How to Be a Great Litigation Junior 2024

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Get your litigation career off to a great start!

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Jump Start on CPD 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025

(Original course date: September 20, 2024)

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Who should attend: Litigation lawyers in all areas of practice in the first three years of call

Learning level: Fundamental

Are great litigators born or made? While natural ability and aptitude will get a young lawyer like you off to a good start, it's not always enough. You need hard work and guidance—the right kind of guidance.

First held in 2017 and again in 2019 and 2022, this is the fourth edition of our rave-reviewed course featuring a comprehensive review of the key elements of what it takes to excel as a junior litigator. You will learn about personal temperament, work ethic, writing, trial preparation, and trial advocacy.

Let our panel of jurists and senior counsel be your team of mentors for an intensive day of learning on "how to be a great litigation junior."

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 5.5 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chair
Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Raymond Lee
rlee@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chair
Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chair
Joel Morris is a partner at Harper Grey LLP in Vancouver. He maintains a general litigation practice, representing clients in a broad range of civil and administrative law matters. Joel's practice focuses on professional liability; commercial litigation, including multi-party cases and class actions; and administrative law. Joel has represented clients at all levels of court in BC and before various administrative tribunals. He has extensive experience working as junior counsel on complex cases and appeals.

Faculty
Justice Martha M.M. Devlin — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
Greg Allen — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Craig P. Dennis, KC — Dennis James Aitken LLP, Vancouver
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Kimberly J. Jakeman, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Wesley J. McMillan — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, KC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Christopher M. Rusnak, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Bena Stock, LLB, MC, RCC — The Lawyer Mindset, Vancouver
Roshni Veerapen — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver

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Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

What Do You Look for in a Junior? (9:05 – 10:15)

what senior counsel look for in a junior on a file, from the perspective of civil and criminal practitioners
skills to develop to be an effective junior
practice points for junior counsel

Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Kimberly J. Jakeman, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Peter R. Senkpiel, KC — Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:15 – 10:30)

Effective Legal Writing for Junior Counsel (10:30 – 11:15)

advice regarding effective legal writing
differences between writing for various audiences:
- writing for lawyers (legal research and writing)
- writing for clients (legal opinions)
- writing for courts/tribunals (legal submissions)

Christopher M. Rusnak, KC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Lawyer Wellness (11:15 – 12:00)

Bena Stock, LLB, MC, RCC — The Lawyer Mindset, Vancouver
Roshni Veerapen — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (provided to in-person registrants) (12:00 – 1:00)

View from the Bench (1:00 – 2:00)

advice for junior counsel appearing at different levels of court

Justice Martha M.M. Devlin — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster
Judge David A. St. Pierre — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver

If I Knew then What I Know Now (2:00 – 2:45)

Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Greg Allen — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver
Wesley J. McMillan — Allen / McMillan Litigation Counsel, Vancouver

BREAK (2:45 – 3:00)

Advocacy Practice Panel—How to Junior a Trial/Appeal (3:00 – 4:00)

advice on advocacy and junioring for junior counsel
professionalism and ethics

Moderator: Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Craig P. Dennis, KC — Dennis James Aitken LLP, Vancouver
Alison L. Murray, KC — Murray Jamieson, Vancouver
Kevin B. Westell — Pender Litigation, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:00 – 4:05)

Joel Morris — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

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