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 Faster and easier to use.
By Patricia Jordan
In early November 2010, the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBABC) launched the redesigned Directory website at www.bccbadirectory.org. Our objective was to provide better online access to lawyer and law firm listings and enhance the site’s search functionality. For example, searches under professional service categories can now be made by district, language, language translation, location, roster, service type and title. Search criteria will vary by category.
Lawyers’ Directory
The Lawyers’ Directory contains a searchable database of lawyers and law firms that is updated daily. Searches for lawyers can be made by secondary language, location and preferred area of practice. Law firm searches are conducted by firm name and location.
Lawyers and law firms now have the option of posting their logo with their listing for a nominal fee. The logo is linked to the firm’s website. All firm members of law firms that purchase the logo option also have the firm logo appear on their individual listing.
Legal Resource Directory
The revamped Legal Resource Directory (LRD) contains information that is published in the white pages of the Directory print book. The online LRD consists of five categories, including Preferred Suppliers, Professional Services, Law Organizations, Judiciary and Court Services and Government. The “Preferred Suppliers” category is a searchable database of hotels, products and services from the CBA and CBABC Preferred Supplier Programs. Associations, professional services and regulators are listed under “Professional Services” and law-related organizations and societies are in “Law Organizations.” Judiciary listings, court services and district maps are located under “Judiciary” and government listings for British Columbia and Canada are provided in “Government.”
As a value of CBA membership, CBABC members have free access to the Lawyers’ Directory portion of the site. The LRD is a paid service that is available to members for a nominal fee. The legal support staff of CBABC members may purchase a license for the full Directory at the reduced CBA member rate. Access to the Directory is also available to non-members and the public.
CBABC Lawyers’ Directory Online Advertising
CBABC can provide your firm with prominent positioning to reach your target audience. The Directory site offers advertising opportunities in premium positions using standard sizes of 300 x 250 pixels for “big box” ads and 960 x 90 pixels for “banner” ads. Online advertising is available by month and year. For more information, please contact Tanya Galic in the Sales and Marketing Department at 604-646-7856 in Greater Vancouver, toll free in British Columbia at 1-888-687-3404 (318), or email ads@bccba.org.
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Stikeman Elliott LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm, launched CanadianTechnologyIPLaw.com in May 2010. CanadianTechnologyIPLaw.com is a collaboration of the firm’s technology and intellectual property (IP) groups. This comprehensive blog provides real-time information and commentary on legal developments on a wide range of technology and IP topics, including outsourcing, e-commerce, privacy and issues related to corporate transactions.
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NOTE: CBABC members have free access to the Lawyers’ Directory portion of the site.
Patricia Jordan is the CBABC Web Manager. She welcomes your comments, questions and suggestions. Tel: 604-646-7861; Email: pjordan@bccba.org; visit: www.cba.org/bc.
This article was published in the December 2010 issue of BarTalk. © 2010 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.
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