Leslie J. Smith became licensed to practice law in Ontario, Canada in 1988. She initially practiced Personal Injury, Insurance Law, Civil Litigation and Employment Law. In 1996, Leslie began restricting her practice to Employment Law, primarily representing employees. In addition to practicing law, Leslie is also a Mediator, Speaker and periodically lectures at continuing education seminars for lawyers and law students on Employment Law and Civility and Professionalism in the Practice of Law. Between 1997 and 2014, Leslie wrote a column in a local newspaper entitled "Legal Ease" which focused