Fall Forum 2024: The Empowered Advocate

Fall Forum 2024:
The Empowered Advocate

Date: Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, 2024
Time: 1:00PM (October 25) - 1:00PM (October 26) (ET)
Location: Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre, Blue Mountains, ON
Delivery: In Person

Program Chairs:
Jenna Green, Blakes
Tayler Meagher, EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Brendan Monahan, Babin Bessner Spry
Catherine Thall Dubé, ROBIC S.E.N.C.R.L./L.L.P.

Invest in your juniors. Invest in yourself. Younger advocates need opportunities to learn practical skills and build their professional network in a way that meets their needs and aligns with their interests. There's no better place to do it than at Fall Forum.

Fall Forum participants will experience exceptionally targeted "for young advocates, by young advocates" CPD programming and social events that are hard to find anywhere else. Under the theme of "the Empowered Advocate", we will be addressing issues such as:

When to speak up (and when to hold back)
How to build your own litigation style (while learning from others)
Building a book of business (in both traditional and unconventional ways)

Join us in the Blue Mountains on October 25 and 26 for an unforgettable conference. This is a sell-out event you do not want to miss!

Keynote Speaker:
The Hon. Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Faculty Includes:
The Hon. Justice David Jarvis, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
The Hon. Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
Cara Cameron, Woods S.E.N.C.R.L./LLP
Darryl A. Cruz, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Parmida Elahi, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
James P.E. Hardy, Thornton Grant Finnigan LLP
Christine Kilby, Kilby Mediation
Ewa Krajewska, Henein Hutchinson Robitaille LLP
Sean Petrou, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Yashoda Ranganathan, Ministry of the Attorney General
Alexandra Shelley, Torys LLP
Cynthia Spry, Babin Bessner Spry LLP

Day 1

1:00 – 1:05
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

1:05 – 1:50
Core Competencies of a Young Advocate

1:50 – 2:30
On Being a Good Second Chair

2:30 – 2:45
Break

2:45 – 3:30
Demonstration and Commentary: Managing Power Dynamics

3:30 – 4:10
Breakout Discussion Groups

4:10 – 4:25
Wrap Up and Small Group Presentations

4:25 – 4:30
Concluding Remarks

Friday Night Social Events

6:00 – 7:00
Cocktail Reception

7:00 – 9:30
Dinner

9:30 – 11:00
Post-Dinner Reception

Day 2

9:45 – 9:50
Day 2 Introductory Remarks

9:50 – 10:30
How to Build Your Book of Business (in Your Own Style)

10:30 – 11:10
Difficult Clients, Difficult Counsel

11:10 – 11:25
Break

11:25 – 12:10
Demonstration and Commentary: Confidence in the Courtroom

12:10 – 12:50
Breakout Roundtable Discussions

12:50 – 1:00
Discussion Wrap Up and Concluding Remarks

One of the best, most practical and most informative CLEs I attend
"Fall Forum continues to be one of the best, most practical and most informative CLEs I attend."

Really useful panels and a lot of fun
"I was really happy with the conference – really useful panels and a lot of fun!"

Really enjoyed the helpful and candid mentoring sessions
"This was a wonderful program. I really enjoyed the helpful and candid mentoring sessions."

Accommodations
Book Your Friday Night Accommodation for Fall Forum now!

The Advocates' Society is holding a block of Deluxe Rooms and One Bedroom Suites on a first-come, first-serve basis, with the Blue Mountain Resort in either the Mosaic Suites or the Village Suites until Tuesday, September 10. Room block rate is $239.00 (plus taxes) per suite/room, per night. All attendees must book directly with the hotel to secure this rate.

To complete your hotel reservations, please visit the Blue Mountain Resort website: https://bmrbooking.bluemountain.ca/. Select your check in and check out date, number of desired rooms, click on the "I have a group/promo code" and enter the group code: GB00007101. If you wish to make a reservation online, please call 1-833-583-BLUE (or 1-833-583-2583) and provide the group code GB00007101 when prompted.

*Hotel and travel costs are not included in the registration fee.

Eligible CPD Hours:
This program contains 1.0 EDI Professionalism Hour, 4.0 Professionalism Hours and is eligible for up to 1.25 Substantive Hour(s).

Law Society Accredited

This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

For information on CPD requirements and accreditation across Canada, please click here.

Register before September 10 with our Early Bird Discount and save 10%!

Price:

Regular:
TAS Members: Regular: $659.00 + Tax | Early Bird: $593.10 + Tax* (please see below)
Non-members: Regular: $799.00 + Tax | Early Bird: $719.10 + Tax* (please see below)

Package Option:
TAS Members with Guest Attendee: Regular: $908.00 + Tax | Early Bird: $842.10 + Tax* (please see below)
Non-members with Guest Attendee: Regular: $1,048.00 + Tax | Early Bird: $968.10 + Tax* (please see below)

The "TAS Members with Guest Attendee" and "Non-Member with Guest Attendee" pricing includes the corresponding registration fee plus a $249.00 guest registration fee. The guest registration includes all social activities including the lunch, receptions and gala dinner on day 1, and breakfast on day 2.

*The Advocates' Society is pleased to offer a 10% discount to all regular member and non-member registrants who sign up before September 10, 2024.

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