As many readers will know, the Law Society of Ontario is “creating a genderneutral room at Osgoode Hall where lawyers can network and change into their robes prior to appearing in court. The announcement by the Law Society of Ontario comes in the wake of a petition, started by Toronto lawyer Breanna Needham, that highlighted that the women’s robing room — known on some signs at the courthouse as the “Lady Barristers” room — had just 12 lockers, versus nearly 70 lockers and a lot more space on the men’s side.”
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On societal issues too, lawyers are representing on Twitter. A Vancouver lawyer (@IRPlawyer) is speaking out against the fines for #panhandling in certain BC municipalities. Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario are widely protested by advocates including lawyers. Last year, BLG’s Erin Durant led an online campaign for the benefit of Pro Bono Ontario that saw law firms put words and pictures on Twitter.
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