{"id":1388,"date":"2020-11-16T13:42:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T18:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/?page_id=1388"},"modified":"2021-02-28T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T20:47:22","slug":"2011-womens-law-association-ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/about-the-court\/archives\/2011-womens-law-association-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler at the Women\u2019s Law Association of Ontario Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 30, 2011<\/p>\n

The Chief Justice of Ontario, Warren K. Winkler, provided the keynote address at a meeting of the Women\u2019s Law Association of Ontario on March 30, 2011. He shared his thoughts on what it takes to be a successful lawyer. In the course of the address, the Chief Justice provided \u201cTwelve Tips on How to Succeed in Law.\u201c He also read a poem that his grandmother had torn from a newspaper and given him 51 years ago; a poem which he continues to carry in his wallet to this day. The \u201cTwelve Tips\u201d and the poem are reproduced below.<\/p>\n

Twelve Tips on How to Succeed in the Law<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Law is a helping profession. Help others without looking for anything in return.<\/li>\n
  2. People want to help you. Graciously give them the opportunity do so.<\/li>\n
  3. Respect your elders. Respect those younger than you. Respect those the same age. Respect those in lesser positions than yours. Respect others.<\/li>\n
  4. Be loyal. Loyalty begets loyalty.<\/li>\n
  5. Do not exaggerate. Don\u2019t mislead the court. Don\u2019t take advantage of anyone.<\/li>\n
  6. Get a mentor or several mentors. Don\u2019t try to go it alone. Mentoring is a two-way street. Mentors in turn benefit from mentees. You are never too old or too senior to have a mentor.<\/li>\n
  7. Be a mentor to others.<\/li>\n
  8. Always go to events early! Be the first one there.<\/li>\n
  9. Join a legal organization of your choice and get involved in it. Speak at events whenever asked.<\/li>\n
  10. If you have\u00a0no work<\/strong>, go to your office.<\/li>\n
  11. Take guidance from your grandmother, granddaughter and your mother. If you can\u2019t figure out what to do and you can\u2019t reach one of these people, do what you think is the right thing to do. If something doesn\u2019t feel right, don\u2019t do it.<\/li>\n
  12. Get a dog.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you follow all of these tips you won\u2019t likely have to worry about professionalism and collegiality.<\/p>\n

    The world is not a snap-shot in time. Things change. You never know where people you encounter will end up.<\/p>\n

    The law takes over your life. You personify the law. My colleagues on the Court of Appeal are the law personified.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t underestimate the value of naivet\u00e9!<\/p>\n

    Be a dreamer. \u201cYou may say that I\u2019m a dreamer, but I\u2019m not the only one\u201d. (John Lennon, \u201cImagine\u201d)<\/p>\n

    Poem from Grandma Stephenson \u2013 \u201cCompensation\u201d\u00a01<\/a><\/h2>\n

    Who never wept knows laughter but a jest;<\/p>\n

    Who never failed, no victory has sought;<\/p>\n

    Who never suffered, never lived his best;<\/p>\n

    Who never doubted, never really thought;<\/p>\n

    Who never feared, real courage has not shown;<\/p>\n

    Who never faltered, lacks a real intent;<\/p>\n

    Whose soul was never troubled has not known<\/p>\n

    The sweetness and the peace of real content.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    <\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. Brainard, E.M. \u201cCompensation\u201d in Alexander, A.L.\u00a0Poems that touch the heart<\/em>\u00a0(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1956) at. 292.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 30, 2011 The Chief Justice of Ontario, Warren K. Winkler, provided the keynote address at a meeting of the...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page-template.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nRemarks by Chief Justice Warren K. 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