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J. Donald Mawhinney Lectureship in Professional Ethics

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University of British Columbia Faculty of Law

J. Donald Mawhinney Lectureship in Professional Ethics  

From the UBC Website:

The J. Donald Mawhinney Lectureship in Professional Ethics was established by donation in honour of J. Donald Mawhinney, Q.C., to recognize his outstanding contributions to British Columbia’s legal community, his commitment to legal education and his dedication to practicing with the very highest standard of professional ethics. 2006 was the inaugural J. Donald Mawhinney Lectureship in Professional Ethics. Each year the Faculty of Law will host an individual from the judiciary, the practice of law or academia to come to UBC as the J. Donald Mawhinney Lecturer. During the visit, the lecturer will present two lectures, one to students and one to members of the bar, the judiciary and the general public.

This lecture commemorates Mr. Mawhinney’s dedication to professional ethics and legal education, and recognizes those whose contributions enabled the Lectureship in Professional Ethics. A special thank you to family, friends and colleagues whose generous contributions have made this lecture possible.

Click HERE for a list of previous lecturers

F.B. Wickwire Memorial Lecture in Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

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Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society with Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

F.B. Wickwire Memorial Lecture in Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Previous lectures:

2010: “Conflicts of Interest: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly“ at Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, co-sponsored by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. This panel discussion featured the Hon. Joel Fichaud of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Ms. C. Kristin Dangerfield of the Law Society of Manitoba, and Prof. Paul Paton of the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific, with Society President Marjorie Hickey QC as moderator. 

2009: “‘Doing Wrong’ to Do Right: Legal Ethics on the Margin”, Allan Hutchinson.

2008: “Executive Branch Lawyers in a Time of Terror”, Bradley Wendel.  SSRN link HERE

Centre for the Legal Profession: Program in Professionalism

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The Centre for the Legal Profession is hosting an ethics seminar series designed primarily for students, and junior lawyers: the Program in Professionalism.  Each interactive seminar features an outstanding role model from the legal community on a current professional or ethical issue with a 20 minute presentation, and time for Q&A.  The upcoming speakers in March are:

–       March 9: The Honourable Stephen Goudge, Court of Appeal for Ontario, on the topic of “The fundamental norms that guide us to be good professionals” (12.45pm to 1.45pm, UofT Faculty of Law, Room FA2) Continue reading →

NIFTEP: Workshop on Teaching Ethics

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APPLY BY FEBRUARY 21 FOR SPRING 2011 WORKSHOP ON TEACHING ETHICS 

The Spring 2011 workshop of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism (NIFTEP) will take place on Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the University of St. Thomas Gainey Conference Center, one hour south of Minneapolis, MN.  Attendance at this highly participatory event is limited to invited speakers and to those selected to be Spring 2011 NIFTEP Fellows.  (Prior NIFTEP Fellows are welcome to apply for this workshop.)  Continue reading →

International Journal of the Legal Profession: Gov’t Legal Practice

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The deadline for submission: September 15, 2011

The International Journal of the Legal Profession invites manuscripts for a planned symposium issue on Government Legal Practice and Government Lawyers. We are particularly interested in papers dealing with lawyers occupying career positions in government service dealing with matters other than criminal prosecution or criminal defense. We welcome studies dealing with a wide range of issues including (but not limited to) the nature of the lawyers’ work, their career patterns, the ethical issues they confront, and/or how they balance professional norms in a political environment. Questions about the suitability of manuscripts can be directed either to the general editor, Professor Avrom Sherr (Avrom.Sherr@sas.ac.uk) at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, or the symposium editor, Professor Herbert Kritzer (kritzer@umn.edu) at the University of Minnesota Law School.  Submissions should be sent electronically, either as Word documents or as PDF documents (with all identifying information removed) to Professor Sherr. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s normal peer review process. The deadline for submission to insure consideration for the symposium is September 15, 2011; it is anticipated that the symposium will be published in the second issue of 2012.

International Legal Ethics Conference V: Alberta, Canada, July 2012

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Planning has already begun for the the fifth International Legal Ethics Conference scheduled for July 12 – 14, 2012, in Banff, Alberta, Canada.  For more information on the themes of the conference, click here.

The conference organizing committee is led by Professor Alice Woolley, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary  and Richard Devlin Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University.