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Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals

At this introductory workshop, Chartered Professional Accountants experienced in working with lawyers will teach you basic accounting concepts, along with what financial statements reveal about a company's performance and viability.

Insurance Law Basics

This program is an introduction for solicitors and litigators to what they really need to know to navigate insurance contracts and insurance law generally. 

Sentencing 2024

This comprehensive course will look at a broad array of hot topics, in sentencing, both established and emerging.

Shareholders’ Agreements

This program will provide you with a solid foundation for drafting shareholders' agreements, and you will walk away with a model shareholders' agreement.

Cross-Examination of Witnesses Through Interpreters

In this two-hour session, our panelists will provide their insight into the legal, ethical, and practical challenges and considerations on how to effectively collect and test evidence through the use of interpreters.

Workplace Fatality Cases

This comprehensive half-day program will examine the investigations by WorkSafeBC and the RCMP when a workplace fatality occurs, illuminating the differences and nuances of the two processes and how various factors will dictate the best course of action for counsel.

Summary Trials

This course is a comprehensive review of the principles and strategic and tactical considerations that go into assessing and framing (or challenging) a matter that is under consideration as a summary trial.

Gladue in Practice (FREE! IN-PERSON & WEBINAR)

This free course is designed as a practical guide to every stage of the Gladue report lifecycle. We will examine current best practices for report writing on a provincial and national level and welcome collaboration on future endeavours for enhancing the effectiveness of Gladue in practice.

Summer Series Rebroadcasts

Why wait until the last minute to complete your CPD requirements? Join our Summer Series and watch rebroadcasts of our most popular and in-demand courses from the past few months. Enroll now and make your summer count!

Summer Series Rebroadcasts

Why wait until the last minute to complete your CPD requirements? Join our Summer Series and watch rebroadcasts of our most popular and in-demand courses from the past few months. Enroll now and make your summer count!

Managing Associates for Better Outcomes

Take back control of your firm by better managing your associates. In this session, we'll look at everything from hires and onboarding to training, mentoring, compensation, and potential partnership.

Introduction to Family Dispute Resolution

This course is essential for new family mediators and those attending mediations as counsel. It will introduce participants to the theory and practice of negotiation and mediation.

Improving Efficiency and Productivity in Your Practice

Feeling overwhelmed by your workload? Struggling to balance productivity with time for life outside the office? This course is designed to help you implement effective time management strategies that enhance efficiency and reduce stress.

Family Violence Screening Training for Litigators and DR Professionals (COURSE FULL)

This highly interactive two-day workshop is the only comprehensive family violence training available in BC. Featuring real case studies, personal stories, role-playing, coaching, and review of current literature, research, and statistics, this is a must-attend event for family dispute resolution professionals looking to meet their training requirements under the FLA.

Regulatory Offences and Criminal Prosecution

This course will examine regulatory processes, their operation, and their implications for counsel. The regulated industries covered will include securities, forestry, mining, environmental protection, taxation, and workplace safety, among others.

Dealing with High Conflict Behaviours (SOLD OUT)

Learn the theory of high conflict behaviour, and explore skills and techniques to manage high conflict disputes. You will draw from your own experiences, refine your existing skillset, and practice new strategies, so that you can leave this course with insight and confidence when dealing with high conflict behaviour. Space is limited!

Construction Law 2024

At your update on construction law this year, solicitors and litigators team up to tell you how to try to avoid problems at the outset and how to deal with problems if they arise.

Real Estate Fundamentals

Here is your one-stop shop for a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of real estate practice in BC! The expert faculty will take you through the essential issues and show you how to build a strong foundation in real estate law.

Labour Relations 2024 (IN-PERSON & WEBINAR)

This conference will provide you with a balanced approach towards key developments and issues in labour law, getting you up to date on the latest Charter, privacy, human rights, arbitration, Labour Relations Board, and judicial review issues — all in one day.

Mediating High Conflict Disputes

In this one-day workshop, you will learn a new approach to mediating high conflict disputes. The tips and tools of this method can be used with any mediation. Space is limited!

Asking Better Questions: Street Epistemology for Trial Lawyers

Join us in this interactive course to explore how communications with clients, witnesses, lawyers, and judges may become more effective using Street Epistemology, a communication method to help people reflect on the quality of their reasoning through civil conversations.

Clear and Credible Legal Writing

This course is designed for lawyers who communicate about technical concepts in writing and will teach you how to visualize your own writing from the perspective of a reader.

Climate Law Conference 2024

This course brings together innovators and thought leaders from across the profession who are practicing at the cutting edge of Canadian climate law, and grappling with the complex intersections between climate law and more established practice areas.

Marketing and Business Development for Associates

Whether you're just starting or looking to advance your career, this course offers actionable insights into how junior lawyers can build a client base, create meaningful networks, and establish a reputation that will carry them throughout their careers—all while staying true to their ethical compass.

Interplay Between Aging, Death & Divorce

In this cross-disciplinary course, we assist family, elder, and estate law practitioners to anticipate and plan for unpleasant yet inevitable legal issues that can arise in the interplay between aging, death, and divorce.

Personal Injury Conference 2024

If you are a personal injury litigator, this conference is still your must-attend event of the year. As with past conferences, the centrepiece will be the comprehensive case law and legislation update.

Shareholders’ Disputes

This course is of fundamental importance to solicitors in avoiding, and barristers in resolving, priority disputes. It will bring junior and experienced practitioners quickly up to speed on current developments in this critical niche of corporate practice.

Drafting User-Friendly Emails and Documents

This course is designed for lawyers who wish to take their writing "from good to great" and will offer concrete strategies to deliver information in a user-friendly format.

Mediation Master Class (COURSE FULL)

This highly participatory course will allow experienced mediators to practice advanced skills, reflect on current topics in the mediation field, and compare and learn from best practices across different mediation contexts.

Western Canada Class Actions Conference 2024 (IN-PERSON & WEBINAR)

This year's Western Canada Class Actions Conference will prepare you to manage a range of issues, both long-standing and emerging in class proceedings. Join us and receive a comprehensive review of the issues, trends, and practices shaping class actions litigation today.

Insurance Law Conference 2024

Continuing with the tradition of previous years, this conference will cover important case developments, critical practice issues, and notable industry trends in insurance law.

Administrative Law Conference 2024 (IN-PERSON & WEBINAR)

It can be difficult to stay on top of all the changes happening in administrative law. This annual conference is your efficient solution to learning about recent decisions, legislative updates, and current trends in this complex practice area.

Aboriginal Law Conference 2024 (IN-PERSON & WEBINAR)

This annual conference brings together leading Aboriginal law practitioners to address current and emerging issues with a focus on BC. We will explore the legal and pragmatic implications of current developments affecting Indigenous Peoples, governments, and industry.