A screening of the documentary film Lawyers (F)or Justice? by Yavar Hameed will be held Friday, March 12, 2021 between 11 and 12:15 pm, followed by a question-and-answer session. This session is accredited for 1 hour of Professionalism credits by the Law Society of Ontario.

On Friday, March 12, 2021 between 11 and 12:15 pm UDocs in association with the County of Carleton Law Association will be screening the 27 min. documentary film Lawyers (F)or Justice? by Yavar Hameed followed by a question-and-answer session.  This session is accredited for 1 hour of Professionalism credits by the Law Society of Ontario.  Advance registration for this event can be done here.

The documentary film Lawyers (F)or Justice? is an exploration of the contemporary viability of socially conscious law in Ontario. It follows lawyer and director, Yavar Hameed, in his journey to understand the relationship between law and justice from the perspective of social activists, established socially conscious lawyers, and law students. Within the deepening crisis of access to justice in the province of Ontario, this film considers whether recent law school graduates, faced with rising levels of tuition and debt, can afford to practice socially conscious law. Can emerging lawyers break their financial chains while staying true to their ideological principles?