I recently attended the Canadian Lawyer – Women in Law Summit 2021 which aired virtually and on the heels of the recent national media attention around the disparity of income between men and women in the practice of law. At Life in Law we have blogged and linked to some of these media reports ending our posts with queries like – “What next?” and “How do we change this inequality?” As I listened to featured summit speakers, Robert Miller and Joelle Walker, CEO and principal of Miller Titerle respectively, I was reminded of a discussion I had a few years ago with a very senior male lawyer who, at the time, was on the verge of retirement. He practiced during a time when local firms were becoming national firms and national firms were becoming international firms and he posited that…
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...read moreModerator: Kim Jakeman, co-founder, LiL & Partner, Harper Grey Panelists: Richard Bereti, partner, Harper Grey LLP Guy Brown, QC, partner, Harper Grey LLP Timothy Hinkson, partner, Guild Yule LLP Joel Morris, partner, Harper Grey LLP Kim: Good afternoon! I want to tell you I am really ready for this panel. Today, I welcome our first group of men(!) to the Dear LiL blog to have, what I think is going to be a very interesting and productive discussion about supporting women in the practice of law. Gentlemen, thank you for being here! Guy: When I heard this would be the first LiL post by a group of men, I knew I had to be part of it – thanks for including me Kim. Tim: Yes, thank you Kim. I’m delighted to be here. Richard: Hi everyone,…
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