Benefits

Member Benefits

• Member rates for MLA-CPD and partner organization programs

• Annual locker rentals in our suite on the ground floor of the London Courthouse

• After-hours access and borrowing privileges for our library

• Reference assistance and no-fee research services

• Special discounts with MLA member partners

• Online receipt of our newsletter, The Snail

• Email notices targeted to the needs of our members

• Eligibility to use the security bypass lane at the courthouse entrance

• Inclusion in our Members’ Directory

Association Benefits

• Membership rates based upon practice: Regular, New Call/New Licensee, Retired, Parental Leave, etc.

• Member discounts on MLA programs and events

• Eligibility for security bypass at the courthouse entrance

• After-hours access to MLA Practice Resource Centre

• Membership with the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA)

 CPD Programs

The MLA prides itself on its high quality and professional CPD programs. We organize a number of programs throughout the year in a variety of different practice areas and for different practice types with the goal of providing our members with relevant, interesting, and up-to-date learning opportunities while obtaining your accredited educational hours.

 

Current and Future Programs

Library Services

• 24/7 access to the MLA Practice Resource Centre and its library

• Borrowing privileges from our circulating collection

• WIFI within the MLA Suite

• In-library access to:

• Lexis Advance Quicklaw

• WestlawNext Canada
  (LawSource, FamilySource, CriminalSource and Estates&TrustsSource)

• O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms (selected modules)

• vLex, including Vincent AI

• Thomson Reuters ProView

• Divorcemate (thanks to the MFLA)

• Printer/Copier/Scanner, binding machine, and cell phone charger

• Reference and research assistance

• No charge interlibrary loan service throughout the LiRN library system

Advocacy & Outreach

• Advocacy on your behalf by the MLA Board with FOLA, LSO and other legal organizations

• Support for London Lawyers Feed the Hungry as the MLA’s designated charity

• Networking opportunities with members of the London legal community