Speaking Engagements & Presentations:
Past Speaking Engagements for Erin Cowling (Founder of Flex Legal):
September 2021: Erin was a guest on Evelyn Ackah's podcast "Ask Canadian Immigration Lawyer: Evelyn Ackah". They talked about nontraditional career paths, Flex Legal and freelance lawyers and Erin's career consulting services. You can listen to the episode here.
March 22, 2021: Erin was a guest on the Happy Lawyer Podcast with Catherine Shearer, talking about carving your own path as a lawyer.
March 18, 2021: Erin spoke as a panellist for a webinar by the Alberta Bar Association on Building Your Brand.
March 2021: Erin was a guest on Faye Gelb's podcast, Her Legal Global, to talk about practicing in a non-traditional way. You can listen to the podcast HERE.
February 10, 2021: Erin spoke as a panellist at an event for McMaster University's Women in Pre-Law Society.
January 18, 2021: Erin was a guest lecturer for Professor Andrew Pilliar's "The Business of Practicing Law" class at Thompson Rivers University's Faculty of Law.
January 14, 2021: 2:00pm-2:45pm. Erin participated in a LinkedIn Live video interview with Amy Grubb, talking about "How to Hire a Contract (Freelance) Lawyer". Click here for the archived video.
November 30, 2020: Erin was a panellist for an Ontario Bar Association, Women Lawyers Forum program called "Public Speaking & Social Media Strategy: An Intersectional Discussion on the Unique Issues that #WomenInLaw Face both Online and In-Person"
November 18, 2020: Erin participated as a mentor at Young Women in Law's 9th annual Speed Mentoring Event.
November 2, 2020: Erin spoke to a class of paralegal students on entrepreneurship, running your own practice and freelance legal work as part of an initiative by their instructor J.P. Rodrigues called #JusticeInPieces.
October 7, 2020: Erin spoke on a panel at an online event hosted by Young Women in Law called "Questioning Your Career in Quarantine".
April 28th, 2020: Erin was a guest speaker on a webinar called "Wellness and Leadership in a Crisis" by the International Legal Technology Association.
April 15th, 2020: Erin was a guest speaker for a "Virtual Coffee" webinar with Kim Gale (Gale Law) and Vivene Salmon (President of the CBA) hosted by the Toronto Lawyers Association.
April 3, 2020: Erin was a speaker for a webinar called "Litigating from Home: Staying Healthy, Connected and Productive" by the Advocates' Society.
October 10, 2019: Erin travelled to the University of Ottawa Faculty of law and spoke on her successful Women Leading in Law blog series and on her new role as Regional Alumni Advisor (Toronto) for U of O Common Law.
June 4, 2019 - Erin conducted a workshop on "Winning at Strategic Networking" at the Law Society of Ontario's Solo and Small Firm Conference.
March 5, 2019: Erin spoke on a panel for the Toronto Lawyers Association's program on setting up your solo practice.
March 1, 2019: Erin spoke at The Advocates' Society's Labour / Employment Practice Group breakfast session where she will be speaking on a panel about "The Power of Social Media".
February 8, 2019: Erin will be speaking on "Social Media: How it Can Benefit Your Practice" at the OBA's Family Law Section program.
February 6, 2019: Erin will be a panellist at the OBA's Solo Small Firm and General Practice Section's Program "Getting the Clients You Want Knocking at Your Door" at the OBA's Annual Institute.
February 6, 2019: Erin chaired a program at the Ontario Bar Association's annual Institute for the Women Lawyers Forum called "The Journey Continues: Pathways to Power for Women in Law".
September 17, 2018: Erin was a panelist for the Ontario Bar Association's Women Lawyers Forum's program The Resilient Lawyer: Build Mental Wellness in Your Practice. The program is available via webcast.
September 26, 2018: Erin acted as a mentor at the Young Women in Law's Speed Mentoring Event.
March 7, 2018: Erin spoke on a panel called "Legal Entrepreneurs: In Practice" at Osgoode Hall Law School, as part of the "2nd Annual Disruption in Legal Services - What Students and New Lawyers Need to Know".
February 7, 2018: Erin moderated a panel at the Ontario Bar Association's 2018 Institute called "Feminism Revisited: Is the Revolution Over?"
