| The Victoria Bar Association (“VBA”) is grateful to Sean Finn, Monique Dull and JA Pankiw-Petty for hosting a dinner series for articled students and junior lawyers with up to five (5) years of practice regarding issues of professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.
These sessions are designed to be “roundtable” discussions with senior lawyers acting as facilitators rather than lecturing on these topics. Articled students and junior counsel gain a forum within which to discuss the challenges that arise in our day-to-day practice as well as hear how others deal with these sometimes difficult and stressful issues. Members of the bench generously attend to comment and Pinder Cheema, K.C., kindly co-chairs when available. Before the first session, learners will be provided with a copy of Chief Justice McEachern’s paper (updated by Michael Goldie, K.C., and others), Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues. Each session focuses on a different portion of this paper. Dates We will host three sessions this spring on the following dates from 5:00PM – 6:45PM:
Going forward, this course will be held only in the spring term. Location The Barristers’ Lounge off the courthouse library on the 5th floor of 850 Burdett Street. Cost This program will be offered at no cost to articled students and junior lawyers with up to five (5) years of practice who are members of the VBA. A light catered meal will be served at each session. Professional Development Credits Each session offers 1.5 hours of professional development credits. How to Participate Once you have paid your VBA membership fee (VBA registration can be completed here: https://vicbar.ca/membership-join/), please email Sean Finn at sfinn@jonesemery.com to register for this particular Inns of Court series. Your name will need to be on the list we provide to the courthouse after-hours security to get into the courthouse for the course. How to get CPD Credit To claim your CPD credits, please: b. Select “Member Portal” c. Enter you information and the select ‘Login’ d. Under “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)” e. Type the group study name of “Inns of Court – Victoria Bar Association” into the “Course/Group Study” name box (leave dates out as this is set up with a date range for the calendar year). f. Select “Inns of Court – Victoria Bar Association” g. DO NOT TYPE IN THE NAME OF THIS SPECIFIC COURSE WHEN APPLYING FOR CREDITS. YOU WILL NOT FIND IT. YOU DO NOT NEED THE NAME IN ORDER TO CLAIM YOUR 1.5 HOURS OF CREDIT. h. Under “Record your CPD hours” type “1.5” i. Under “Completion Date” type in the date you took the session. |
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