Alice Woolley – The lawyer as advisor: advocate, judge or… friend?
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the UBC Faculty of Law. When lawyers advise clients they help the law to accomplish both its function as a system of social settlement, and the respect for the governed reflected in its processes and structure – i.e. the rule of law. A lawyer can only do so, however, if his/her advice provides an objectively reasonable assessment of the law, while also facilitating the accomplishment of the client’s goals and objectives. The lawyer as advisor is neither an advocate for the client’s goals, nor an adjudicator of the legality of those goals. Rather, the lawyer’s advising role has an irreducible duality, requiring good faith respect for both the law and the client – not unlike the attitude taken by a friend when offering advice.Unfortunately, the law governing Canadian lawyers does not provide sufficient guidance to lawyers as to their obligations when advising clients.
About the speaker:
Alice Woolley is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. Prior to joining the Faculty in 2004 Professor Woolley practiced law in Calgary, working in the areas of utility regulation and civil litigation. As an academic, she specializes in legal ethics and professional regulation, with a particular interest in the intersection between professional regulation, moral philosophy and moral psychology. Professor Woolley is the author of Understanding Lawyers’ Ethics in Canada and co-editor and co-author of Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation (2d ed.). She has published articles on topics such as the good character requirement for law society admission, the independence of the bar, civility, legal ethics teaching and the normative conception of the lawyer’s role. Professor Woolley has her LLM from Yale Law School and her BA and LLB from the University of Toronto, where she graduated with the gold medal. In 1995-1996 she was a law clerk to then Chief Justice of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Antonio Lamer.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Woolley, A. (2011). Understanding lawyers’ ethics in Canada. Markham, Ont: LexisNexis.
Woolley, A. (2008). Lawyers’ ethics and professional regulation. Markham, Ont: LexisNexis Canada.
Woolley, A., Canadian Public Policy Collection, University of Calgary School of Public Policy, & Canadian Electronic Library (Firm). (2011). Rhetoric and realities what independence of the bar requires of lawyer regulation. School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. [Link]
Woolley, A. (2009). Ethics as regulation: A comment on merchant v. law society of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Law Review, 72(2), 279. [Link]
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Renee Cochard – Unmarried Cohabitants’ Property Entitlements: A Gendered Approach
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the UBC Faculty of Law. Until the late seventies/early eighties, women who were separating from their spouses had no right to claim property acquired during marriage unless it was registered in their names. The SCC decision of Murdoch v. Murdoch rendered in 1975 exposed the inequalities of the law. Beginning in the late seventies provincial governments began passing matrimonial property legislation which allowed for equal division of marital property. The legislation only applied to married persons and unmarried persons were left to apply for division of property under the equitable rules of trust, a complicated and costly process. In 2001 a challenge by Susan Welsh to the NS Matrimonial Property Act came before the SCC. In a surprising decision, the SCC held that excluding unmarried cohabitants from Matrimonial Legislation did not contravene section 15 of the Charter. Despite that ruling several provinces have revised their property legislation to include unmarried persons but the vast majority of unmarried Canadians are not protected. This exclusion has a gendered perspective and affects women and children to a much larger extent.
Speaker Bio: Renee R. Cochard, a family law lawyer from Alberta, has practiced exclusively Family Law since being admitted to the bar in 1979. She has an LLM from York U in Alternative Dispute Resolution (2003) and is presently a PHD Candidate in Law at UBC.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Singer, J. W., & Ebrary Academic Complete (Canada) Subscription Collection. (2000). Entitlement: The paradoxes of property. New Haven: Yale University Press. [Link]
Paul, J. (1990). PROPERTY, ENTITLEMENT, AND REMEDY. The Monist, 73(4), 564-577. [Link]
Smith, H. E. (2007). Intellectual property as property: Delineating entitlements in information. The Yale Law Journal, 116(8), 1742-1822. [Link]
Brigham, J. (1990). Property and the politics of entitlement. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
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Betsy Diamant-Cohen – Purposeful Play for the Youngest Learners: Early Literacy from Birth to Age Five
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) Master of Children’s Literature (MACL) colloquium series. Although library service to children was once mainly focused on books, today play is also a strong component. Children learn best through play. Library programs that incorporate purposeful play experiences can give children (and their parents) opportunities for practicing self-regulation, experiencing positive reinforcement, and developing pre-reading skills. Playful early literacy programs (such as Mother Goose on the Loose) in public libraries help children build school readiness skills; they also teach parents about easy activities to replicate at home that help with their child’s development. Hear about some fun activities with seriously helpful benefits that can be used with even the youngest library visitors!
Biography
Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen is the creator of the early literacy program Mother Goose on the Loose. She was named by Library Journal as a Mover and Shaker in 2004. In 2013, she received the Leadership and Professional Achievement Award from the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, a division of the American Library Association. The ASCLA award recognized her as “a prolific author, inspiring mentor and presenter, knowledgeable consultant and teacher and creator and developer of the Mother Goose on the Loose program. This program has revolutionized the way story times are presented to young children at libraries across the country and has empowered librarians to work confidently with this young population of readers.” Dr. Diamant-Cohen has had years of experience working in libraries and children’s museums. She runs traininPrendergast, T., & Diamant-Cohen, B. (2014). Investing in early childhood. Children & Libraries, 12(4), 35.g workshops and presents courses through colleges and library associations.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Diamant-Cohen, B., Ghoting, S. N., & American Library Association. (2010). The early literacy kit: A handbook and tip cards. Chicago: American Library Association.
Diamant-Cohen, B., Ebrary Academic Complete (Canada) Subscription Collection, & American Library Association. (2010). Children’s services: Partnerships for success. Chicago: American Library Association. [Link]
Prendergast, T., & Diamant-Cohen, B. (2014). Investing in early childhood. Children & Libraries, 12(4), 35. [Link]
Prendergast, T., & Diamant-Cohen, B. (2014). Music in childhood: Clickable links for children’s library practitioners. Children & Libraries, 12(2), 38. [Link]
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Michael Ungar – Influencing Resilience Among Students Experiencing Adversity
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Resilience is a process that advisors and educators in higher education can influence positively. While many students experience exceptionally high amounts of stress that can cause anxiety, depression, suicidality, and disengagement, it is possible to nurture the factors associated with resilience when young adults face adversity.
In this presentation, Dr. Michael Ungar will share seven factors that have been shown to predict resilience across cultures and contexts. Based on both his clinical practice and research in more than a dozen countries, he will show how relationships, a powerful identity, experiences of power and control, social justice, material security, a sense of cohesion and belonging, and cultural adherence can dramatically change a student’s ability to cope when stressors pile up.
Using case studies and results from his research, Michael will explore practical ways those working with young adults can help them improve their capacity to cope.
Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library
Ungar, M., Scholars Portal Books: Canadian Electronic Library, & Canadian Publishers Collection. (2004). Nurturing hidden resilience in troubled youth. Toronto: Buffalo. doi:10.3138/9781442677975 [Link]
Ungar, M. (2006). Strengths-based counseling with at-risk youth. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
Ungar, M. (2002). Playing at being bad: The hidden resilience of troubled teens. East Lawrencetown, N.S: Pottersfield Press.
Ungar, M., & Ebooks Corporation. (2015; 2014). Working with children and youth with complex needs: 20 skills to build resilience. New York, NY: Routledge. [Link]
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