Family Law Basics for Paralegals and Legal Support Staff 2024


Course Date: May 10, 2024

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 17min
Total Ethics: 40min
Course Agenda ▼

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)