The B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association is recognized by the Law Society of British Columbia as a provider of professional development activities. CBABC is committed to providing relevant and cost-effective ways to obtain your mandatory professional development hours.

Attendance at any of the seminars listed below will provide you with 100 per cent of the required two hour professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and practice management component for 2011 Law Society of British Columbia reporting.

Upcoming Seminars

• The New Westminster Bar Association and the CBABC Present: ETHICS IN ACTION: PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY
  • Speakers: Patricia Bond, Vancouver Bencher and Philip Riddell, Local Lawyer
  • Date: February 8, 2011
  • Time: Registration 3:30 p.m. Seminar 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Room “Hyack South,” Inn at the Quay, 900 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, B.C.
• Thompson Rivers University Law School and the CBABC Present: THE TOP TEN CAUSES OF CLAIMS: BUMPS, POTHOLES AND FLATS ON THE ROAD TO AN ACCIDENT-FREE PRACTICE*
  • Speakers: Susan Forbes, QC, Lawyers Insurance Fund and Margrett George, Lawyers Insurance Fund
  • Date: March 17, 2011
  • Time: Registration 3:30 p.m. Seminar/Webcast 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thompson Rivers University Law School – 900 McGill Road, Kamloops, B.C.

*Reception to follow hosted by Thompson Rivers University Law School. This seminar is available both in-person and via webcast.

CBABC provides conferences, workshops and webinars designed to meet the needs of lawyers while still maintaining the opportunity to network, advance your career, your practice and your business. If you are interested in having any Professional Development programs come to your area, please contact us by email: pd@bccba.org or by phone 604-646-7866 / 1-888-687-3404 x. 329.

Don’t forget to visit our 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 February 2011 issue of BarTalk. © 2011 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.