Family Law Basics for Paralegals and Legal Support Staff 2024

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2024-05-10 9:00 AM

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2024-05-10 4:00 PM

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2024-07-17

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2024-07-17

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2024-07-24

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2024-07-24

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A jam-packed day that you won't want to miss!

Friday, May 10, 2024
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
via webinar only

—Rebroadcasts—
On the rebroadcast date, you will have until midnight of that rebroadcast date to access the course. Please note that technical support will be available during regular CLEBC business hours.

Summer Series 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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Who should attend: All junior paralegals and legal support staff wishing to excel in their role; this course may also be of interest to lawyers transitioning to family practice

Learning level: Fundamental

This course covers everything legal support staff and junior paralegals need to know to begin a successful career in a family law office. You will learn about preparing and managing documents, opening and organizing a file, desk order divorce applications, an overview of child and spousal support, preparing for chambers, and tips on how to excel as a valuable member of your team.

Hear from experienced lawyers and paralegals who have successfully handled the challenges you will meet every day.

Topics on the agenda include:

Desk Order Application for Final Orders
Child and Spousal Support
Chambers Practice
File and Document Management
New Tech Trends and AI in the Legal Realm

We welcome any questions on course day regarding what it's like to be a Designated Paralegal—please send your questions in advance to Mary Kingston at maryk@cle.bc.ca.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (including a minimum of 1 hour involving aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care, and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chair
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie, Surrey

Pricing	EARLY BIRD *Register by Apr. 12/24*	Regular Price After Apr. 12/24
Live Webinar	$370	$423
Live Webinar Articled Student	$211.50	$211.50

Summer Series 2024	EARLY BIRD Register by June 17/24	Regular Price After June 17/24
Rebroadcast	$333	$381
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$190.50	$190.50

Are you a member of the Indigenous legal community (lawyer/Articled Student/legal support staff/paralegal) or a non-lawyer Indigenous community member?
We value your contributions and encourage your participation in all of our programs. To increase accessibility, we offer a 50% discount* to all Indigenous lawyers/Articled Students/legal support staff/paralegals and a limited number of free online registrations to non-lawyer Indigenous community members. (*discount applies to Regular prices, not Early Bird prices). Please contact Customer Service to find out more.

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CLEBC Programs Production Manager
Mary Kingston
maryk@cle.bc.ca

Course Chair
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie, Surrey

About the Course Chair
David Halkett is a partner with the law firm of McQuarrie, Surrey. He was born in Montreal and moved to Vancouver in 1980 where he graduated from UBC with a BA in History in 1988 and an LLB in 1991. He articled with Ray Connell and was called to the BC bar in 1992. David worked with two smaller firms from 1992 to 2003 when he joined McQuarrie.

He has practiced almost exclusively family law since 1996 and has appeared in all levels of BC court. David's practice includes a full range of family law services, both pre- and post-marriage, including cohabitation, marriage and separation agreements. He also handles litigation regarding all aspects of family law, including as a child custody lawyer, child and spousal support, division of assets, restraining orders for the protection of assets and person, adoption, and child removal.

Faculty
The Honourable Associate Judge Leslie J. Muir — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Stephanie Goldminc — Designated Paralegal, Family Mediator and Director, Operations, Jamal Law Group, Vancouver
Ann Halkett — Director, SOLVED eDiscovery, a division of Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
Amandeep Kahlon — McQuarrie, Surrey
Wendy Matthews — Family Law Paralegal, Delta

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Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 - 9:10)

Mary Kingston — Programs Production Manager, CLEBC, Vancouver
David C. Halkett — McQuarrie, Surrey

How to Submit Desk Order Application for Final Orders AND Being a Designated Paralegal—Hear All About It (9:10 - 10:20)

Stephanie Goldminc — Designated Paralegal, Family Mediator and Director, Operations, Jamal Law Group, Vancouver

BREAK (10:20 - 10:35)

Child and Spousal Support (10:35 - 12:00)

Amandeep Kahlon — McQuarrie, Surrey

LUNCH (12:00 - 1:00)

Chambers Practice (1:00 - 1:35)

The Honourable Associate Judge Leslie J. Muir — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

File and Document Management (1:35 - 2:45)

David C. Halkett — McQuarrie, Surrey
Wendy Matthews — Family Law Paralegal, Delta

BREAK (2:45 - 2:55)

New Tech Trends and AI in the Legal Realm (2:55 - 3:25)

Ann Halkett — Director, SOLVED eDiscovery, a division of Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

Provincial or Supreme Court—How to Decide (3:25 - 3:55)

David C. Halkett — McQuarrie, Surrey

Closing Questions and Comments (3:55 - 4:00)

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