Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism

Symposium on Lifelong Learning in Professionalism

Hosted by the Centre for the Legal Profession
Sponsored by the Law Foundation of Ontario
With additional support from the Law Society of Upper Canada

February 20, 2009
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Reception to follow, 4:30 - 6:00 pm 

Bennett Lecture Hall
Flavelle House, 78 Queen's Park Cres.
University of Toronto

Hosted by the Centre for the Legal Profession 

The conference proceedings can be viewed over the web (see below) 

On February 20, 2009, the Centre for the Legal Profession at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, was pleased to host a Symposium on "Lifelong Learning in Professionalism" organized by the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism. 

The Symposium was sponsored by the Law Foundation of Ontario, with additional support from the Law Society of Upper Canada. The Symposium featured panel discussions with noted academic scholars, members of the judiciary, and legal practitioners.

The day began with an exploration of the scope and importance of lifelong learning, and continued with an examination of what can be learned from other jurisdictions and the role of various stakeholders within the legal profession in advancing education in professionalism. The day closed with the 2009 Annual Goodman Lecture, delivered by the Honourable Justice Stephen Goudge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

This important event was free of charge.

Webcast Links

Please click on the links shortly after the start time to watch the webcast live. The webcasts will also remain available as archives.

9:00am - 10:45am
Opening/Welcome/Session 1: What is "lifelong learning" and why is it needed?

11:00am - 12:45pm
Session 2: What are the different approaches to "lifelong learning"? What can we learn from other jurisdictions?
 
(Lunch break from 12:45 - 1:45pm)

1:45pm -  3:45pm
Session 3: What is the role of the stakeholders?/Conclusions/Next Steps
(Please note that the second hour of this session consisted of small group discussions, and could not be webcast. Transcriptions of the small group discussions will be available on the CLP website.)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Goodman Lecture with Justice Stephen Goudge, Court of Appeal for Ontario: Looking Back and Looking Forward on Learning in Professionalism

Program

Speakers and moderators

The text of some presentations is available, where there is a link beside the speaker's name.

  • Professor Michael Code, University of Toronto (Presentation (PDF))
  • Dean Brent Cotter, University of Saskatchewan (PDF) (Presentation (PDF))
  • Professor Richard Devlin, Dalhousie University (Presentation (PDF))
  • Professor Adam Dodek, University of Ottawa
  • Professor Jocelyn Downie, Dalhousie University (Presentation (PDF))
  • Professor Trevor Farrow, Osgoode Hall Law School  
  • Justice Stephen Goudge, Court of Appeal for Ontario (Presentation (PDF))
  • Glenn Hainey, Partner, Gowlings
  • Justice Alison Harvison Young, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  • John Hunter, President, Law Society of British Columbia (Presentation (PDF))
  • Mary Jackson, Chief Officer, Legal Personnel & Professional Devlopment, Blake, Cassels & Graydon    
  • Susan Lightstone, National Judicial Institute
  • Alan Mark, Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault
  • W.A. Derry Millar, Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada 
  • Dean Mayo Moran, University of Toronto
  • Associate Chief Justice Dennis O'Connor, Court of Appeal for Ontario
  • Laurie Pawlitza, Torkin Manes
  • Professor Stephen Pitel, University of Western Ontario
  • Heather Joy Ross, Partner, The Ross Firm
  • Alan Treleaven, Director of Education and Practice, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Professor Bradley Wendel, Cornell University (Presentation (PDF))
  • Chief Justice Warren Winkler, Court of Appeal for Ontario
  • Professor Alice Woolley, University of Calgary (Presentation (PDF))