February 8, 2018: Erin spoke on a panel for the Young Lawyers Division of the Ontario Bar Association on "How to Thrive as Young Lawyer in Today's Market". For some great summaries of this event see Fernando Garcia's article in Canadian Lawyer magazine and Heather Douglas's summary on her blog.
November 21, 2017: Erin chaired a program by the Women Lawyers Forum of the Ontario Bar Association called "Bridging Barriers & Biases: Feminism for Men".
November 9, 2017: Erin was a guest lecturer at McGill University, Faculty of Law on the topic of Tips & Tricks for Legal Writing.
August 14, 2017 : Flex sponsored a hole at the 16th Annual Deb Snead Golf Tournament hosted by the Women's Law Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Women Executives and Entrepreneurs.
March 29, 2017: Erin participated as a Mentor for the Women's Law Association of Ontario's Speed Mentoring evening.
March 28, 2017: Erin spoke on a panel for the Toronto Lawyers Association on Setting Up Your Solo Practice.
December 1, 2016: Erin moderated a panel for the Ontario Bar Association's Women Lawyers Forum on "Networking Tips for Women: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities" (photo above).
October 25, 2016: Erin spoke on a panel with Tannis Waugh, Joanne Stewart, Emily Y. Fan and Melanie Manchee at an event hosted by Lerners LLP and the Toronto Lawyers Association called "Women in the Legal Profession - Moving Beyond 'One Size Fits All'".
September 13, 2016: Erin spoke on a panel for a webinar hosted by the Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Section of the Ontario Bar Association called Career Alternatives: Becoming a Freelance Lawyer.
April 19, 2016: Erin and Ashleigh Frankel spoke at the Women's Law Association of Ontario and Law Society of Upper Canada panel discussion on Diverse Careers for Women in the Law.
April 1, 2016: Ashleigh Frankel was interviewed for the Trial Lawyer - On The Record Podcast, Episode A "The Power of a Formal Legal Network".
March 1, 2016: Erin was interviewed for the Building NewLaw Podcast, Episode 3 "Freelance Lawyering & the UnLaw Firm".
September 17, 2015: Flex Lawyer Lisa Eisen and Ashleigh Frankel presented at the Ontario Bar Association "Set the Right Foundation for your Business: From Values to Vision" event.
September 2021: Erin was a guest on Evelyn Ackah's podcast "Ask Canadian Immigration Lawyer: Evelyn Ackah". They talked about nontraditional career paths, Flex Legal and freelance lawyers and Erin's career consulting services. You can listen to the episode here.
March 22, 2021: Erin was a guest on the Happy Lawyer Podcast with Catherine Shearer, talking about carving your own path as a lawyer.
March 18, 2021: Erin spoke as a panellist for a webinar by the Alberta Bar Association on Building Your Brand.
March 2021: Erin was a guest on Faye Gelb's podcast, Her Legal Global, to talk about practicing in a non-traditional way. You can listen to the podcast HERE.
February 10, 2021: Erin spoke as a panellist at an event for McMaster University's Women in Pre-Law Society.
January 18, 2021: Erin was a guest lecturer for Professor Andrew Pilliar's "The Business of Practicing Law" class at Thompson Rivers University's Faculty of Law.
January 14, 2021: 2:00pm-2:45pm. Erin participated in a LinkedIn Live video interview with Amy Grubb, talking about "How to Hire a Contract (Freelance) Lawyer". Click here for the archived video.
November 30, 2020: Erin was a panellist for an Ontario Bar Association, Women Lawyers Forum program called "Public Speaking & Social Media Strategy: An Intersectional Discussion on the Unique Issues that #WomenInLaw Face both Online and In-Person"
November 18, 2020: Erin participated as a mentor at Young Women in Law's 9th annual Speed Mentoring Event.
November 2, 2020: Erin spoke to a class of paralegal students on entrepreneurship, running your own practice and freelance legal work as part of an initiative by their instructor J.P. Rodrigues called #JusticeInPieces.
October 7, 2020: Erin spoke on a panel at an online event hosted by Young Women in Law called "Questioning Your Career in Quarantine".
April 28th, 2020: Erin was a guest speaker on a webinar called "Wellness and Leadership in a Crisis" by the International Legal Technology Association.
April 15th, 2020: Erin was a guest speaker for a "Virtual Coffee" webinar with Kim Gale (Gale Law) and Vivene Salmon (President of the CBA) hosted by the Toronto Lawyers Association.
