12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

CBA Dispute Resolution Section Brown Bag

Topics:

1. Client centered settlement
2. New financial agreements and billing to incentivize change
3. Transferrable process from tribunals, arbitrations and other jurisdictions
4. Legal culture - the new approach to counsel courtesy
5. Realistic solutions to minimizing delays

Lawyers are now required to eliminate delays in civil proceedings. What does a genuine "rethink" of how we practice law mean? Join a panel of practitioners making that leap. Bring your big ideas about advancing our best practices into the new era for the panel to discuss. . Consider these questions: What do clients really need? Are our billing and firm agreements holding us back? What can be learned from court adjacent decision making forums: tribunals & arbitrations? What are other jurisdictions doing to achieve faster outcomes? What has to change in our legal culture? How do we structure our practice to achieve the best client outcome?

Speakers:

Elena Mamay, Mann Lawyers LLP (Ottawa, ON)
Emily Jackson, Jackson ADR (Alaska, USA)

Moderator:

Shannon Belvedere, City of Calgary, Law (Calgary, AB)