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Welcome to The Essential Ingredient: the BC Paralegal Association's first-ever members' conference! Register, and you will learn the essential ingredients for every paralegal practice. We'll cover today's pertinent legal topics, and mental wellness, and we'll have an opportunity to hear from our amazing keynote speaker, Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, the first female - and longest serving - chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada!
Afterwards, join us for an optional wine tasting - a great opportunity to network with peers.
Please note that you must purchase a ticket for the general Conference Registration, and for your preferred Choose Your Own Adventure session (litigation or non-litigation).
Membership expired but still want to attend? Renew now and we'll extend your membership to the end of 2022! [Membership extensions will be processed on or before December 31, 2021.]
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Programme [click here to download full programme in PDF]:
| 9:00-9:30 |
welcome & opening remarks + we'll open our swag bags as a group! |
| 9:30-10:30 |
George Cadman, Q.C. ethics - a great way to start the day!
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| 10:30-11:30 | choose your own adventure! choose one: |
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Christy Pratt, RCR, RPR, CLR everything you need to know about electronic trials
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Zahra Dhanani, LLB, LLM inclusion in the law: equity vs. equality
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| 11:30-12:30 |
panel discussion – innovation Panelists: Seema Lal [Clyde & Co Canada LLP] Panel Moderator: Dirk Laudan [Borden Ladner Gervais LLP] Last year the Law Society introduced the Innovation Sandbox, allowing non-lawyers to offer legal services that increase access to justice. How will this change the landscape for paralegals? What are the top innovation trends in the legal field? How are other professions approaching innovation? |
| 12:30-1:00 | lunch time [optional break-out session] |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Dr. Ellen Domm, PhD, RPsych mental wellness, stress management and mindfulness
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| 2:00-3:00 |
Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin keynote speech
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3:00-3:30 |
closing remarks & door prize draws |
| 3:30-4:30 |
optional wine tasting & social hour with Hillside Winery
wines shipped to your door in advance (not included in registration cost - click HERE to purchase tickets | on-time shipping guaranteed for orders placed on or before September 3rd) |
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Tickets are available to current BC Paralegal Association members only. One ticket per person. (Please see below for information about bursaries for members in financial need.)
Regular-Priced tickets available now:
- $79.00 for voting, student and affiliate members;
- $149.00 for corporate members.
Please note that you must purchase a ticket for the general Conference Registration, and for your preferred Choose Your Own Adventure session (litigation or non-litigation).
Your ticket includes all courses in the programme except the optional virtual wine-tasting / social hour. Tickets to the wine tasting are $88.85 ($77 + taxes & bottle deposit) plus $20 shipping within BC, and must be purchased from Hillside Winery directly. The deadline to purchase a ticket in order to guarantee your wine delivery arrives in time for the tasting is September 3, 2021. Hillside Winery cannot guarantee timely delivery of wine tasting orders placed after this date. For details of the wines included, and to purchase tickets for the virtual tasting, please click HERE.
Payment:
Unless you have been approved for a bursary, full payment is due by 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. For late registrants (anyone registering after 4:00 P.M. on September 8th), payment is due by 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Payment must be made by credit card via this website. Payment by cheque will not be accepted for this conference. Failure to pay by the deadline will result in your registration being canceled.
Bursaries:
If you are a BC Paralegal Association voting, student or affiliate member in financial need, and you are unable to afford the cost of registration for this conference, please be aware that a limited number of bursaries are available. Please email info@bcparalegalassociation.com with your name, contact information and brief description of your circumstances, to apply for a bursary. All bursary requests will be kept confidential, and will be considered, but only a limited number of bursaries will be granted. We will respond to all bursary applicants to let them know whether they have been granted a bursary. Bursaries do not include the optional wine-tasting.
Log-in information for the conference will be provided to registrants by email. If you have not received log-in details by 12:00 pm on Thursday, September 16, 2021, please check your spam and junk mail folders, and email info@bcparalegalassociation.com to request the link if necessary. If logging in to the conference on Whova via your web browser, please ensure that your browser is up to date. (Chrome and Safari web browsers work best!)
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Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. (Bio) |
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George Cadman, Q.C. (Bio) |
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Zahra Dhanani, LLB, LLM. (Bio) |
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Dr. Ellen Domm, PhD, RPsych, registered psychologist. (Bio) |
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Christy Pratt, RCR, RPR, CLR. (Bio) |
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Natasha Doucas [Business Development Executive - Legal Services, Ricoh Canada]. (Bio) |
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Seema Lal, LLB [Partner, Clyde & Co Canada LLP]. (Bio) |
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Matthew J. Lau, B.Sc (Hons), Kinesiology, MBA Candidate [National Director, Business Development, NYRC]. (Bio) |
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Kimberly MacMillan, CPHR [Director of Recruitment, R.JOHNSON Legal Recruitment]. (Bio) |
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Dirk Laudan, LLB [Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP]. (Bio) |
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The BC Paralegal Association thanks the generous sponsors who have made this conference possible:
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Clyde & Co |
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NYRC |
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Ricoh |
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R.JOHNSON Legal Recruitment |
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Capilano University School of Legal Studies |
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Direct IME |
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Rapid Interactive Disability Management |
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Viewpoint |
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West Coast Title Search |
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ZSA Legal Recruitment |
NO REFUNDS... Because of the advanced planning required for this event, cancellations are not possible, and refunds cannot be granted. All ticket sales are final. Full payment is required by 5:00 P.M. on September 8, 2021. For late registrants (anyone registering after 4:00 P.M. on September 8th), full payment is required by 5:00 P.M. on September 16, 2021. Non-payment will result in de-registration. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@bcparalegalassociation.com.
Led by Kathy Malone, winemaker (bio), and Shelann Sleegers, guest experience & wine club manager (bio), of Hillside Winery, we will taste two white wines and one red. Details are below.
Tasting Notes:
Hillside 2020 Gewurztraminer - Hillside Series
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Conference Registration
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| I Choose: LITIGATION |
17 Sep 2021
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Free
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| I Choose: NON-LITIGATION |
17 Sep 2021
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Free
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Location
- online via Whova (log-in details will be sent to registrants)