April 3, 2020: Erin was a speaker for a webinar called "Litigating from Home: Staying Healthy, Connected and Productive" by the Advocates' Society.
October 10, 2019: Erin travelled to the University of Ottawa Faculty of law and spoke on her successful Women Leading in Law blog series and on her new role as Regional Alumni Advisor (Toronto) for U of O Common Law.
June 4, 2019 - Erin conducted a workshop on "Winning at Strategic Networking" at the Law Society of Ontario's Solo and Small Firm Conference.
March 5, 2019: Erin spoke on a panel for the Toronto Lawyers Association's program on setting up your solo practice.
March 1, 2019: Erin spoke at The Advocates' Society's Labour / Employment Practice Group breakfast session where she will be speaking on a panel about "The Power of Social Media".
February 8, 2019: Erin will be speaking on "Social Media: How it Can Benefit Your Practice" at the OBA's Family Law Section program.
February 6, 2019: Erin will be a panellist at the OBA's Solo Small Firm and General Practice Section's Program "Getting the Clients You Want Knocking at Your Door" at the OBA's Annual Institute.
February 6, 2019: Erin chaired a program at the Ontario Bar Association's annual Institute for the Women Lawyers Forum called "The Journey Continues: Pathways to Power for Women in Law".
September 17, 2018: Erin was a panelist for the Ontario Bar Association's Women Lawyers Forum's program The Resilient Lawyer: Build Mental Wellness in Your Practice. The program is available via webcast.
September 26, 2018: Erin acted as a mentor at the Young Women in Law's Speed Mentoring Event.
March 7, 2018: Erin spoke on a panel called "Legal Entrepreneurs: In Practice" at Osgoode Hall Law School, as part of the "2nd Annual Disruption in Legal Services - What Students and New Lawyers Need to Know".
February 7, 2018: Erin moderated a panel at the Ontario Bar Association's 2018 Institute called "Feminism Revisited: Is the Revolution Over?"
February 8, 2018: Erin spoke on a panel for the Young Lawyers Division of the Ontario Bar Association on "How to Thrive as Young Lawyer in Today's Market". For some great summaries of this event see Fernando Garcia's article in Canadian Lawyer magazine and Heather Douglas's summary on her blog.
November 21, 2017: Erin chaired a program by the Women Lawyers Forum of the Ontario Bar Association called "Bridging Barriers & Biases: Feminism for Men".
November 9, 2017: Erin was a guest lecturer at McGill University, Faculty of Law on the topic of Tips & Tricks for Legal Writing.
August 14, 2017 : Flex sponsored a hole at the 16th Annual Deb Snead Golf Tournament hosted by the Women's Law Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Women Executives and Entrepreneurs.
March 29, 2017: Erin participated as a Mentor for the Women's Law Association of Ontario's Speed Mentoring evening.
March 28, 2017: Erin spoke on a panel for the Toronto Lawyers Association on Setting Up Your Solo Practice.
December 1, 2016: Erin moderated a panel for the Ontario Bar Association's Women Lawyers Forum on "Networking Tips for Women: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities" (photo above).
October 25, 2016: Erin spoke on a panel with Tannis Waugh, Joanne Stewart, Emily Y. Fan and Melanie Manchee at an event hosted by Lerners LLP and the Toronto Lawyers Association called "Women in the Legal Profession - Moving Beyond 'One Size Fits All'".
September 13, 2016: Erin spoke on a panel for a webinar hosted by the Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Section of the Ontario Bar Association called Career Alternatives: Becoming a Freelance Lawyer.
April 19, 2016: Erin and Ashleigh Frankel spoke at the Women's Law Association of Ontario and Law Society of Upper Canada panel discussion on Diverse Careers for Women in the Law.
April 1, 2016: Ashleigh Frankel was interviewed for the Trial Lawyer - On The Record Podcast, Episode A "The Power of a Formal Legal Network".
March 1, 2016: Erin was interviewed for the Building NewLaw Podcast, Episode 3 "Freelance Lawyering & the UnLaw Firm".
September 17, 2015: Flex Lawyer Lisa Eisen and Ashleigh Frankel presented at the Ontario Bar Association "Set the Right Foundation for your Business: From Values to Vision" event.