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Proud Sponsor of the 2016 CCCA Legal Luncheon

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Aug 24, 2016 4:46:37 PM

On Saturday, August 13th, The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association held their annual Luncheon at the Canadian Bar Association's Legal Conference at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, and Commonwealth Legal had the privilege of supporting this event as the exclusive sponsor as well as introducing this year's keynote speakers, Harley Finkelstein and Joe Frasca of Shopify.

This year's conference was about building the skills needed to be a better lawyer while bringing together the community at large within the Bar Association in order to sharpen legal skills and hone the three most vital dimensions of your career: the practice, the profession, and the personal.

Shopify's presentation, Finding the Balance: Legal Integrity in Shopify’s Self-Proclaimed “Get Sh*t Done” Environment, brought on several unique discussions around the conference's theme. Our Business Development Executive, Philippe Gollin, who attended on behalf of Commonwealth Legal highlighted the main topics which arose from Joe and Harley’s shared vision of finding the right balance in the legal profession:

  • Be authentic/Stay “real” as legal professionals

  • Establish continuing professional development

  • Stay true to yourself

  • Be a leader. "Leadership is NOT putting a sign in front of your company with an Eagle with big letters saying LEADERSHIP" - Harley Finkelstein

  • Be a mentor and become mentored: Mentorship is part of the day-to-day business at Shopify. They have about 6 full-time coaches supporting their teams in the Ottawa office

  • Build networks and relationships. Joe bikes every season with some of his employees and says building personal relationships with his team is key

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Clockwise from Top: (1) Event Signage; (2) Harley Finkelstein and Joe Frasca of Shopify with moderator Jeremy Sculnick from Sikeman Elliott (3) Philippe Gollin, Business Development Exec., Commonwealth Legal and Joe Frasca, SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, Shopify. 

For more details about the CBA Legal Conference go to www.cbalegalconference.org.

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