| Speaker: |
Paige Thombs, PHD Candidate, Faculty of Law, Associate Fellow, Centre for Studies in Religion in Society, University of Victoria |
| Date/Time: |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm (PT) |
| RSVP: |
Closes Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:00am |
| Registration: |
Member: $100 (+GST)
Law/Articling Students: Free!
Non-Member: $185 (+GST)
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| CPD: |
2.0 Hours (Ethics) |
SYNOPSIS
This webinar is a part of the CBABC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Series.
Religious identity can have a significant influence on how lawyers do their jobs. With the secularization of the broader profession, religious lawyers face conflict between their identity and legal ethics, and many face discrimination. Learn more about these experiences and the ways their unique perspectives can benefit the profession.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER
About Paige Thombs
Paige Thombs is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. As a sociologist of religion and legal scholar, Paige is interested in the ways that law and religion intersect with one another and the impact this has on Canadian society. Her master's thesis, entitled "Arc of the Covenant: The Evolution of Trinity Western University's Community Covenant," explored how the university's code of ethics changed over time in as a response to an increasingly secular Canada. Her current research explores how religious identity among lawyers, law professors, and law students shapes their approach to the law. Curiously enough, Paige is neither a lawyer nor religious.
Prior to starting graduate school at the age of 46, Paige spent many years as an advocate and consultant in a variety of government and non-governmental organizations, mostly in the Deaf community as well as a focus on disability and youth rights. While she misses having a regular paycheque, Paige wishes that she could be a fulltime student forever.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
This webinar is hosted by CBABC, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage our members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada, past and present.
PARTICIPANT DISCLAIMER
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All materials related to this course are for the sole use of the above said registrant, which may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
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