MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
PUBLIC SECTOR LAWYERS’ FORUM SECTION
NOTICE OF ZOOM ONLINE MEETING
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm
Location: Zoom Video Conference
Title: COVID-19 Roundtable: Working from Home – What the He**?!
Moderator: Melanie R. Bueckert, Legal Research Counsel – Manitoba Court of Appeal
The MBA Public Sector Lawyers’ Section invites you to join us for a virtual roundtable to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on public sector lawyers. Connect with other members who are also going through the many personal and professional impacts of the pandemic to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting their practice, including the pros and cons of working from home (living at work?). Share your tips for managing the transition to and from your home ‘office’.
Please RSVP (PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) to the Manitoba Bar Association online at www.cbapd.org.
You will need a computer or laptop (PC or Mac), smartphone or tablet with a microphone and webcam (built-in or external) and an internet connection.
If you will be participating from a laptop, you would also need to install a Zoom Client for Meetings from this site: https://zoom.us/download.
If you are planning to participate from smartphone or tablet you would need to install an App from the Apple Store or Google Play. if you are installing the app from the Apple Store or Google Play to use on an iPad, iPhone or Android device or tablet the free app is called “Zoom Cloud Meetings”.
We would recommend that you have either the Zoom Cloud Meetings App or the Zoom Client for Meetings downloaded at least 15 minutes before the meeting.
When you do join, please allow your device to join with audio. This feature can be found under Join Options in an Apple or Android device or Join with Computer Audio if you are participating on a laptop.
If you are having troubles, please email sections@cba-mb.ca.
At approximately 9:30am on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 an email will be sent from the MBA advising you of the link that you will click on to join the Zoom video conference meeting. So it will be important to register before 5:00pm on Monday, November 30, 2020.
Attendance at this MBA Section learning session can be applied towards your Law Society mandatory yearly continuing professional development requirement for Ethics, Professionalism and Practice Management for a maximum of 1.5 hours.
Melanie R. Bueckert
Chair, MBA Public Sector Lawyers’ Section
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Ph: 204-945-6457
melanie.bueckert@gov.mb.ca