MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
EQUALITY ISSUES SECTION
NOTICE OF ZOOM MEETING
TOPIC: Lawyers with Disabilities Virtual Round Table
DATE: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
TIME: 12:00 Noon - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Zoom video conference
The Equality Section is committed to working towards substantive equality in the legal profession. Lawyers with disabilities* are welcome to join this virtual round table where we will start the process of connecting lawyers with disabilities with one another, and hear from those attending about the ways the MBA can better support lawyers with disabilities, remove barriers to equitable participation in the profession, and disrupt ableism in professional settings. Please join us!
*We use an inclusive definition of disability; all lawyers whose disabilities are permanent, long term, intermittent, visible, invisible, in all forms, are welcome.
Please RSVP to the Manitoba Bar Association online (link above). The link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to attendees at 9:30am on November 29, 2023.
Attendance at this MBA Section meeting can be applied towards your Law Society of Manitoba’s Continuing Professional Development requirement for a maximum of 1.5 EPPM hours.
Laurelle Harris
Chair, MBA Equality Issues Section
Harris Law Solutions
Ph: 204-957-6413
LHarris@harrislawsolutions.ca