CL Talk
CL Talk is the official podcast of Canadian Lawyer magazine. It will hear from leaders in the legal profession in Canada and beyond. Our editorial team interviews legal leaders about topical issues affecting lawyers from coast to coast.
Episodes
April 16, 2024 • 19 mins
Jennifer King is the national co-lead of the administrative law practice group at Gowling WLG. She was recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2023. For Canadian Lawyer’s CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about what it means to be an administrative, ESG and climate change lawyer, and her work representing Windsor on the Ambassador Bridge blockade injunction. Nominations for the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of ...
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March 26, 2024 • 21 mins
Amanda Fowler is a sports lawyer and corporate counsel at Aviva Canada. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about balancing a sports law practice with her in-house role at Aviva, overcoming barriers in male-dominated fields, the importance of self-advocacy, and advice to young lawyers. Fowler will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about strategies to e...
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Joshua Lenon is the lawyer in residence and data protection officer at Clio. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about his role at the legal tech company, legal ethics, innovation, access to justice, privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence and the Canadian legal market.
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March 12, 2024 • 16 mins
Radha Curpen is the Vancouver managing partner and the national leader of ESG strategy and solutions firm at Bennett Jones LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about, diversity, equity and inclusion in law and how intersectionality fits within that framework. She spoke about how her experiences inform her understanding of intersectionality, and how this relates to her work advising clients on ESG.
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Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Chief Justice Deborah Smith on the judiciary’s most pressing challenges
February 26, 2024 • 18 mins
Deborah Smith was appointed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 2019. Before her judicial career, she practised civil and family law for 17 years at McInnes Cooper. She sat in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia family division until 2004 when she was appointed associate chief justice and transferred to the court’s general division. She was the first female associate chief justice appointed in the province of Nova...
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February 20, 2024 • 16 mins
Linda Beairsto is the president of MT Align and a partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about MT Align’s innovative approach to legal services delivery and how offering flexible working arrangements can help improve diversity in the profession. Beairsto will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about senior leadership's rol...
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February 6, 2024 • 13 mins
Erin Durant is a litigator in Ottawa, Founder of Durant Barristers and was named one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2022. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about her book It Burned Me All Down, where she wrote openly about her mental health struggles during the pandemic and argued for the need for better health and wellness in the legal profession. Durant will speak at Canadian Lawyer’s Women in Law ...
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January 30, 2024 • 13 mins
Tim Haney is the Canada Chief Executive Officer of Dentons. He was the winner of the Managing Partner of The Year at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to Haney about his transition to a leadership role, his firm’s strategic plan, working with cross-functional teams, mental health, diversity, inclusion and being client-centric.
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January 16, 2024 • 18 mins
Colin Levy is a US-based legal tech expert and corporate lawyer. He is currently the director of legal for Malbek, a leading contract management company. He has served in numerous legal roles for companies in the technology industry for over a decade and is a legal tech thought leader with a large online following. His recent book is The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice. For our CL Talk po...
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January 9, 2024 • 24 mins
Jordan Furlong is a strategic consultant to legal organizations in Canada and the United States. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to him about artificial intelligence, the billable hour, mental health and why he is done predicting the future of the profession.
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December 19, 2023 • 28 mins
Leena Yousefi’s innovative approach to pay and workplace management has sparked unprecedented interest from our readers this year. We spoke to her about how her approach is working, and she tells listeners about the difference between transparency and uniformity, why the four-day workweek is not for lazy lawyers and how her firm has tripled in size and doubled its revenues.
See a full transcript of our interview here: https://www....
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November 11, 2023 • 6 mins
• Lawyers banned from practice for judge surveillance likely to face more disciplinary actions: lawyer
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/professional-regulation/lawyers-banned-from-practice-for-judge-surveillance-likely-to-face-more-disciplinary-actions-lawyer/381035
• Quebec decision on Mohawk tobacco trade a 'game-changing advancement' in Aboriginal law, says lawyer
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/quebec-...
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November 3, 2023 • 6 mins
• SCC Justice nominee Mary Moreau noted for judicial experience and work modernizing Alberta courts
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/scc-justice-nominee-mary-moreau-noted-for-judicial-experience-and-work-modernizing-alberta-courts/380879
• Law Society of Ontario membership fees for lawyers and paralegals decreasing in 2024
https://www.lawtimesnews.com/resources/professional-regulation/law-society-of-ontario...
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October 27, 2023 • 5 mins
• In-house lawyers win appeal defending against breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims
https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/corporate-commercial/in-house-lawyers-win-appeal-defending-against-breach-of-contract-and-fiduciary-duty-claims/380669
• Cybersecurity incident protection becoming prohibitively expensive as threats multiply, says lawyer
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/privacy-and-data/cybersecuri...
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October 20, 2023 • 5 mins
• Employment bar fires back at columnist's claim their settlements often 'pretty close to tax fraud'
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/labour-and-employment/employment-bar-fires-back-at-columnists-claim-their-settlements-often-pretty-close-to-tax-fraud/380553
• How Reema Khawja’s work at the Ontario Human Rights Commission aligns with her values
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/how-reema-kh...
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October 13, 2023 • 5 mins
• Alberta courts caution against using unverified citations generated by AI or large language models
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/alberta-courts-caution-against-using-unverified-citations-generated-by-ai-or-large-language-models/380383
• Nova Scotia Chief Justice Michael Wood on advocacy, court delays, and community engagement
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/nova-scotia-ch...
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October 6, 2023 • 5 mins
• Canada cannot deport on security grounds unless conduct at issue relates to national security: SCC
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/immigration/canada-cannot-deport-on-security-grounds-unless-conduct-at-issue-relates-to-national-security-scc/380115
• Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie on being open to change at the Provincial Court of British Columbia
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/chief-ju...
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October 2, 2023 • 28 mins
While innovation is what drives the best law firms, it’s something many struggles to define, let alone demonstrate, for their clients. For McCarthy Tétrault, innovation is second nature. It means helping clients tackle their most pressing issues effectively and creatively.
In this highly informative podcast sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault, we explore what legal innovation looks like, how it is being adapted, and how it can ulti...
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September 29, 2023 • 5 mins
• Sonali Sharma on unbundling and why lawyers need to shift from a scarcity to an abundance mindset
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/practice-management/sonali-sharma-on-unbundling-and-why-lawyers-need-to-shift-from-a-scarcity-to-an-abundance-mindset/379985
• Sex work law does not make sex workers less safe and is Charter-compliant, finds judge
https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/sex-work-law-does-not-make-sex-work...
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September 22, 2023 • 5 mins
• Anchoring AI legislation in criminal law puts it in a ‘precarious position:’ researchers
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/privacy-and-data/anchoring-ai-legislation-in-criminal-law-puts-it-in-a-precarious-position-researchers/379637
• Helping advocates excel from the outset: The Advocates' Society's CEO Vicki White
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/helping-advocates-excel-from-the-outset-t...
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