Get your mandatory CPD hours! All of our Education programs count towards the 9 hours of the 12 required by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 2013. Find below applicable programs for your needs. Check back often - information will be updated as programs are accredited.

 

For CPD information on 2011-2012 programs, click here.

For CPD information on 2010-2011 programs, click here.

 

2012 - 2013 Programs

Please note: New members may now apply to any program or activity that contains a minimum of 0.5 Professionalism Hours toward the annual CPD requirement.

 

Program Date	Program Name	Substantive Hours	Professionalism Hours	TOTAL Hours
09/24/2012	Brown Bag Series: Managing Difficult Witnesses and Affiants	0.75	0.5	1.25
10/11/2012	Ontario e-discovery Institute 2012	5	1	6
10/19/2012 & 10/20/2012	Fall Forum 2012: Practical Advocacy: Critical Practice Management Tips, Trends, Templates, and Solutions	1.25	5.75	7
10/26/2012 & 10/27/2012	The 16th Annual Course on Written Advocacy (Joint Program with OPD)	0	15.5	15.5
10/30/2012	Mastering Winning Discovery Techniques (MORNING ONLY)	1.75	1.25	3
10/30/2012	Mastering Winning Discovery Techniques (FULL DAY)	4	2.5	6.5
11/06/2012	Evidence for Litigators (MORNING ONLY)	2	1	3
11/06/2012	Evidence for Litigators (FULL DAY)	4.25	2.25	6.5
11/14/2012	The Powerful Performance: Effective Advocacy Skills for Lawyers	6	0	6
11/15/2012	The Powerful Performance: Effective Advocacy Skills for Lawyers	6	0	6
11/20/2012	Mediation Advocacy (Toronto)	2.75	0.75	3.5
11/21/2012	Brown Bag Series: Demonstrative Evidence at Hearings	0.75	0.5	1.25
11/27/2012	Gain the Edge! Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers	5	1.5	6.5
12/06/2012	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (MORNING ONLY)	2	1	3
12/06/2012	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (FULL DAY)	4.25	2.25	6.5
12/11/2012	Putting Theory into Practice: Exercising Professionalism and Civilty	--	3.5	3.5
01/25/2013	Tricks of the Trade 2013	3.5	2.5	6
01/30/2013	Cross-examination: Strategies for Success (MORNING ONLY)	1.75	1.25	3
01/30/2013	Cross-examination: Strategies for Success (FULL DAY)	3.75	2.75	6.5
02/05/2013	Preparing Winning Court Documents (MORNING ONLY)	2.5	1	3.5
02/05/2013	Preparing Winning Court Documents (FULL DAY)	2.5	3.75	6.25
02/06/2013	Women in Litigation Symposium: Build Your Path to Success	2.25	1.5	3.75
02/12/2013	Securities Advocacy	1.75	1.25	3
02/14/2013	Ottawa Court House Series Session #1: Pointed Evidence	1.25	0.75	2
