CL Talk

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Chief Justice Deborah Smith on the judiciary’s most pressing challenges

          

Deborah Smith was appointed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 2019. Before her judicial career, she practised civil and family law for 17 years at McInnes Cooper. She sat in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia family division until 2004 when she was appointed associate chief justice and transferred to the court’s general division. She was the first female associate chief justice appointed in the province of Nova Scotia. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about virtual proceedings, courtroom decorum, judicial independence, being a female legal leader and how the profession has changed over her 40-year tenure.

Amanda Fowler on how she balances her sports law practice and legal role at Aviva Canada

Amanda Fowler on how she balances her sports law practice and legal role at Aviva Canada

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Joshua Lenon at Clio says Canadian lawyers are slow to adopt tech, but big changes are coming soon

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Radha Curpen at Bennett Jones LLP on how law firms should understand intersectionality

Radha Curpen at Bennett Jones LLP on how law firms should understand intersectionality

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Linda Beairsto, president of MT Align at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, on flexible work and diversity

Linda Beairsto, president of MT Align at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, on flexible work and diversity

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Erin Durant on speaking up about mental health and the importance of sponsorship for women lawyers

Erin Durant on speaking up about mental health and the importance of sponsorship for women lawyers

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