Have you completed your 12 hours of required CPD hours? The deadline to report CPD for the year 2011 is December 31, 2011. Our courses are designed to meet the needs of lawyers while still maintaining the opportunity to network, advance one’s career, practice and business. CBABC prides itself in bringing courses to lawyers that will provide the required professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and practice management component for 2011 Law Society reporting.

Below are some of our webinar recordings available for repeat viewing. Please note: In order to meet the requirements of Law Society of B.C., we offer webinar repeats for groups of two or more lawyers in one location.

Past Webinars

Introduction to Strategic Practice Management: Part One

Speaker: Michael Litchfield, Managing Director, Thinklab Consulting Inc.

Description: In part one of this multi-part webinar series, learn how the concepts of Strategic Management can benefit your legal practice. An introduction to the basic concepts of Strategic Management will be delivered, followed by a discussion of the practical application of various strategic principles to the foundational issues of time management and client management.

The Winning Team: Paralegals and You

Speakers: Abigail Atherton, Stevens Virgin; Lisa A. Evenson, Harper Grey LLP; Shelly Ion, The Law Society of B.C.; and Mark V. C. Virgin, Stevens Virgin.

Moderator: Stuart Rennie, Legislation and Law Reform Officer, CBABC

Description: As a result of demands in the marketplace, lawyers are increasingly employing paralegals in their law practices. Learn how to be a winning team with your paralegal. Stay on side of the ethical rules for delegating tasks to paralegals. Our expert presenters will teach you how to increase profits, improve client service and keep your competitive edge in your law practice.

Is Social Media Right For My Practice and My Firm?

Speakers: Chris Bennett, Davis LLP; Chilwin Cheng, Legal Process Solutions; Nicole Garton-Jones, Heritage Law

Moderator: Doug Jasinski, Skunkworks Creative Group Inc.

Description: Discussion-oriented webinar, addressing the usefulness and implementation of social media for law firms. Areas covered will include implementing social media in variable contexts, value of specific media platforms, target audience and lawyer or firm objectives. One size does not fit all: emphasis placed on the fact that not all forms of social media will meet the needs of every lawyer or firm.

For a complete list of webinar recordings and registration details and requirements, please contact 

Professional Development Department 604-646-7866 or 1-888-687-3404 ext. 329, or email pd@bccba.org.

Don’t forget to visit our new one-stop PD resource site www.cba.org/pd/ to create a personalised account based on your PD needs! Go to www.cba.org/bc for updates on Professional Development seminars.

This article was published in the October 2011 issue of BarTalk. © 2011 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.