02/14/2013	Toronto Court House Series Session#1: Pointed Evidence	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/14/2013	Windsor Court House Series	1.25	2.25	3.5
02/20/2013	Thunder Bay Court House Series	1.25	2.25	3.5
02/21/2013	Ottawa Court House Series Session #2: Pointed Argument	1.25	0.75	2
02/21/2013	Toronto Court House Series Session #2: Pointed Argument	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/21/2013	London Court House Series	1.75	2.25	4
02/21/2013	Sudbury Court House Series Session #1: Pointed Evidence	1.25	0.75	2
02/28/2013	Kingston Court House Series	0.75	2.25	3
02/28/2013	Ottawa Court House Series Session #3: Pointed Appeal	0.75	1.25	2
02/28/2013	Toronto Court House Series Session #3: Pointed Appeal	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/28/2013	Sudbury Court House Series Session #2: Pointed Argument & Appeal	0.5	1.25	2
02/26/2013	Ready, Set, Litigate!	1.5	1.5	3
03/01/2013	Senior Counsel Forum	0.5	2.75	3.25
03/26/2013	Brown Bag Series: Cross-examination and Impeachment Techniques	0.75	0.5	1.25
03/27/2013	Opening big and Closing Strong	1.25	0.75	2
04/03/2013	Conduct of the Family Law Motion (MORNING ONLY)	2	1	3
04/03/2013	Conduct of the Family Law Motion (FULL DAY)	3.75	2.25	6
04/06/2013	Do A Trial!	6	2	8
04/10/2013	Administrative Tribunal Advocacy Workshop	4.5	2	6.5
04/16/2013	Trial from A to Z (MORNING ONLY)	1.75	1.25	3
04/16/2013	Trial from A to Z (FULL DAY)	3.75	2.75	6.5
04/19/2013	Project Management: Exceeding Client Expectations	1.25	2.25	3.5
04/26/2013	Spring Symposium	4.75	1.25	6
05/01/2013	Mediation Advocacy (Ottawa)	2.75	0.75	3.5
05/06/2013	Kitchener Court House Series Session #1: Pointed Evidence	1.25	0.75	2
05/11/2013	Criminal Cross-examination College (MORNING ONLY)	2.25	1.25	3.5
05/11/2013	Criminal Cross-examination College (FULL DAY)	4.75	2.25	6.5
05/13/2013	Kitchener Court House Series Session #2: Pointed Argument	1.25	0.75	2
05/15/2013	Examining and Cross-examining Experts (MORNING ONLY)	2	1	3
05/15/2013	Examining and Cross-examining Experts (FULL DAY)	4.5	2	6.5
05/23/2013	Brown Bag Series: Litigation Techniques for Administrative Tribunals	0.75	0.5	1.25
05/29/2013	Advanced Cross-examination Techniques	6	--	6
06/04/2013	Understanding Financial Statements: A Litigator's Guide to Persuading with Numbers (MORNING ONLY)	1.75	1.25	3
06/04/2013	Understanding Financial Statements: A Litigator's Guide to Persuading with Numbers (FULL DAY)	4.5	2	6.5
06/13/2013 & 06/14/2013	Summer Trial Advocacy College	7.25	5.75	13
07/24/2013	Writing and Speaking to Win	4.25	1.75	6

