Section Announcements & Meeting Notices
Access Section announcements and notices of upcoming Section meetings, including date, speaker, topic and location. View a full list of upcoming Section meetings.
Section Executive Information
Resources and tips for Section executive members to aid in leading Section meetings and activities. Includes checklist for meeting requirements, practice tips for running an effective Section, duties of Section chairs, and guidelines and templates for preparing Section minutes and submissions. Read more.
CBABC Listservs
Participate in discussions via email with fellow Section members, tapping into a trusted source of expertise in a new way. Send an email to webmaster@bccba.org to join your Section's listserv. Read more.
Listservs are available for the following Sections and the Women Lawyers Forum:
Note: you must be a Section member and registered with your Section's listserv to send an email to the listserv.
CBA National Section Listservs
National Sections represent thirty-one groups of CBA members, organized according to specific areas of law, which provide communication services and facilitate coordination among Branch Sections and members on issues of national concern. Several National Sections have listservs that provide an effective and active vehicle for member communications respecting professional interests, including matters of law, practice and procedure, legislative developments, and the like. You must be a CBA member and a member of a corresponding Branch Section to join a National Section listserv. Please consult the links below to learn more.
National Alternate Dispute Resolution Section
National Citizenship & Immigration Law Section [National & Provincial Listservs]
National Elder Law Section
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference
Section Enrolment
Sections are a benefit of CBA membership and are restricted to CBA members. CBA members receive one free Section. The Section term is July 1 to June 30. National Section membership is free and automatic when a member registers in a corresponding CBABC Section. For more information, please contact Fran Hodgkins, Sections Coordinator, at 604.646.7857, toll-free in BC 1.888.687.3404 x321 or sections@bccba.org.
CBABC Section Enrolment Form
Note: If you cease to be a CBA member, your Section enrolment will be terminated. No refunds.
Annual Reporting to the Law Society on CLE Activities
Recently, the Law Society of BC instituted a requirement that all members annually report their professional development activities. Benchers encourage every lawyer to complete a minimum of 12 hours of professional development activities and 50 hours of self-study hours.
The Canadian Bar Association is pleased to report that the Law Society of BC has confirmed that professional development activities include attendance at CBA Section presentations. Review of Section minutes and materials, where that review does not relate to a specific case or file, may be included in the self-study activities report. Reading and writing printed material [including electronic printed material], such as articles in the Canadian Bar Review and BarTalk may also be included in the self-study activities report.
CBA membership and Section participation continue to be a very cost-effective means of achieving the professional development and self-study expectations of the Law Society. |