Work that Works: Recent Episodes
Ontario Bar Association
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RESOURCES
Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit for Firms
Work that Works: Point Counterpoint Expert Exchange
In-house Departments and Law Firms Driving Diversity and Inclusion Together: More than Just Talk
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MEMBER-ONLY RESOURCES
Advancing Gender Equality in the Legal Profession A Report from the OBA's Solutions Circles and Workbook
PUBLIC RESOURCES
Work that Works: Point Counterpoint Expert Exchange
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RESOURCES
The Expert Exchange
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Find the Right EDI Consultant Worksheet
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RESOURCES
Breakfast with Champions
Making Diversity Work – Moving Beyond Paper
What Do Our Clients Want From Us
The OBA’s Not Another Decade initiative will soon offer a custom-built report card for assessing organization’s EDI plans. Contact media@oba.org to learn more.
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Growth Mindset & Career Planner Template
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Hiring and EDI - How to Get it Right
RESOURCES
Strategies for Retaining Diverse Lawyers
Shifting the Cultural Mindset at Your Firm or Organization
Diversity for Solo, Small and Mid-sized Firms
Cultural Competency as Your competitive Advantage
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RESOURCES
The Virtual Mentor: Recalibrate and Reconnect
Elevating Morale and Fostering Resilience in Today’s Climate
Strengthen Your Leadership Skills with Emotional Intelligence
Additional programs from the OBA Mindful Lawyer CPD Series
OBA Inclusive Leader Series
OBA Wellness Hub
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MEMBER RESOURCES
How to Be an Ally By Design
We Are All Treaty People – Why We Need to Be Allies
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A Law Firm's Beginner's Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility
SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING:
What Do Our Clients Want From Us?
Access to Justice: How To Be An Ally
Pro Bono Opportunities for Litigators
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RESOURCES
DBPlus – A defined Benefit Pension Plan for Law Firms
Pension Plan for Partners and Sole Practitioners
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A Starter Kit for Moving Towards Substantive EDI Efforts
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RECOMMENDED READING
Checklist for Assessing the Strength of Your Workplace Inclusion Strategies (Member Resource)
The Ethical Sellout: Maintaining Your Integrity in the Age of Compromise
Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace: Transgender and Gender-Diverse Discrimination
Work that works: Equality, diversity and inclusion
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Aly Haji, author of “An Exodus Explained: Millennials at Law Firms,” offers insight into how firms can stem the tide and engage the purpose and passion of this distinctly diverse, dedicated and values-driven cohort with an eye to ownership, autonomy, and impact.
MEMBER-ONLY RESOURCES
Reverse Mentoring Cheat Sheet
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How can you refocus your priorities so quality output is emphasized over long hours; so difference is illuminated and appreciated, rather than assimilated or ignored; so your organization attracts talented lawyers with different backgrounds and ideas, rather than driving out eager contributors who can’t conform to a rigid schedule? This episode offers key considerations to drive your own workplace reinvention.
Member-only Resources
Learning Plan for Developing Leadership and Business of Law Skills
Value-Setting Exercise (PDF)
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In this episode, Charlene chats with Quinn about ideas – like a four-day work week – that are shaping the way firms like his are envisioning the legal profession in order to rebuild workplaces that are sustainable and profitable, while remaining focused on the well-being of employees.
OBA Members-Only Resources
- Planning Your First Step to Workplace Improvement: A Worksheet
- Sustaining Modernization and Practice Feasibility: A Worksheet
- Considerations for Implementing a Four-Day Work Week Checklist
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What drives productivity? Why and how does dysfunction creep into today’s workplaces? Why do some lawyers thrive while certain demographics are leaving the profession at alarming rates? These are often-asked questions and the inspiration behind Work that Works. In this episode, OBA President Charlene Theodore shares her experience as a workplace lawyer, and a black woman in law, and shares her vision for how the legal profession can capitalize on the opportunities before us to enrich our discourse, enhance our workplaces, improve legal services, and ultimately enhance access to justice.