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At the April 22 Convocation meeting the Law Society of Ontario will present a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) to distinguished litigator and counsel Barbara McIsaac, one of Canada’s pre-eminent experts in privacy law and access to information law.
Prominent human rights lawyer, outstanding academic and exceptional international legal advocate Payam Akhavan is the recipient of the Law Society of Ontario’s Human Rights Award. A virtual event will take place in June.
Members of Ontario's legal professions will be recognized for their outstanding career achievements and contributions to their communities at the annual Law Society Awards ceremony, which will be held virtually, on May 26, 2021.
At the February 25 Convocation meeting the Law Society of Ontario will present a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) to nurse, educator, homelessness activist, filmmaker and author Cathy Crowe.
As part of its mandate, the Law Society recommends and makes appointments to a variety of boards, councils and committees. A number of appointments were recently made.
2021 Annual Fee invoices will be issued through licensees’ Portal accounts in January 2021. As a result, the Law Society Portal will not be able to process changes to status and contact information from January 1, 2021 12:01 a.m. to January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m.
The Law Society of Ontario will be holding a virtual Welcome to the Professions Celebration this evening, at 5:30 p.m.
Last night and this evening, the Law Society of Ontario broadcast virtual Welcome to the Professions Celebrations to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of recently licensed lawyers and paralegals. Family, friends, colleagues and stakeholders were invited to take part.
Outstanding members of Ontario's legal professions were recognized for their career achievements and contributions to their communities at a virtual reception, hosted by Treasurer Teresa Donnelly.
The Law Society of Ontario will be holding virtual Welcome to the Professions Celebrations on December 9 and 10, at 5:30 p.m. The program will be the same on both days.
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