2016 Spring Celebration

On June 27, the Association of Women Lawyers held its annual Spring Celebration to welcome and celebrate the new female lawyers called to the bar. Provincial Court Judge Joanne Durant provided her words of wisdom at the event and spoke to the audience about the importance of confidence. Members of the Court of Appeal, Court… Read more »

2016 Annual Golf Tournament

This year’s annual AWL Golf Tournament was another roaring success – literally! We had 109 women registered to play and they showed up in full force, notwithstanding the wind and cold. The organizers of this year’s AWL Golf Tournament are tremendously grateful to everyone who sponsored, participated in and contributed to this year’s tournament, which… Read more »

Soup Sisters, May 2016

On May 8, twenty AWL members and guests spent the evening making more than 160 servings of delicious and nutritious soup for the youth at Cornerstone Youth Centre. Cornerstone Youth Centre is a free, after school drop-in center, for youth in grades 6-9 which provides a safe and caring place to go after school for… Read more »

Lunch & Learn – ASSIST

On April 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting a Lunch and Learn with Marian De Souza, QC as our speaker. Marian is the Executive Director of Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society (Assist), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing confidential help to lawyers, law students, and their immediate families with personal issues. Marian shed light on… Read more »