Susan Barker is the Digital Services and Reference Librarian at the Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. She holds a Master of Information Studies degree from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Library Techniques from Seneca College. She is the former Editor of the Canadian Law Library Review and teaches Legal Literature and Librarianship at the University of Toronto iSchool. She is also a contributor to Legal Problem Solving: Reasoning, Research & Writing  (4^th to 8^th editions: LexisNexis), and coauthor of The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Legal Research (1^st to 4^th editions: LexisNexis) and Researching Legislative Intent: A Practical Guide (Irwin Law: Forthcoming in 2019).

Maurice is a former partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and was a Senior Member of the Firm's Research Group until his retirement at the end of December 2004. Until January of 1998, he was Chair of the firm's Research Group, a post he held for more than 15 years. His research practice at Osler was concentrated in corporate and commercial law, trust law, pension investment law; partnerships, conflicts of laws and similar matters. His work in pension law and pension fund and other institutional investment was particularly absorbing, and he worked extensively for various public and private sector pension funds, as well as major investment houses structuring product for pension fund investment purposes. He also undertook consulting roles with federal and provincial authorities on various legislative initiatives. Maurice has also lectured at and written papers for legal and professional programs held by a variety of organizations.

In his earlier years, after graduating from law school, Maurice worked for some five years as a research assistant at the Ontario Law Reform Commission. In 1972 he left the Commission and joined Bertha Wilson at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in her research practice.

Since his retirement from Osler, Maurice has undertaken a series of free-lance/contract research projects and has authored, co-authored or contributed to various LexisNexis Canada publications, particularly Halsbury's Laws of Canada.

Allison Bernholtz, JD is a content lawyer at LexisNexis Canada. She formerly worked at Gowling WLG and Klotz Law Firm where her focus was legal research. Allison currently teaches Law and Ethics for Information Technology at Centennial College. Allison is a contributor to several volumes of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada.