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, 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: All lawyers who manage firm trust accounts.
Learning level: Fundamental/Intermediate
In the bad cheque scam, fraudsters want to steal funds out of a lawyer’s trust account. Instead of robbing a bank, they use different tricks to try and dupe a lawyer into depositing a fake certified cheque into trust and then pay good funds out of trust, leaving the lawyer’s trust account short, overdrawn, or both. In this elearning course, learn about the different ruses scamsters use, steps you can take to protect yourself, and the coverage available under the compulsory insurance policy if you do get caught. This program is based on a CLE-TV course originally broadcast on June 12, 2012.
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 1 hour which involves professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management.
Faculty
Margrett George — Deputy Director of Insurance, Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Surindar S. Nijjar — Claims Counsel, Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Pricing
2-week Subscription: $100
CLEBC Program Lawyer
Meredith Woods
mwoods@cle.bc.ca