Investigator Chronicles Ep. 5 Ft. Lisa Southern (Video)

In Episode 5, Lisa Southern, a founding partner of Southern Law in Vancouver and the first Integrity Commissioner for the City of Vancouver, joins Investigator Chronicles host Christine Thomlinson to talk about her path from labour and employment lawyer to adjudicator to investigator, and what her career across hearing rooms and institutional files has taught her about running a fair, effective process.

Christine and Lisa dig into how Lisa’s experience as an adjudicator prepared her for conducting workplace investigations. Lisa has done extensive work on high profile investigations where legal counsel often represent the parties. She shares her insights on managing what sometimes looks to her like “theatre” – when counsel seem to be focused on trying to shut down the investigation instead of simply allowing their party client to participate. Lisa has also learned to ensure that her process is flexible and nimble so she can adapt to suit the investigation before her.