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Professionalism and Practice Management Issues in Administrative Law 2022
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Description
The events of the last few years have changed the way administrative legal professionals manage their clients and themselves. Client needs are more complex and challenging, while resources to assist clients are increasingly strained. All this is happening as practices and procedures at court and in tribunals continue to evolve in a (mostly) virtual hearing world. Our experienced presenters provide you with strategies to manage the unique professionalism and practice management issues that arise in this area so that you can successfully navigate these challenges for you and your clients.
- Learn how to serve clients with disabilities
- Get tips on managing challenging clients
- Gain an understanding of the experience of racialized (female) lawyers in virtual hearings
About Anita Szigeti
• Called to the Bar (1992)
• U of T Law grad (1990)
• Sole practitioner (33 years)
• Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013
• Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-)
• (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007)
* Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017
* Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022
• Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals
• Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee
• Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law)
• Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients
• Frequently appointed amicus curiae
• Fearless advocate
• Not entirely humourless
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