VALL Members are invited to the book launch of Benched: Passion for Law Reform written by the Honourable Madam Justice Nancy Morrison. Benched, Nancy Morrison’s new book, illuminates the prejudice and sexism women faced through her decades inside the Canadian legal system. Fifty years in a law profession she loves, twenty-four spent as a judge, including fifteen […]
Comments Off on Invitation to Upcoming Book Launch at The Law Courts Inn Continue Reading...Bring Your Own Book (BYOB), Best in Basics Edition. Members are encouraged, but not required, to bring a book from their collection that best fits the BYOB theme! This interactive Brown Bag session will be a first for VALL as we move to incorporate more member focused events. The theme for this BYOB session is […]
Comments Off on VALL October Brown Bag – Bring Your Own Book, Best in Basics Edition Continue Reading...On Behalf of the President-elect of the Special Libraries Association, Western Canada Chapter, VALL members are invited to the SLA WCC Year End Event. VALL member, Jason Wong, will be the Keynote speaker at this event. Jason is the Competitive Intelligence Research Specialist and Law Librarian at McCarthy Tétrault. Previous to working at McCarthy Tétrault, […]
Comments Off on Western Canada Chapter, Special Libraries Association – Year End Event Continue Reading...Each year the Canadian Association of Law Libraries holds their annual conference in May. In 2019, the conference is in Edmonton, Alberta. The planning committee is calling for proposals for 45 minute sessions and lightning talks. Have you had successes others can learn from? What emerging trends and issues need further exploration and discussion? Do […]
Comments Off on Canadian Association of Law Libraries: call for proposals for the 2019 conference Continue Reading...Please join VALL for our September Lunchtime Session with guest speaker Kirk Tousaw. Kirk Tousaw is a barrister and advocate based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. His practice, Tousaw Law Corporation, focuses on cannabis-related issues including criminal defense, regulatory compliance and Charter-based strategic litigation. Kirk is a founding Board member of the Sensible BC Society, […]
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