Dr. Elliott Lee – one of Canada’s leading specialists in sleep and sleep disorders - shares his expertise about: • Common sleep issues affecting lawyers • Consequences of not getting enough restorative sleep on a regular basis • Factors that affect our ability to get enough restorative sleep • Discovering our natural sleep cycle • Tips for better sleep This episode contains 50 minutes of Professionalism content.

Legal management and training consultant, Deborah Glatter, shares her expertise about meetings and associate feedback in our new virtual world. Topics discussed include: • Preparing to attend a virtual meeting • Preparing to lead a virtual meeting • Ensuring that virtual meetings are effective and worthwhile • Getting people to participate in virtual meetings • Delivering, eliciting, and receiving feedback in a virtual world To learn more about Deborah and her work, visit Deborah's website (https://deborahglatter.com/). This episode contains 40 minutes of Professionalism content.

Rick Weiler - one of Canada's foremost commercial mediators - shares his expertise and advice about navigating difficult conversations. Topics discussed include: • Key ingredients of a good conversation • Habits we should develop in order to have more productive and effective difficult conversations • Preparing for difficult conversations • Managing reactions in difficult conversations • Techniques for getting derailed conversations back on track To learn more about Rick and his work, visit Rick's website - https://rickweiler.com/

The National Manager of Diversity and Inclusion at Gowling WLG – Rebecca Bromwich – shares her expertise and insights about building a diverse and inclusive legal profession. Topics discussed include: Current EDI challenges in the legal profession Recognizing and interrupting our unconscious biases Workplace EDI initiatives Obstacles to fostering more EDI in legal workplaces How...

Lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, educator, and Deputy Judge - Rohan Bansie - shares his publicspeaking tips and strategies. Topics discussed include: - The four key questions speakers should ask themselves when preparing an oral presentation - How storytelling helps connect speakers with their audience - Common public speaking mistakes - Managing public speaking anxiety To learn more about Rohan and his popular public speaking guide, Eloquence: Public Speaking Skills for Lawyers and Other Professionals (https://amzn.to/2HsL0dT), visit Rohan's website (http://rohanbansie.com/).

Jessica Watkins – the National Director of Professional Resources at Miller Thomson LLP - shares invaluable insights and advice about what it takes to succeed as a law firm associate in today’s competitive legal market. Topics discussed include: the importance of taking ownership of your career, your work, and your mistakes; reasons associates leave private practice; and obstacles to advancement.

If you’re like most law firm associates, you’re probably not devoting enough time to business development. Or maybe you’re not sure how to get started. Legal marketing and business development expert Jay Harrington offers practical strategies to help you grow a profitable legal practice by engaging in thoughtful and strategic business development activities at a specific time every day. To learn more about Jay and his work, visit his website (https://www.hcommunications.biz/) where you’ll find his podcast (https://www.hcommunications.biz/thethoughtleadershipproject), blog (https://www.hcommunications.biz/blog), and some great free resources (https://www.hcommunications.biz/free-resources). And don’t forget to check out his most recent book: The Productivity Pivot: Build a Profitable Legal Practice by Selling Yourself One Hour Every Day (https://www.hcommunications.biz/the-productivity-pivot-book).

Professional mentor and coach - and former trial lawyer – Ida Abbott shares her expertise about mentoring and sponsorship for lawyers. Topics discussed include: what mentoring is; the benefits of mentoring for both mentors and mentees; the key ingredients of a successful mentoring relationship; the difference between mentoring and sponsorship; and how to find a mentor/sponsor. To learn more about Ida and her work, visit her website (https://idaabbott.com/) and check out her wonderful resources (https://idaabbott.com/books/)- including her books: • The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring, 2nd Edition - https://idaabbott.com/books/the-lawyers-guide-to-mentoring-2nd-edition/ • Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know - https://idaabbott.com/books/sponsoring-women-what-men-need-know/ • Retirement by Design - https://idaabbott.com/books/retirement-by-design/

Legal writing expert Steve Armstrong shares the key principles for transforming complex legal information into clear prose - and discusses several real-life examples of the principles in action. To learn more about Steve and his work, visit his website (https://firmleader.com/about/steve-armstrong/) and check out his seminal legal writing resource: Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Writing and Editing (https://www.amazon.ca/Thinking-Like-Writer-Lawyers-Effective/dp/1402411286).

In the final episode of our three-part mental health series, lawyer and mental health advocate Michael Herman shares his personal struggle with depression, and the lessons he learned on his road to recovery. Michael has been instrumental in developing and implementing a mental health strategy at his firm, including launching an internal app of mental health resources and tools. An extensive range of resources to support employee wellbeing is also available for free on Morneau Shepell’s app and website, WellCan: A Community of Support (https://www.morneaushepell.com/ca-en/wellcan-community-support). This episode contains 50 minutes of Professionalism content.