Legal Education and Practice through an EDI Lens

Join UCalgary Law during EDI Week for a panel discussion on "Legal Education and Practice Through an EDI Lens." 

Panelists include:

• Cori Ghitter, KC, Deputy Executive Director and Director, Policy and Education, Law Society of Alberta
• Stephanie Chipeur, Azrieli Accelerator Professorship in Law & Disability Policy, Assistant Professor, UCalgary Law
• Alissar Laham, second-year student, VP, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Society of Law Students

Thursday, March 7, 2024
12 - 2 p.m.
Murray Fraser Hall 3330

A light lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cori will discuss the role of the Law Society of Alberta in setting standards for the inclusion of an EDI lens in education and practice. This will include highlighting efforts to gather data on harassment and discrimination in the legal profession as well as a discussion of Law Society of Alberta initiatives to address EDI issues through education and other programs.

Stephanie will be speaking about law schools and disability - both the importance of including students with disabilities in law schools across Canada and the importance of disability in the curriculum. If we address the privilege of ableism in legal education we can make a start at ensuring the legal profession represents the diversity of Canadian society.

Alissar’s talk will focus on EDI through an intersectional lens, with a strong emphasis on invisible disability, both in law school and in practice. Alissar will discuss the need for destigmatization, respect for the experiences of others, and radical empathy as it will help the law progress and evolve in a way that will thrive in our multicultural society.

Questions? Contact Peter Dawe at [email protected].