Report on the 2017 IBA Annual Conference in Sydney: Legal Perspectives

This report details a student's experience at the 2017 International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Sydney. The student, a law professional, attended the conference and gained valuable insights into international law, legal practices, and networking with legal experts from around the world. The report summarizes key sessions, including the opening address by an IBA scholar, seminars with young lawyers, and presentations by international legal professionals. The student highlights the benefits of the conference, such as learning about new legal practices, understanding international perspectives, and establishing connections. The report also discusses the challenges faced by young lawyers and the role of the IBA in supporting their development. The author concludes by emphasizing the value of attending such conferences for professional growth and the positive impact it has on their career. The report also includes a bibliography of relevant sources.

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IBA Scholar Report On Sydney Conference 2017
MEMORANDUM REPORT
To: Supervisor (Ontario bar Association)
From: Daniel Jacob
Date: February 27th, 2018
Subject: Attending an International Conference
Introduction
It has been a few days that I came back from Sydney after attending the Annual IBA
conference, 2017. The experience that I gathered was of immense value and will be cherished by
me in the present as well as the coming days. I attended the seminar on a free invitation pass just
few days prior to the conference and I was quick to book my flight ticket to Sydney. I met a
number of intelligent people along with the best scholars, legal experts, veteran attorney generals
and many more such people from the legal discipline. It was an enriching experience as because
meeting with such high rated professionals was a help to my own future profession as a lawyer.
The conference according to my own viewpoint was one of the most successful one in the history
of IBA and the organizers made it a point to ensure its success by arranging everything in place.
The seminars and programs along with the awards session was thoroughly enjoyed by me. I write
this letter in order to reflect my enriching experience of the conference and summarize the
conference in brief on how the following has helped me gain a proper understanding of the
different legal practices and view law in the international perspective. The benefits of sharing the
views of each other and most importantly taking necessary ideas from the experts and the
experienced professionals has come in handy for me.
Conference Description
The conference began on the 23rd of October with a welcome note and an interactive
session involving the young lawyers and trainees with the IBA scholars. One of the reputed IBA
scholars named MR. Peter, an eminent lawyer of USA addressed the participants. He made us
understand the modern trends followed in international law and the increasing importance of the
bilateral and diplomatic laws that are agreed between the different nations in the world. He also
talked about his personal legal experiences in both his native country as well as in other
countries. While he was retreating from the platform I was able to meet and talk with him for a
few minutes. I made it sure to first congratulate him on his great speech and asked for some
necessary advice regarding our profession. The moment he came to know about my native
country he was elated and suggested that I share some of the legal practices of Canada with the
committee. This was suggested by him because of the absence of notable lawyers from the
country.
The next day was another notable day for me as I joined some of the young lawyers,
trainees and some aspiring lawyers like me in the seminar. The seminar began with the
interaction with a panel of renowned guest speakers who addressed different questions and also
shared their immense experience with us. Some of us were called to the stage to share their own

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experience which made the seminar all the more interesting. The speakers also raised key issues
that the lawyers face while practicing and mentioned the ways to avoid such complex situations.
There were some presentations from three eminent and young lawyers from Australia and Japan
respectively. Last but not the least in any ways the concluding speech along with a short case
history by the Bar Association of Spain was way too impressive and helped the aspiring lawyers
like us with lots of knowledge. The idea of such complex laws and regulations will be helpful to
deal with such cases if they arise in my country in the future. The most important and perhaps
the key to the success of the following conference was the total video recording of the
conference and then providing them to the participants in exchange of a minimum fee. The video
presentation will be helpful for me as I will be able to access it whenever required. It will make
me more confident when I will practice law practically and thus I am confident of being a
successful lawyer in the future.
Experience Gathered
I will be elated to share my experience in the university back in Canada as I can share my
rich knowledge with the other students and show them the entire video which will surely help
them to gather some clear ideas on law and its practices. The fact that I attended the meet was
well communicated to the members of IBA here in Canada who attended the meet along with
me. I am invited by them to the annual Bar Association conference of Canada in the month of
March, 2018 where I can again gain quality experience. The management of the following
association has decided to focus more on the growth and development of the young lawyers of
Canada and improve their style of legal practice. The rise in the number of complex and
innovative challenges in the legal front has been a headache for the organization for quite some
time now and thus the organization have decided to focus their attention to the following theme.
In sharp contrast to the other developed countries especially the neighboring USA the aspiring as
well as the young lawyers of the company have been facing different challenges regarding the
proper scheduling of the legal programs. This leads them to areas of high risk that makes them
vulnerable to risks. There are also other risks that the lawyers generally face among which
financial risks tops the chart. This happens as because newcomers in the legal practice does not
have enormous financial prowess. The bar association in Canada have a huge pressure to fulfill
as the new lawyers needs to gain enormous experience to face the challenging cases which may
come in the future. I was amazed to see the development that was already in place in the
developed countries. The lawyers from the developed countries presented a lot of new facts that
proved the advanced measures and practices that are in place to handle all the different cases.
IBA has set up the young Lawyer committee as it is dedicated to help the young and aspiring
lawyers like me to achieve the goals of a lawyer and also introduce a number of strong and
effective measures and practices in the bars of the developing countries. The annual Law
conference is thus one of the best among all as it provides the perfect stage for the development
of a young lawyer to an experienced person. The more the experience as a lawyer the more
challenging it is. It will be a great honor for me to participate in the following conference in the
coming days and be a member of the Young Lawyer committee. The conference for the next
year will be held in Ontario, Canada which will surely be attended by me. The conference will
also help the lawyers of Canada to realize the actual gap that exists in the present days and will
surely take a leaf out of the law making rules and regulations of the developed countries.

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Conclusion
Thus a thorough analysis of my experience of attending the conference will reveal a
number of benefits for the attendees. Attending conferences like the one mentioned by me will
surely add value and enrich a great deal of experience to the knowledge bank of an attendee. A
person who was trying to submit his PhD paper will immediately postpone his submission as
attending such conferences will reveal a huge number of gaps in his paper. To mention
specifically about my personal experience I never thought of learning so much from different
delegates and attendees of the conference. The presence of eminent lawyers from developed as
well as developing countries were a boon for me as such a gathering was a rare fixture in the
whole year. This has helped in the improvement of my own skills and will also enable me to help
my colleagues and friends of the same profession to carry on with different cases. The
experience gathered from the conference also benefits me to apply for new and much better jobs
in the future. The rich knowledge of different complex cases will surely make be an able lawyer.
Therefore conferences have a great value in the lives of the professionals and the aspiring
persons who wants to enrich their careers. Earlier I abstained myself from attending such
conferences but I was able to get the reality check once I personally attended it. International
Conferences like IBA helps the attendees to connect with the other attendees and discuss
different point of views from different perspectives, learn new things and make new
relationships. Personally I was able to establish new relationships with some other lawyers from
different states which helped me to learn a great deal about the rules and laws of their country.
Therefore to conclude the report it can be said that the experience I gained in the conference has
been well described by me and I hope that my recommendations can have a positive impact on
the structure of Bar in the country.

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