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• ReferToHer & LEAF Renew 3-Year Giving Tuesday Partnership

  Over the past three years, ReferToHer^® has been the exclusive matching donor on the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) annual marquee fundraiser, and together with many other generous donors, we have raised nearly $100,000 in support of LEAF’s incredible work in advancing gender equity in Canada. We are proud to renew that three-year exclusive partnership once again.  

  December 2, 2024
• Lenczner Slaght's Susannah Alleyne Talks New Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Role

  Interviewed by Law Times, our Senior Manager of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), Susannah S. Alleyne discusses her commitment to developing impactful and sustainable IDEA practices aligned with our firm values.

  Susannah S. Alleyne | October 9, 2024
• Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility Leader

  We are proud to take another step forward in our commitment to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) at our firm and in the legal profession with the addition of our new Senior Manager of IDEA, Susannah S. Alleyne.

  Susannah S. Alleyne | September 25, 2024
• Jonathan Chen Named FACL’s Mentor of the Year

  Jonathan Chen was recognized at the 17^th Annual FACL Gala on Saturday, March 2 for his demonstrated positive impact on the professional development and career trajectory of members of the legal community, and particularly the Asian community, through mentorship.

  Jonathan Chen | March 4, 2024
• ReferToHer & LEAF Team Up in Fight for Gender Equity

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will once again partner with the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) as the exclusive matching donor for their largest Giving Tuesday fundraiser to date.

  November 27, 2023
• Calling All Students! Lenczner Slaght’s R&R Lounge Returns for In-Firm Interviews

  Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to once again provide an inclusive space to “relax and recharge” for all students participating in the Toronto 2024 Summer Student recruit, even those not interviewing at our firm. This is not part of our recruitment process and students will not encounter lawyers in the Lounge.

  October 24, 2023
• ReferToHer Partners with Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF)

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will once again be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF’s annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser.

  November 28, 2022
• Lenczner Slaght Continues to Support Access to Advocacy

  Now in our fourth year, we are proud to continue providing students with the opportunity to gain meaningful and hands-on advocacy experience through our Access to Advocacy Internships.

  September 27, 2022
• ReferToHer™ Partners with Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF)

  Given our mutual mission to advance gender equity, Lenczner Slaght is proud to announce that ReferToHer™ will be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF’s annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser for the next three years.

  November 29, 2021
• Gender-blind Hiring Could Benefit Women, but It Also Comes With Challenges

  In a Globe & Mail article featuring Lenczner Slaght’s bold resume anonymization initiative, we discuss how the program has enhanced our firm’s diversity by decreasing barriers to entry for diverse candidates.

  November 9, 2021
• Lenczner Slaght expands ReferToHer to include more female lawyers with aim to improve diversity

  Sana Halwani spoke to Law Times about ReferToHer’s decision to expand its criteria to include senior associates in the hopes that it will help alleviate some of the barriers they are facing to becoming a partner. 

  Sana Halwani | October 20, 2021
• Women's Legal Education and Action Fund Collaborates With ReferToHer to Advance Gender Equality

  The Canadian Lawyer Magazine featured ReferToHer for its partnership with the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). For the next three years, ReferToHer will be the exclusive matching donor for LEAF's annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser. 

  October 8, 2021
• Lenczner Slaght Continues to Prioritize Access to Advocacy Internships

  We are proud to continue providing students with the opportunity to gain meaningful and hands-on advocacy experience.

  June 23, 2021
• Lenczner Slaght Continues to Support Access to Advocacy Opportunities

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to contribute to Ryerson Law’s Scholarships and Awards program, focused on supporting students with financial need from historically underrepresented groups.

  December 10, 2020
• Racial reckoning raises stakes for law firms

  In Financial Time's Special Report: North America Innovative Lawyers, ReferToHer™ is featured as an initiative that is advancing inclusion in the legal profession.

  December 10, 2020
• Bold action needed to accelerate slow progress on gender equity: panel discussion on diversity

  Our EDI Chair, Dena N. Varah, was invited to the Canadian Law Awards to speak about ReferToHer™ and how the program aims to advance access, equality, and inclusion in today’s legal profession.

  Dena N. Varah | November 11, 2020
• Référez donc une avocate!

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy are mentioned in a recent Droit-inc article about the origin of ReferToHer™ and why it is important to be intentional when you refer work in the legal industry.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | November 10, 2020
• Website aims to correct a lack of referrals to female lawyers

  Sana Halwani and Shara N. Roy speak about ReferToHer in the Radio Canada International article titled Website aims to correct a lack of referrals to female lawyers.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | October 26, 2020
• Lawyers team up to drive more business to female experts

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy were interviewed by The Globe and Mail for their feature on ReferToHer™, its inaugural virtual event, and what’s coming up next!

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | October 25, 2020
• ReferToHer™ Expands Beyond Lawyers

  Recognizing that referrals are key to achieving business success in areas beyond private legal practice, ReferToHer™ is introducing a new list of experienced female Licensed Insolvency Trustees to whom you can confidently refer work. Click here to view the list!

  August 27, 2020
• Why are there still so few Black lawyers on Bay Street?

  We were interviewed for the Globe and Mail article "Why are there still so few Black lawyers on Bay Street?" The co-head of our firm's student program spoke about the firm's decision to implement résumé anonymization.

   

  July 17, 2020
• ReferToHer™ Celebrates One Year Anniversary

  One year ago today, on June 3, 2019, Lenczner Slaght took a bold step toward gender equality and launched ReferToHer™, a series of lists, organized by practice group, of experienced female lawyers to whom you can confidently refer work.

