Board FACL Board Member Carolyn Chambers and FACL President Julia Shin Doi have been selected to represent FACL on the JUSTICENET Advisory Board. Congratulations to both of these great lawyers!
Re-elected! LSUC Bencher Raj Anand
Congratulations to Raj Anand for his re-election as a LSUC Bencher. The election was very competitive this year and FACL congratulates its members for participating in the process and campaigning. You made us all proud.
On The Cover: Joseph Cheng – Ontario Lawyers Gazette FACL member and Department of Justice lawyer Joseph Cheng is on this season’s cover of the Ontario Lawyers Gazette. Congratulations!
KALAGNY 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner Kalagny is hosting its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner in Boston, MA: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Harvard Club (35 West 44th Street between 5th and 6th Ave.) Keynote speaker and honoree: Don H. Liu, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Xerox Corporation Trailblazer Honoree: Prof. Jeannie Suk, the first tenured Asian American female professor at Harvard Law School. Click here for information about discounted early-bird tickets.
Referrals A New Jersey lawyer has a client who is seeking to sue a Toronto-based company on a debt collection matter. Should you be interested please contact Alexander M. Lee at AlexanderLeeEsq@aol.com, 345 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, P.O. Box 205, Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006. Tel: 973/364-1688. FREE Toronto Lawyers Association Membership
FACL is happy to announce that the Toronto Lawyers Association is offering a free one-year membership to all FACL members as a gesture of goodwill.
FREE Ontario Bar Association Workshop - Fill Your Requirements! - MAY 17, 2011
Complimentary Diversity Training Workshop for Sole Practitioners and Small Firms Human Rights - It's Not Just About Big Firms: Legal Obligations Within Your Firm and To Clients.
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1) 5 Substantive Hours Hon. Chris Bentley, Attorney General and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, to speak at the Canadian Club of Toronto, Royal York Hotel - MAY 24, 2011
DATE - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Please join the Canadian Club of Toronto on May 24th when Attorney General Chris Bentley will explore why the evolution of Ontario's human rights system should never be forgotten, and why human rights protections are as essential today as they were 50 years ago.
Chris Bentley serves as Attorney General of Ontario and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. He is MPP for London West and he has previously served as Minister of Labour and Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. Prior to his election in 2003 he practiced for over 25 years as a criminal defense lawyer. He taught part-time for over a decade at University of Western Ontario's Law School and helped establish a legal clinic to assist low-income clients. When he isn't running for his work, he runs. He started, and completed, 3 Boston marathons.
DiverseCity Counts: Release of Report on Diversity in Leadership in the GTA - JUNE 7, 2011
Join civic leaders for the release of a new report on diversity in leadership
Last year DiverseCity Counts found that only 14 per cent of GTA leaders are visible minorities, relative to 49.5 percent of the population. We have updated this figure and also taken a unique look at the legal profession. Join us, together with Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Eric Hoskins, for the release of the third DiverseCity Counts Report. We expect about 100 of the region's top corporate, public and voluntary sector leaders to attend. Tuesday, June 7, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Ryerson University Parkdale and Kensington CLS looking for Mandarin/Cantonese Interpreter Know any Mandarin/Cantonese speaking interpreters? Parkdale Community Legal Services and Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services are in need of a part-time Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) interpreter to perform interpretation and translation duties at both sites on an ongoing basis.
Time Commitment: Compensation: $19.20 per hour. Please forward a letter describing the applicant's interest and experience, along with a resume of the applicant's qualifications to info@parkdalelegal.org by June 8, 2011. |
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