About Self-Paced eLearning
Easily accessible in a one to two-hour program, self-paced elearning provides video, quiz questions, and reference materials. The programs are available on demand for two weeks from your date of purchase. You work at your own pace, you control the video and question playback, and you can stop part way through and your answers are saved. These programs provide CPD credit for working on your own, at your own pace.
This Self-Paced eLearning course is beneficial for: Lawyers and legal support staff who deal with trust accounts.
Learning level: All Levels
Proper practice and pitfalls
This course highlights the Law Society’s Division 7 Rules on Trust Accounts and Other Client Property. It discusses trust accounting basics, such as how to receive funds into trust, how to withdraw them, and how to appropriately handle cash transactions. The presenters will also discuss some topical issues such as cheque imaging, electronic records, and trust accounting best practices.
The program is based on a CLE-TV course originally broadcast on October 29, 2013.
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 1.5 hours which involves professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management
Faculty
Krista Adamek — Trust Assurance Team Leader, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver
Felicia Ciolfitto — Manager, Trust Regulation, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver
G. C. (Scottie) Scott — Peterson Stark Scott, Surrey
Pricing
2-week Subscription: $150 (includes reference materials).
CLEBC Program Lawyer
Meredith Woods
mwoods@cle.bc.ca