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UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
Now is the time to engage young
lawyers
04 Personal injury update
PI lawyer discusses benefits of
removing most civil juries
06 News analysis
Long-awaited privacy reform
08 West update
Alberta law society mandates
Indigenous cultural training
10 Ontario update
Court of Appeal split over
constitutionality of warrantless search
12 Ottawa update
Constructively dismissed executive
entitled to bonus
FEATURES
34 Failure
Six ways to 'fail better'
38 Success
Shifting your mindset to success
OPINION
18 Banking on Corporate
Family corporations walk on eggshells
40 Back page
'How' is key to racial equality
14
SPECIAL REPORT
LEGAL WORKPLACES
Our survey shows that mentorship, the ability to grow
and workplace culture are key factors lawyers look for
in a firm
19
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PROFILE
CROSS
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Lawyer John Osler
has always focused
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LEGAL REPORT
REAL ESTATE
The pandemic has led to both
challenges and innovations in the
real estate market
26
LEGAL REPORT
4STUDENTS
Faculties try to keep it personal
with some in-person teaching as
law schools shift classes online
due to COVID-19
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