Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA), The TLA Presents its 4th Annual Women in Law program: Steps to Success: Building the Foundation and Finding the Right Mentor(s)

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May 13, 2021 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - The TLA Presents its 4th Annual Women in Law program: Steps to Success: Building the Foundation and Finding the Right Mentor(s)

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ZOOM-WEBINAR
https://zoom.us/
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1T3
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The TLA Presents its 4th Annual Women in Law program: Steps to Success: Building the Foundation and Finding the Right Mentor(s)

Research shows that women lawyers face three main challenges within their profession: gender bias, lack of role models and champions, and exclusion from informal male networks. While our profession has come up with strategies, plans and programs geared to women’s advancement in the legal field, these challenges still remain. How do we, as a profession, give women the best shot at success in their legal careers?

Join us on May 13, 2021 to hear panelists Associate Chief Justice Faye McWatt , Dean Donna Young and Gina Nardella, discuss their respective journeys and lessons learned along the way. Topics will include the following:

Pushing through adversity and tips on overcoming challenging situations
Strategies to help women advance in law firms
The importance of career planning and goal setting
Various forms of mentorship
Developing a mentee/mentor relationship
Finding the right mentor

Speakers

The Honourable Faye E. McWatt, Associate Chief Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice Read her bio

The Honourable Faye E. McWatt was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and immigrated to Canada in 1962. Justice McWatt received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ottawa in 1984 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986. Practising criminal law as a Crown attorney for the Province of Ontario, then as a criminal defence lawyer, she rarely spent a day out of the courtroom. In 1995, she was appointed as an agent for the federal Department of Justice and began prosecuting federal narcotics offences. Justice McWatt acted as counsel before various commissions of inquiry, including the Commission of Inquiry Into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia. She was a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. In 2000, Justice McWatt was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, where she has presided over criminal, family, and civil law cases.

Dean Donna Young, Faculty of Law, Ryerson University Read her bio

Donna E. Young is the inaugural dean of the Faculty of Law at Ryerson University. Prior to joining Ryerson, she was the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy at the Albany Law School and a joint faculty member at the University at Albany's Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department. Dean Young's research focuses on law and inequality, race and gender discrimination, and academic freedom and university governance. She has taught courses in Criminal Law, Employment Law, Federal Civil Procedure, Gender and Work, and Race, Rape Culture, and Law.

Gina Nardella, Kostyniuk & Greenside Lawyers Read her bio

Gina Nardella is a partner at Kostyniuk & Greenside. She obtained her Law Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2006 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2007. She has practiced in both civil and criminal litigation, having appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Ontario Review Board and the Licence Appeal Tribunal. Her practice is now focused on insurance defence litigation. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and baking.

Moderator

Surina Sud,Kostyniuk & Greenside Lawyers Read her bio

Surina obtained her law degree from the University of Leicester in 2015. In 2013, she received an award for achieving the highest overall mark in a course (Civil Justice System) and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Women's Varsity Basketball Team. In 2014, Surina led the University's Pro Bono Committee as its Chief Officer. While Chief Officer, she founded and implemented "The Asylum Project", which assisted individuals seeking Asylum in the United Kingdom. Surina was called to the Bar in 2017 after completing her articles with Kostyniuk & Greenside.

She has assisted at a jury trial and advocates for Plaintiffs and Defendants at all levels of Ontario Courts and Tribunals. Surina is an active member of the Canadian Defence Lawyer’s Young Lawyer’s Committee and the Toronto Lawyers Association’s Education Committee.

Program details

Thursday, May 13, 2021
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
ZOOM - 2 step registration. You will receive the details to join in your confirmation email.

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This program contains 60 minutes of professionalism content and 30 minutes of EDI content

Registration Fee:

Members: $69.00 + HST
Member Licensing Candidates and New Calls: $25.00 + HST
Friends of the TLA: $130.00 + HST
Non-Members: $130.00 + HST

Complimentary tickets are available for Law School Students. Please contact Sandra Porter before May 10, at sporter@tlaonline.ca.

No refunds after April 06, 2021. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.

Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.

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