Agenda
Friday November 1, 2024
*Please note the agenda has been edited to reflect changes to the event day.
Strategic Legal Writing: 50 Do’s and Don’ts Eugene Meehan, K.C., Supreme Advocacy, LLP, Ottawa | |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by McLennan Ross LLP | |
Artificial Intelligence (AI): My Refrigerator Wrote This Factum Moderator: The Honourable Chief Judge Jeannie Scott, Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories Speakers: Frédéric Pelletier, VP Legal Information, Lexum Professor Amy Salyzyn, University of Ottawa (by video) | |
Lunch & Learn : Civility as a Tactical Tool Eugene Meehan, K.C., Supreme Advocacy LLP, Ottawa Sponsored by Lawson Lundell | |
Breakout Session 1 : Child and Family Services and Bill C-92 Yellowknife Ski Club, Top Floor Moderator: The Honourable Justice Sheila MacPherson, Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories Speakers: Meghan Etter-Cockney, Executive Director, Maligaksat Koren Lightning, K.C., Legal Director, Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge Sarah Morales (Su-taxwiye), Ph.D., JID/JD Director/Associate Professor Faculty of Law, University of Victoria (by video)
Breakout Session 2: Applications in Sexual Offence Cases Yellowknife Ski Club, Bottom Floor Moderator: The Honourable Justice Annie Piché, Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories Speakers: Lesley Ruzicka, K.C., Crown Counsel, B.C. Prosecution Service | |
Health Break Sponsored by McLennan Ross LLP | |
Mental Health and Wellness in the Legal Profession Speaker: The Honourable George Strathy, former Chief Justice of Ontario | |
Closing Remarks Christopher Buchan, President, Law Society of the Northwest Territories; Partner, McLennan Ross LLP |
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Keynote Reception with The Honourable Thomas Albert Cromwell, C.C.
Sundog Trading Post, 4 Lessard Dr., Yellowknife
Light canapés and a cash bar will be available. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association – Northwest Territories Branch
