The Women in Law Leadership – Stronger Together Award will honour the outstanding contributions of women lawyers across Canada.

THIS AWARD WILL RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE A WOMAN* LAWYER WHO IS:

  1. Demonstrating extraordinary leadership in a cause which has positively impacted their communities.
  2. Developing and promoting initiatives that contribute to the well-being and betterment of their communities.
  3. Blazing a trail in the areas of legal education and/or scholarship; equity, diversity and inclusion; service through Pro Bono initiatives or service to other community organizations.

Each nominee must be a member in good standing of a Canadian Law Society, can be practicing or non-practicing; working in private practice, in-house, government, education, or in the not-for-profit sector; and can be of any year of call.

2023 WILL Stronger Together Award Winners

Stella Varvis (AB)

Angela Yadav (BC)

Nadia Effendi (ON)

Mrunal Masurekar (ON)

Eloïse Gratton, LL.D., ICD.D. (QC)

 

2022 WILL Stronger Together Award Winners

Paula Pepin (BC)

Rachel K. Bailie (AB)

Gina Alexandris (ON)

Lorin MacDonald,  JD, LSM (ON)

Karine Chênevert (QC)

 

2021 WILL STRONGER TOGETHER AWARD WINNERS

Michelle S. Henry (ON)

Kimberly J. Jakeman (BC)

 

2020 WILL STRONGER TOGETHER AWARD WINNERS

Women in Law Leadership is proud to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the WILL Awards by introducing the 2020 Stronger Together Award recipients. Congratulations to all the winners!

Women in Law Leadership 10th Anniversary Video

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for British Columbia – Jennifer Klinck

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for British Columbia – Radha Curpen

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Alberta – Darlene W. Scott, K.C.

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Alberta – Jane Wachowich

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Manitoba – Maria Mitousis

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Ontario – Atrisha Lewis

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Ontario – Fatema Dada

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Quebec – Katherine Poirier

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Quebec – Hélène (Sioui) Trudel, C.K., LLM

WILL Stronger Together Award Recipient for Newfoundland – Tonya Pritchett