  June 3, 2020
• How a new website directs referrals to women in law

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy were interviewed in Precedent Magazine's article How a new website directs referrals to women in law. Sana and Shara spoke aboout the origin of ReferToHer™ and how it has expanded since the launch in 2019.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | May 28, 2020
• The invisible woman: Women in Law Summit explores how to help women lawyers and partnership numbers

  We are featured in Canadian Lawyer Magazine's article titled The Invisible Woman.

  Shara N. Roy | April 3, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght partners with McCarthy Tétrault to expand women’s referral program

  Sana Halwani was interviewed for the Lawyer's Daily article "Lenczner Slaght partners with McCarthy Tétrault to expand women’s referral program". In this article, Sana discusses the drive behind the recent expansion of ReferToHer™.

  Sana Halwani | February 4, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght expands its referral network for female lawyers to corporate practice areas

  Sana Halwani and Shara Roy are quoted in the Law Times article Lenczner Slaght expands its referral network for female lawyers to corporate practice areas.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | January 22, 2020
• Introducing ReferToHer™ Corporate

  Lenczner Slaght is proud to partner with McCarthy Tétrault to expand ReferToHer and launch Corporate lists of experienced female lawyers to whom you can confidently refer work.

  January 21, 2020
• Lenczner Slaght’s R&R Lounge Receives Precedent Innovation Award

  Precedent Magazine recognizes Lenczner Slaght’s R&R Lounge among the innovative people, projects and ideas that are actively improving the legal profession.

  Shara N. Roy, Brian Kolenda & Tom Curry | December 4, 2019
• The top stories impacting lawyers now — Ontario’s 2019 legal year in review

  Our firm was mentioned in the Law Times article "The top stories impacting lawyers now — Ontario’s 2019 legal year in review".

  November 11, 2019
• Calling All Students! Lenczner Slaght Invites You to the R&R Lounge

  Receiving over 200 visits last year and numerous positive comments, Canada’s leading litigation firm is proud to once again provide an inclusive space for students to “relax and recharge” in between in-firm interviews.

  October 22, 2019
• Toronto law firm swaps stale, stuffy aesthetic for happier staff

  Our firm was mentioned in the Globe and Mail's recent article for our renovated space.

  Shara N. Roy | October 15, 2019
• Lenczner Slaght to help students access advocacy internships

  The Law Times published a feature on our firm titled Lenczner Slaght to help students access advocacy internships.

  July 26, 2019
• Lenczner Slaght Supports Access to Advocacy Internships

  Providing students with more opportunities to gain firsthand advocacy experience.

  July 24, 2019
• Introducing ReferToHer™

  At Lenczner Slaght, we are committed to supporting and promoting the advancement of women at our firm and in the legal industry.

  June 3, 2019
• New list aims to create referral network for Canada’s female lawyers

  Sana Halwani and Shara N. Roy were interviewed for the Law Times article New list aims to create referral network for Canada’s female lawyers.

  Sana Halwani & Shara N. Roy | June 3, 2019
• Are screening biases costing your company top talent?

  Lenczner Slaght’s anonymized screening process for student recruitment was highlighted in Hadiya Roderique's special Globe and Mail feature titled "Are screening biases costing your company top talent?”.

  March 28, 2019
• Scrubbing resumés of gender, race could help prevent bias in law firm hiring, lawyers say

  Lenczner Slaght is featured in The Lawyer's Daily's article titled Scrubbing resumés of gender, race could help prevent bias in law firm hiring, lawyers say. In this article, we discuss how law firms can make a significant change with relatively small steps, such as resumé anonymization.  

  February 11, 2019
• Forum Highlights Perspectives of Women in Litigation

  Monique Jilesen and Shara Roy were mentioned in the Lawyer's Daily article "Forum Highlights Perspectives of Women in Litigation" on December 5, 2018. The article revisits a Benchmark Women in Litigation panel, led by Monique Jilesen, and highlights the perspectives of the women panelists and their opinion on what can be done to bring more female voices to the table.

  Monique Jilesen & Shara N. Roy | December 5, 2018
• Lenczner Slaght Invites You to Our R&R Lounge

  Our firm continues to take steps toward an unbiased student recruitment process that addresses diversity and inclusion issues in the legal industry.

  October 24, 2018
• Law firms embrace blind recruiting to promote diversity--but does it work?

  Our firm was mentioned in the October 2018 ABA Journal magazine with the title "Blind Faith." The article discusses law firms who have taken steps towards blind recruiting to eliminate potential bias and promote diversity.

  October 1, 2018
• Does name-blind hiring help improve diversity?

  Our firm is mentioned in a Global News article which discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a name blind hiring process. 

  July 16, 2018
• Name-blind Screening to Start at Toronto Firm

  We were interviewed for The Lawyer's Daily article Name-blind Screening to Start at Toronto Firm. In this article, we discuss our new resumé anonymization process, introduced to promote more diverse recruitment.

  Shara N. Roy | July 16, 2018
• Lenczner Slaght to Start Name-Blind Hiring for Summer Students

  We were mentioned in a Canadian Lawyer Magazine article about our firm's shift towards a diverse hiring process, including how we're using a 'name blind' hiring practice to create a unique talent pool. 

  July 11, 2018
• Lenczner Slaght Prioritizes Name-blind Student Recruitment

  Our firm is taking steps to address and improve its diversity and inclusion program through a new student recruitment initiative.

  July 10, 2018