 

2011 - 2012 Programs

 

Program Date	Program Name	Substantive Hours	Professionalism Hours	New Member Hours
09/19/2011	The Ontario e-discovery Institute	7	1	--
09/27/2011	Brown Bag Series: Opening and Closing Arguments	1.25	--	--
10/06/2011	Mastering Winning Discovery Techniques (MORNING ONLY)	1.5	1.5	3
10/06/2011	Mastering Winning Discovery Techniques (FULL DAY)	2.5	4	6.5
10/14/2011	Women In Litigation Conference: A Multifuncational Handbag of Solutions, Practical Tips & Resources	0.5	5.5	6
10/20/2011	Cross at the Court House	1	1	2
10/25/2011	Advanced Cross-examination Techniques	6	--	--
10/28-29/2011	Written Advocacy	--	15.5	15.5
11/10/2011	Evidence for Litigators (MORNING ONLY)	2.25	0.75	3
11/10/2011	Evidence for Litigators (FULL DAY)	3.75	2.75	6.5
11/21/2011	The Powerful Performance: Effective Advocacy Skills for Lawyers	6	--	--
11/22/2011	The Powerful Performance: Effective Advocacy Skills for Lawyers	6	--	--
11/23/2011	Brown Bag Series: Dealing with Difficult Witnesses	1.25	--	--
11/30/2011	Mediation Advocacy	2.5	1	3.5
12/02/2011	Putting Theory Into Practice: Exercising Professionalism and Civility	--	3.5	3.5
12/08/2011	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (MORNING ONLY)	1.5	1.5	3
12/08/2011	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (FULL DAY)	3.5	3	6.5
01/20/2012	Cross-examination: Strategies for Success (MORNING ONLY)	2.25	0.75	3
01/20/2012	Cross-examination: Strategies for Sucesss (FULL DAY)	4.25	2.25	6.5
01/27/2012	Tricks of the Trade 2012	5	1	--
02/07/2012	Prepare Winning Court Documents (MORNING ONLY)	2.5	1	3.5
02/07/2012	Prepare Winning Court Documents (FULL DAY)	2.5	3.75	6.25
02/09/2012	Court House Series (London)	2	2	4
02/09/2012	Court House Series (Windsor)	1.75	1.75	3.5
02/09/2012	Court House Series (Toronto) - The Necessary Witness - To Call or Not to Call	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/09/2012	Court House Series (Ottawa) - The Necessary Witness - To Call or Not to Call	1	1	2
02/14/2012	Securities Advocacy	2.25	0.75	3
02/16/2012	Court House Series (Toronto) - Controlling Your Own Witness	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/16/2012	Court House Series (Ottawa) - Controlling Your Own Witness	1	1	2
02/16/2012	Court House Series (Sudbury) - The Necessary Witness/Changing Your Tiger's Stripes	1	1	2
02/22/2012	Court House Series (Thunder Bay)	2	2	4
02/23/2012	Court House Series (Toronto) - Being Proactive in Cross: Using their Witness to Make Your Own Case	0.75	0.75	1.5
02/23/2012	Court House Series (Ottawa) - Being Proactive in Cross: Using their Witness to Make Your Own Case	1	1	2
02/23/2012	Court House Series (Sudbury) - Being Proactive in Cross: Using their Witness to Make Your Own Case	1	1	2
02/23/2012	Court House Series (Hamilton)	1.5	1.5	3
02/25/2012	Ottawa Family Motions Workshop	3.5	2.5	6
02/28/2012	Ready, Set, Litigate!	1.5	1.5	3
03/02/2012	Conduct of the Family Law Trial (DAY 1 ONLY)	4.75	1.75	6.5
03/02-03/2012	Conduct of the Family Law Trial (DAY 1 & 2)	8	4.5	12.5
03/07/2012	Senior Counsel Forum	2	1	3
03/27/2012	Arbitration Advocacy	3	1	4
03/28/2012	Brown Bag Series: Evidence for Administrative Tribunals	1.25	--	--
03/31/2012	Do A Trial! (Civil)	6	2	8
04/03/2012	Trial from A to Z (MORNING ONLY)	1.75	1.25	3
04/03/2012	Trial from A to Z (FULL DAY)	3.75	2.75	6.5
04/17/2012	Speaking & Writing to Win	4	2	6
04/18/2012	Mediation Advocacy (London)	2.5	1	3.5
04/25/2012	Administrative Tribunal Advocacy Workshop (Toronto & Ottawa)	3.5	3	6.5
05/03/2012	Court House Series (Kitchener) - The Necessary Witness/Changing Your Tiger's Stripes	1	1	2
05/04/2012	Spring Symposium 2012	4.25	1.75	6
05/09/2012	Advanced Negotiation Strategies with Martin Latz	4.5	2.25	6.75
05/10/2012	Court House Series (Kitchener) - Being Proactive in Cross: Using their Witness to Make Your Own Case	1	1	2
05/12/2012	Criminal Advocacy Summit	3.75	3.75	7.5
05/16/2012	Examining and Cross-examining Experts: Winning Strategies, Trends & Solutions (MORNING ONLY)	2	1	3
05/16/2012	Examining and Cross-examining Experts: Winning Strategies, Trends & Solutions (FULL DAY)	4.5	2	6.5
05/30/2012	Brown Bag Series: Expert Reports	1.25	--	--
05/31/2012 & 06/01/2012	Summer Trial Advocacy College (Civil)	7.25	5.75	13
05/16/2012	Financial Statements for Litigators	2.5	1	3.5

 

2010 - 2011 Programs

 

