OBA Young Lawyers Division PROGRAM | Original Program Date: February 23, 2023

Are you looking for ways to gain trial experience?  Have you been given the opportunity to assist or be a second chair on a trial and want to ensure that you are being helpful to your principal and client?

Join our faculty as they provide an inside look on how to gain experience and make the most of your first opportunities in trial litigation, including:

• Second chairs duties and responsibilities: Practical insights from the frontlines
• Strategies on overcoming nerves and anxiety in the early days of dealing with the opposing party and the judge; and
• How to get trial experience – Finding and creating opportunities

Gain essential knowledge on how to shine in your early days and develop into an amazing trial litigator.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Nancy Sarmento Barkhordari, Gosai Law (Toronto)
Geneviève Fauteux, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Ottawa)

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Meghan Bridges, Lenczner Slaght LLP (Toronto)
Neha Chugh, Chugh Law (Cornwall) 
Michelle Doody, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Ottawa)
Marcus Pratt, Legal Aid Ontario (Toronto)
Frances Wood, Wood Gold LLP (Brampton and Mississauga)