CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Meg Gaily — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Tammy Shoranick — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver

Canadian Research Tools and Researching Legislation

Tracy McLean — Manager, Information Services, Courthouse Libraries BC, Vancouver
Alex McNeur — Manager, Information Resources, Courthouse Libraries BC, Vancouver
Megan Vis-Dunbar — Liaison Lawyer, Courthouse Libraries BC, Vancouver

View from the Bench: Legal Research and Advocacy

• tips for effectively using legal research in written and oral advocacy

The Honourable Madam Justice Miriam A. Maisonville — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

Break

Legal Research in Support of Statory Interpretation

Meg Gaily — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Catherine Whitehead — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch (provided)

Borderless Research

• general issues around using the internet for research
• issues around using social media platforms and legal research

Kamal Jatoi — Dentons LLP, Vancouver
David Wotherspoon — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Researching American Law: An Overview of the Federal and State Court Systems in the US, Including their Structure, Jurisdiction, and Relative Authority, with Tips to Effectively and Efficiently Tackle US Legal Research for Use in Canadian Courts

• overview of the structure and relationship of the federal and state court systems
• the use of American law in Canadian courts
• how to streamline legal research

Camden Hutchison — Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver

Break

Researching the Decisions of Administrative Tribunals

Kate R. Phipps — Arvay Finlay LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Meg Gaily — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Tammy Shoranick — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver