How to Be a Great Litigation Junior 2024
Course Date: September 20, 2024
Total: 5h 29min
Total Ethics: 1h 6min
How to Be a Great Litigation Junior 2024
Course Date: September 20, 2024
Total: 5h 29min
Total Ethics: 1h 6min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
What Do You Look for in a Junior? (9:05 – 10:15)
- what senior counsel look for in a junior on a file, from the perspective of civil and criminal practitioners
- skills to develop to be an effective junior
- practice points for junior counsel
Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Kimberly J. Jakeman, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Kimberly J. Jakeman, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:15 – 10:30)
Effective Legal Writing for Junior Counsel (10:30 – 11:15)
- advice regarding effective legal writing
- differences between writing for various audiences:
- writing for lawyers (legal research and writing)
- writing for clients (legal opinions)
- writing for courts/tribunals (legal submissions)
Christopher M. Rusnak, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Lawyer Wellness (11:15 – 12:00)
Bena Stock, LLB, MC, RCC — The Lawyer Mindset, Vancouver
Roshni Veerapen — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Roshni Veerapen — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
LUNCH (provided to in-person registrants) (12:00 – 1:00)
View from the Bench (1:00 – 2:00)
- advice for junior counsel appearing at different levels of court
Justice Martha M.M. Devlin — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
If I Knew then What I Know Now (2:00 – 2:45)
Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Greg Allen — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Wesley J. McMillan — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Wesley J. McMillan — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
BREAK (2:45 – 3:00)
Advocacy Practice Panel—How to Junior a Trial/Appeal (3:00 – 4:00)
- advice on advocacy and junioring for junior counsel
- professionalism and ethics
Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, KC — Dennis James Aitken LLP, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, KC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, KC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Closing Remarks (4:00 – 4:05)
Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
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Paper: Tips for Litigation Juniors – Civil Litigation
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Handout: Additional Resources
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