Sentences with phrase «racialized licensees»

As co-chairman of the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees working group, Anand presented the group's final report to Convocation on Dec. 2, 2016 and obtained the approval of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

: Reflections on the Law Society's Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group Report

The research apparently showed that «43 % of racialized licensees identified ethnic / racial identity as a barrier / challenge to advancement».

This gave rise to the final report to Convocation in 2016, Working Together for Change: Strategies to Address Issues of Systemic Racism in the Legal Professions, which found that forty per cent of racialized licensees identified their ethnic / racial identity as a barrier to entry to practise, while 43 per cent cited their ethnic / racial identity as a barrier to advancement.

In 2013, Stratcom conducted an in - depth, multi-modal research project to understand the challenges facing racialized licensees in Ontario for the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Member, Access to Justice Committee, Paralegal Standing Committee, Priorities Planning Committee, Challenges for Racialized Licensees Working Group

In the consultation process of the report, the law society heard from racialized licensees who provided examples of discrimination and harassment during articling and the first few years of practice.

For example, the County of Carleton Law Association expressed concern that the report does not focus enough on racialized licensees as smalls and soles.

Unfortunately, for many racialized licensees in Ontario, the general view is that right is not prevailing.

The materials also include first - person narrative accounts from racialized licensees.

Conversely, this means that 57 % of racialized licensees did not identify ethnic / racial identity as a barrier / challenge to advancement.

Hum adds it is «encouraging that so many people are engaged and are taking these challenges faced by racialized licensees seriously.»

Moreover, racialized licensees felt that they were disadvantaged in law school and that they had not advanced in their careers at the same rate as their non-racialized colleagues.

Racialized licensees frequently identified physical appearance, socioeconomic status, place of birth and upbringing, age, manner of speaking English / French and gender identity as barriers — more so than non-racialized licensees.

He says the survey reinforces what was learned in the report, which found racialized licensees faced widespread barriers in the legal profession.

It would, however, allow clients and colleagues to know that it is that lawyer's intention to do the bare minimum to support racialized licensees and other underrepresented groups in our profession.

As Co-Chair of the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee and Vice - Chair of the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees WG, together with my colleagues, I have led initiatives to strengthen our commitment to Aboriginal justice and to supporting the racialized bar.

Seven pairs of focus groups with racialized licensees and one pair with non-racialized licensees across Ontario

That means that 19 % of racialized licensees and4.5 % of non-racialized licensees completed the survey.

Despite 5 years of research, detailed consultations, and ample careful thought, the resistance towards the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group's recommendations continues to grow among the fringes of the legal profession, although some of the most vocal voices do not practice at all, and are far removed from the realities that most practitioners in Ontario face today.

I think it is something that needs to be monitored further, and should be part of LSUC's strategy on racialized licensees.

In terms of the research design of the study, we are told that, «Insight into the experiences of the whole population is critical for contextualizing, and understanding, the experiences of racialized licensees in particular.»

«There is a role for the law society to play in ensuring that we can be a part of a turning point that leads to positive change for racialized licensees and the professions in general,» the group wrote.

How Many Racialized Licensees Identified Barriers and Challenges?

As appears from paragraph B9, above, 81 % of racialized licensees did not respond to the survey.

Forty percent (40 %) of racialized licensees identified their ethnic / racial identity as a barrier to entry to practice, while only 3 % of non-racialized licensees identified ethnic / racial identity as a barrier.

Consider the countless resources put into The Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group over 4 years, all to come up with the conclusion that there is widespread discrimination by lawyers against other lawyers on the basis of race.

Key informants, focus group participants and survey respondents identified racialization as a significant factor that shapes the experiences and career outcomes of racialized licensees.

The statement of principles has faced vocal opposition from some legal scholars and lawyers since it was introduced by the law society this fall as part of an initiative to combat the barriers faced by racialized licensees.

The statement of principles is being implemented this year as part of an effort to battle barriers faced by racialized licensees.

Between 2012 - 2015, the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group in Ontario conducted an extensive consultation, involving meetings with over 1,000 people, in the legal profession, and outside of it.

The consultant engagement results indicated that racialized licensees have a lower success rate in securing job placements, finding first jobs and securing suitable practice environments.

Racialized licensees were also more likely to have struggled to find an articling position or training placement.

The group's mandate was to investigate the challenges faced by racialized licensees and consider strategies for enhanced inclusion at all career stages.

A consultation paper titled «Developing Strategies for Change: Addressing Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees» was presented to Convocation on Oct. 30, 2014, and it was followed by consultations throughout 2015.

To its credit, the Law Society of Upper Canada took a big step in 2012 when the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group was created.

This time, the focus is on the recently released Consultation Paper entitled Addressing Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees.

The Law Society of Upper Canada is trying to bring more attention to issues of diversity and equity in the profession through a working group and reports such as Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees.

The Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group was established in 2012 to gather information and develop recommendations to address these challenges.

On a smaller scale, the final report of the Law Society of Upper Canada's Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group includes a recommendation that the Law Society, every four years, develop and publish an inclusion index which would «include legal workplaces» assessments of their diversity and inclusion - related achievements and that would allow legal workplaces to demonstrate their performance and progress.»

As a Bencher, Julian serves as Co-Chair of the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Task Force addressing Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees.