Thursday, August 7, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Old Friends, Still Friends? A Look Ahead on U.S.-Canada Collaboration and Convergence in Competition, Innovation & AI
Primary Sponsor: Antitrust Section
Co-sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
YLD First Timers Orientation
Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Information Desk LSD & YLD
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
LSD Council Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
All Rise: Demystifying Judicial Clerkships
Primary Sponsor: Law Student Division
Co-sponsor: Judicial Division
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
YLD Council Meeting
Primary Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CLE Showcase: It’s a New World: The United States Supreme Court and Canadian Perspectives American Bar Association
Primary Sponsor: American Bar Association
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
On Jury Unanimity, Peremptory Challenges, and Much More: The Updated ABA Principles for Jury Trials Judicial Division
Primary Sponsor: Judicial Division
Co-sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Mother’s Room
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Children Who Never Came Home: US and Canada Responses to Native Boarding School Abuses
Primary Sponsor: State and Local Government
Co-sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
Co-sponsor: Law Student Division
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
ABA and Canadian Bar Networking Reception
Friday, August 8, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Motion to Move 5k
- a creative opportunity to connect, network, and explore Toronto. Participants can walk alongside LSD or run with YLD, embracing the event’s inspiring theme: “You have to walk before you can run.” This initiative highlights the shared journey of professional development and underscores the value of mentorship across generations of legal professionals. We’re encouraging all attendees to lace up and join us for this energizing experience!
Co-sponsors: Law Student Division and Young Lawyers Division
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Information Desk LSD & YLD
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
LSD Assembly Delegate Sign-in Sheet
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
LSD Student Debt Discussion w/ Legal Ed (LSD Co-Sponsoring)
Primary Sponsor: Legal Education Section
Co- sponsor: Law Student Division
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
LSD Overview for SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives*
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
ABA Representatives Training*
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
YLD Assembly Part 1
Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Location offsite: Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Suite 2400
Voting Rights for US Citizens Abroad: Deciphering the Alphabet Soup of UOCAVA and FVAP
Primary Sponsor: State and Local Government
Co-sponsor: Law Student Division
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SBA Presidents and Representatives Roundtable Discussion*
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Friends of Bill
- Join President Bill Bay for desserts and networking
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Mother’s Room
Saturday, August 9, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Mother’s Room
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
LSD Assembly Delegate Sign-in Sheet
9:30 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.
YLD Assembly Part 2
Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.*
LSD Assembly
7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
President’s Reception
Sunday, August 10, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
YLD Caucus