Legal Research 2023


Course Date: October 17, 2023

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 26min
Total Ethics: 1h 56min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
 
Raymond Lee Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver 
Julia Lawn Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Megan Vis-Dunbar British Columbia Law Institute & Canadian Centre for Elder Law, Vancouver
 
Can the Chatbot Write My Factum? AI and Legal Research (9:10 – 10:40)
 
The Honourable Mr. Justice David M. Masuhara Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Professor Abdi Aidid University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto
Sarah Sutherland Principal Consultant, Parallax Information Consulting and former President and CEO of CanLII, Vancouver
 
BREAK (10:40 – 10:55)
 
Indigenous Legal Research and the Role of Emerging Technologies (10:55 – 11:55)
 
Nigel Baker-Grenier White Raven Law Corporation|XUUYA GAADA KILYAHDA, Surrey
Professor Robert YEL?ÁTTE Clifford Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver (presenting remotely)
 
Lunch and Keynote Address: AI and the Law: Promises and Pitfalls (11:55 – 1:00)
 
Professor Abdi Aidid University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto
 
BREAK (1:00 – 1:05)
 
View from the Court (1:05 – 1:35)
 
The Honourable Mr. Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Registrar Timothy Outerbridge BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
 
Navigating the Intersection of Law and AI: The Essential Role of Law Librarians (1:35 – 2:25)
 
Clare Asquith Finegan Client Services Librarian, Courthouse Libraries BC, New Westminister
Beth Galbraith Library Administrator, Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Natalie Rocheleau Client Services Librarian, Courthouse Libraries BC, Vancouver
 
BREAK (2:25 – 2:40)
 
Automating and Innovating: Enhancing Your Legal Research with Process Design and AI (2:40 – 3:30)
 
Allyse M. Cruise Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Allison Morrell Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
 
Concluding Remarks (3:30 – 3:40)
 
Julia Lawn Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Megan Vis-Dunbar British Columbia Law Institute & Canadian Centre for Elder Law, Vancouver