Equity Model Policies, Publications & Reports
The Law Society has developed a series of best practices and model policies to guide lawyers in promoting equity and diversity in all areas of their practice, including employment and provision of services.
Equity & Diversity Fact Sheets
- Aboriginal Initiatives at the Law Society (PDF)
- The Changing Face of the Legal Profession (PDF)
- Equity Advisory Group (PDF)
- Overview of Equity Initiatives at the Law Society (PDF)
- Model Policies, Reports & Publications (PDF)
Model policies/Information guide
- Advising a Client of her or his French Language Rights in the Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Context (PDF)
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Creating an Inclusive Work Environment: A Model Policy for Law Firms and Other Organizations. (PDF)
- Preventing Harassment, Discrimination and Violence in the Legal Workplace (PDF)
- Guide to Developing a Policy Regarding Workplace Equity in Law Firms (PDF)
- Guide to Developing a Policy Regarding Flexible Work Arrangements (PDF)
- Guide to developing a law firm policy regarding accommodation requirements (PDF)
- Accommodation of Creed and Religious Beliefs, Gender Related Accommodation and Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities Legal Developments and Best Practices (PDF)
- Summary of Fair Hiring Practice Guidelines (PDF)
- Guide to Developing a Customer Service Accessibility Policy (PDF)
Reports
- Aboriginal Bar Consultation (PDF)
- Career Choices Report Findings (ppt)
- Career Choices Study Questionnaire June 2007
English Report (PDF) | French Report (PDF) - Articling Consultation - A Report to The Law Society of Upper Canada, By the Strategic Counsel
- Students and Lawyers with Disabilities - Increasing Access to the Legal Profession
- Respect for religious and spiritual beliefs
A statement of principles of the Law Society of Upper Canada
English Report (PDF) | French Report (PDF) - Dialogue With Lawyers: Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and The Practice of Law (PDF)
- Professor Michael Ornstein - The Changing Face of the Legal Profession, 1971-2002 (PDF)
- Professor Michael Ornstein - Lawyers in Ontario: Evidence from the 1996 census (PDF)
- Professor Fiona Kay, Turning Points and Transitions: Women's
Careers in the Legal Profession, 2004 (PDF) - Professor Fiona Kay, Diversity and Change: The Contemporary Legal Profession in Ontario, 2004 (PDF)
- Bicentennial Report on Equity Issues in the Legal Profession (PDF)
- Bicentennial Implementation Status and Strategy (PDF)
- Racialization and Gender of Lawyers in Ontario: A Report for the Law Society of Upper Canada (PDF)
- Change of Status Quantitative Study (PDF)
- Retention of Women in Private Practice, Status Report June 2011 (PDF)
- 2010 Change of Status Research Report - May 2011 (PDF)
All Discrimination and Harassment Counsel Semi-Annual Reports
Publications
- Firsts: Groundbreaking South Asians in Law and the Legal Profession (PDF)
- Discrimination and Harassment Brochure (PDF)
For further information, contact the Equity Initiatives Department through the Resource Centre at (416) 947-3315 or 1-800-668-7380 ext. 3315 or by e-mail.
