Maureen F. Fitzgerald, PhD, LLB, LLM, BComm is a recovering lawyer, author and change agent. She practiced law for over 20 years and is the founder of CenterPoint Media, a multimedia publisher of books that advance thinking.
In her former life, Maureen was a labor/policy lawyer and mediator. She was also a professor of law at two universities and has written many articles, both academic and practical.
She has a doctorate degree from University of British Columbia, a business degree from University of Alberta; a law degree from the University of Western Ontario; and a masters’ degree in law from the London School of Economics (with distinction). Maureen is author of the following books:
• Lean Out: How to dismantle the corporate barriers that hold women back. 20 Strategies for True Success!
• Motherhood is Madness: How to break the chains that prevent mothers from being truly happy. 15 Simple Solutions!
• Occupy Women: A manifesto for positive change in a world run by men. 20 Powerful Strategies!
• A Woman’s Circle – Create a peer mentoring group for advice, networking, support and connection.
• Invite the Bully to Tea – End harassment, bullying and dysfunction forever with a simple yet radical new approach.
• If not now, when? – Create a life and career of purpose with a powerful vision, a mission statement and measurable goals.
• Mindfulness Made Easy – 50 simple practices to reduce stress, create calm and live in the moment – at home, work and school.
• Hiring, Managing and Keeping the Best – The Complete Canadian Guide for Employers, with Monica Beauregard.
• So You Think You Need a Lawyer – How to Screen, Hire, Manage or Fire a Lawyer.
• Legal Problem Solving – Reasoning, Research and Writing (6thd). Lexis/Nexis
• Wake up Sleeping Beauty: Protect your daughter from sexism, stereotypes and sexualization [out in 2016]
• Mean Girls Aren’t Mean: Stand up to cliques, bullies, peer pressure and popularity and empower girls in a radical new way.[out in 2016]
• Gritty is the New Pretty- Raise confident, courageous and resilient girls in a man’s world. [out in 2016]
Always a leader of both people and ideas, she speaks on topics that promote equality, open-mindedness and justice.Her motto is: Sharing the right ideas at the right time can change the world. You can find her at www.MaureenFitzgerald.com.
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Many Canadians need a lawyer at one time or other and if you run a small business, developing a long-lasting, successful relationship with your lawyer is paramount.
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You have always dreamed on being your own boss…but does the idea of being someones else’s employer give you nightmares? As a small business owner, managing employees in one of the greatest challenges you face in your day-to-day business. It is also one of the most critical to your business success. In Hiring, Managing and Keeping the Best, authors Beauregard and Fitzgerald will help you with a myriad of employee related tasks from hiring the right employee to administering the paperwork to keeping employees motivated.
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Recent research suggests that legal education in North America harms students in many ways. From depression to alcoholism, to a loss of sense of self and well-being. Yet very little is known about how this harm occurs. This is one of the first empirical studies that looks specifically at the teaching methods, assessment techniques and other educational factors and how they impact law students – both positively and negatively.
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A single comprehensive checklist to use for any Canadian research problem – fully updated and revised!
Legal problem solving is the backbone to all that lawyers do. Originally developed as a textbook for the Legal Research and Writing course taught in first year at law schools across the country, this resource provides a step-by-step framework for identifying, researching and analyzing legal problems, as well as determining and communicating the relevant solution. Equipped with this text, everyone from lawyers and law students to legal assistants and paralegals will be able to solve legal problems effectively and with confidence.
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Based on the highly successful text, Legal Problem Solving: Reasoning, Research and Writing, 6th edition (LexisNexis Canada) and written by the same experts, this resource directs you step-by-step through any legal problem – from identifying keywords to conducting electronic searches.
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