Creating a Seat at the Table: A Roundtable Discussion

In this special episode of Dear Beth, A Women in Law Podcast, we share a recording of the official student book launch of Creating a Seat at the Table: Reflections from Women in Law which took place October 16th, 2023 at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. 

This live recording features hosts Beth Bilson and Jen Quesnel in conversation with five dynamic women all working in diverse areas of law and or academia.  The lively and candid discussion focuses on ways to advance inclusion in the legal profession and includes questions from those in the audience.   

Sharing their insights and experiences were Amelia Lowe-Muller, Adrienne Forgeron, Christine Glazer, Jaime Lavallee, and Rachel Loewen-Walker; each of whom share their personal insights and reflections about women working in law, encountering discrimination, and working to make the legal profession more inclusive of all people. 

GUESTS/PANELISTS

Amelia Lowe-Muller, Legal Counsel - Labour and Employee Relations at Saskatchewan Health Authority

Adrienne Forgeron, Owner, The Gentle Lawyer

Christine Glazer, Senior Litigation Lawyer, Mckercher LLP

Jaime Lavallee, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Law

Rachel Loewen-Walker, Assistant Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan College of Arts & Science

Opening Remarks: Heather Heavin, Associate Dean, Academic at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law

CO-EDITOR BIOS:

Beth Bilson, KC, PhD has enjoyed a career of teaching, writing, deaning, arbitrating, and community engagement that began at the University of Saskatchewan in 1979, and she has never run out of interesting things to do.

Leah Howie, BEng, BSc, LLB, LLM lives in beautiful Saskatoon with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, and two cats. She loves reading, connecting people, travelling, and spending time outside on the prairies, in the mountains, by the river, and in the boreal forest. She enjoys thinking about ways to improve the law in her work in the area of law reform, and teaching and coaching law students as a sessional lecturer for the College of Law.

Brea Lowenberger, BA, JD, LLM is a lifelong learner and collaborator who hopes to leave the individuals and communities she interacts with a bit better than she found them. She is passionate about teaching and implementing design strategies that improve access to justice for Saskatchewan residents through her roles as Access to Justice coordinator, director of CREATE Justice, and sessional lecturer for the College of Law. When she isn’t working, she enjoys adventures with family and friends, travelling, being active, nature, reading, and creating music and art.

PHOTO CREDITS: N/A

COVER ART: This episode’s cover art is adapted from the original Creating a Seat at the Table book cover art, designed by Duncan Campbell at University of Regina Press (which features “Three women standing side by side” by Monica Jurczyk / Adobe Stock). Adaptation by Hannah Jorgenson.