If there has been a mystery from the events of 2013, it is the emergence in Canadian public life of respected professionals as instigators of questionable deals and conflicts of interest. The intrigue surrounding Senator Mike Duffy captured national attention, but we were also mindful of the fact that, in Québec, it was getting hard to find anyone with a clean past to step into the glare of municipal politics. In law, we ended the year with the disappearance and death of Javed Heydary, and the trail of missing millions from his trust account. What is common to the cast…
law & ethics blog by lee akazaki
Tagged legal mentorship
An iTunes for law? Think the unthinkable retail experience.
As shoppers file past the packaged meat counter at a Korean Tesco’s built into a subway platform, brings the groceries to commuters, then delivers them to their homes. The virtual grocery, sort of like iTunes for those who want the record store browsing experience, might give us a glimpse of the law firm of the future. Never has the market for legal services been so mismatched. The courts, especially in family law, are bursting at the seams with pro se litigants. Firms, on the other hand, resist cutting back on essentials like supper club memberships for partners. The reality is…
Van Gogh et le prochain juriste
Septembre marque le véritable début du calendrier de l’avocat. En Ontario, nous ouvrons nos tribunaux judiciaires au cours de ce mois. Le cycle post-estival commence également pour les cabinets d’avocats et les services juridiques. Pour de nombreux nouveaux avocats après leur admission au barreau en juin, la fin de l’été signifie que les mentors et les mentorés travaillent côte à côte enfin. (For English version, click here or on artwork)
