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INNS OF COURT

2014 - 2015 APPLICATION FORM

FULL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 9 LAW SOCIETY CPD CREDITS

Please type or print LEGIBLY:

Name: ______

E-mail: ______

Firm Name: ______

Firm Address: ______

Firm Telephone: ______

Firm Fax: ______

Number of Lawyers in Firm: ______

Firm’s Major Practice Areas: ______

Date Called in B.C.*: ______

Date Called in Other Jurisdictions*: ______

* The Inns’ policy is to look for 2 years at the Bar of at least one jurisdiction. For the session starting in September 2014, this means a call before September 2012.

Litigation Experience:

1. % of my current litigation practice: 2. Number of trial/appeal experiences since call:

______Criminal ______as junior

______Civil ______partial conduct of trial/appeal

______Administrative ______sole conduct of trial/appeal

______Other

3. Brief summary of my experience as counsel:

______

______

______

______

Interest in the Program:

4. Please state briefly why you are interested in the Inns of Court, and what you hope to gain from participation in the Program.

______

______

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Sessions:

Sessions will be held on Wednesdays at the Law Courts Inn Restaurant at 800 Smithe Street in Vancouver.

There is an informal social period from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The discussions run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and dinner follows until about 8:00 or 8:30 p.m.

Dates for session starting in September 2014: Dates for session starting in January, 2015

September 10, 2014 January 14, 2015

September 24, 2014 January 28, 2015

October 8, 2014 February 11, 2015

October 22, 2014 February 25, 2015

November 5, 2014 March 11, 2015

November 19, 2014 March 25, 2015

Reading and Preparation:

If you are accepted into the Program, you will receive reading materials and/or practice problems for each of the sessions. You will be expected to review the relevant materials before each session. The reading materials are not lengthy and, although you will have to devote some effort to preparing for each session, preparation should not be particularly time-consuming.

Agreement of the Applicant:

Please initial each space and sign at the bottom:

____ I enclose a cheque in the amount of $25.00, made payable to “The Vancouver Bar Association”, which I understand will be returned if I cannot be accommodated in the Program;

____ I understand that some preparation, attendance at all six sessions, and attendance at the dinners are essential elements of the Program, and

____ I am prepared to submit later, if accepted, advance payment for six dinners at a total cost of $267.00, in the form of a cheque (no credit cards), made payable to the “Inns of Court Program”. Please do not send this cheque now.

Name in Print: ______Signature: ______

Date: ______

Please make a copy of your application for your records, and mail the completed original to:

Inns of Court Program

c/o Michael Libby, Program Co-ordinator

Dolden Wallace Folick LLP

10th Floor, 888 Dunsmuir Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3K4

Questions? Call Michael Libby at (604) 891-0358 or email at

****APPLICATIONS FOR THE SESSION STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2014 MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 30th 2014. ****