Family Law Basics for Paralegals and Legal Support Staff 2022


Course Date: May 19, 2022

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 29min
Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey

File and Document Management (9:10 – 10:00)

David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey
Wendy Matthews — Designated Paralegal, Grandview Law Group, Surrey

BREAK (10:00 – 10:05)

E-discovery (10:05 – 10:40)

Ann Halkett — Director of eDiscovery Services, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:40 – 10:55)

Provincial or Supreme Court—How to Choose (10:55 – 11:30)

David C. Halkett — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey

BREAK (11:30 – 11:35)

Well-being in the Practice of Law (11:35 – 12:20)

Derek C. LaCroix, KC — Executive Director, Lawyers Assistance Program of BC, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:20 – 1:00)

Chambers Practice (1:00 – 1:30)

Master Kimberley A. Robertson — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster

BREAK (1:30 – 1:35)

Child and Spousal Support (1:35 – 2:20)

Amandeep Kahlon — McQuarrie Hunter LLP, Surrey

BREAK (2:20 – 2:30)

The Registry Perspective (Pre-recorded) (2:30 – 3:20)

Bruno Jessacher — Deputy District Registrar, Family Registry, Vancouver Supreme Court, Vancouver

BREAK (3:20 -3:25)

Provincial Court Practice (3:25 - 3:55)

The Honourable Administrative Judge Robert N. Hamilton — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey

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