Program Date	Program Name	Substantive Hours	Professionalism Hours	New Member Hours
10/22-23/2010	Fall Forum 2010: Trends & Tactics An Advocate's Guide to Strategic Practice	--	--	6.5
01/13/2011	Project Management for Litigators	0	6	6
01/21/2011	Tricks of the Trade 2011: Personal Injury: Is It All New or Déjà Vu? Practical Strategies for Winning Your Cases	5	1	--
01/26/2011	Breakfast with the Bench & Bar: Section 9(1) & (2) Voir Dires and use of out-of-court witness statements	1.25	0	0
01/27/2011	Cross-examination: Strategies for Success (FULL DAY)	4.5	2	6.5
01/27/2011	Cross-examination: Strategies for Success (MORNING ONLY)	2.5	0.5	0
02/01/2011	The Powerful Performance	6	0	0
02/02/2011	The Powerful Performance	6	0	0
02/08/2011	Ready, Set, Litigate!	2	1	3
02/09/2011	Thunder Bay Court House Series	--	4	4
02/10/2011	Toronto Court House Series: Powerful Pre-trial Prep	--	1.5	1.5
02/10/2011	Ottawa Court House Series: Powerful Pre-trial Prep	--	2	2
02/10/2011	Hamilton Court House Series	--	3	3
02/10/2011	London Court House Series	--	4	4
02/10/2011	Windsor Court House Series	--	3.5	3.5
02/11-12/2011	Ethics, Civility & Advocacy	7	3.5	10.5
02/15/2011	Preparing Winning Court Documents	--	3.5	3.5
02/17/2011	Toronto Court House Series: Opening with a Bang	--	1.5	1.5
02/17/2011	Ottawa Court House Series: Opening with a Bang	--	2	2
02/24/2011	Toronto Court House Series: Fighting Back	--	1.5	1.5
02/24/2011	Ottawa Court House Series: Fighting Back	--	2	2
03/02/2011	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (MORNING ONLY)	1.5	1.5	3
03/02/2011	Leading Your Case: Opening Statements and Examination-in-chief (FULL DAY)	1.5	5	6.5
03/03/2011	Mentoring Dinner Series: Getting the Right Start	0	1.5	1.5
03/26/2011	Do a Trial!	--	7	7
03/30/2011	Brown Bag Series: Expert Evidence: Strategies for Navigating the New Waters	1.25	0	0
04/01/2011	Administrative Tribunal Advocacy Workshop	1.5	5	6.5
04/07/2011	Trial from A to Z (MORNING ONLY)	1.5	1.5	3
04/07/2011	Trial from A to Z (FULL DAY)	1.5	5	6.5
04/07/2011	Mentoring Dinner Series: Building Trusted Client Relationships	0	1.5	1.5
04/11/2011	Conduct of a Family Law Motion (MORNING ONLY)	--	3	3
04/11/2011	Conduct of a Family Law Motion (FULL DAY)	--	6	6
05/05/2011	Kitchener Courthouse - Powerful Pre-Trial Prep	--	2	2
05/06/2011	Charter Voir Dire	--	6.5	6.5
05/11/2011	Mentoring Dinner Series: Take the High Road Home!	0	1.5	1.5
05/12/2011	Kitchener Courthouse - Opening with a Bang and Fighting Back	--	2	2
05/12/2011	Spring Symposium 2011: Practical Advocacy: Critical Updates, Latest Tools and Creative Solutions	4	2	6
05/18/2011	Working with Experts: Trends and Tactics (MORNING ONLY)	0.5	2.5	3
05/18/2011	Working with Experts: Trends and Tactics (FULL DAY)	0.5	6	6.5
05/25/2011	Brown Bag Series: Winning Oral and Written Submissions	1.25	0	0
05/26/2011	Gain the Edge: Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers	0.5	6	6.5
05/28/2011	Criminal Cross-examination College (MORNING ONLY)	--	3.5	3.5
05/28/2011	Criminal Cross-examination College (FULL DAY)	--	6.5	6.5
06/02-04/2011	Summer Trial Advocacy College	5	12	17
06/08/2011	Speaking to Win: The Art of Effective Speaking for Lawyers	--	6	6
07/21/2011	Speaking to Win: The Art of Effective Speaking for Lawyers	--	6	6

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