AMLC sponsors 47th Annual Women in Law Dinner

AMLC is proud to be a Gold Level Sponsor of the 47th Annual Women in Law Dinner held by the Allard Law Women’s Caucus. This dinner brings together Allard Law students, faculty, and the broader legal community for a night of community-building and celebration. It also stands to recognize the legal community’s advancements towards gender equality while drawing attention to the progress that remains to be made.

We look forward to attending this important and exciting event!

AMLC’s Alex Mok will be speaking on panel with FACL BC and SABA BC

On February 21, 2024, Alex will speak on the NCA/LLM Q&A Panel to share his experience in navigating through the accreditation process for foreign lawyers. This event is co-hosted by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC and the South Asian Bar Association BC.

Learn more about the free event and register at https://faclbc.ca/event-5596822.

AMLC is pleased to sponsor the BGuiled Debate on February 8th at the Roundhouse Community Centre.

Four debate finalists, including former AMLC team member, Allison Morrell, will be arguing in teams of two for or against the following maxim, in meandering comedic speeches: “BE IT RESOLVED THAT JUSTICE IS BLIND, BUT SHE CAN PEEK THROUGH HER BLINDFOLD”.

Join us for a fun night full of laughter! Tickets are on sale now, and all proceeds will be donated to Access Pro Bono.

More information on the event can be found here: www.bguileddebate.com

AMLC’s Greg Allen will be presenting at the CLEBC’s Commercial Litigation on November 28, 2023

Come hear AMLC’s Greg Allen speak about summary trials and the benefits of using hybrid summary trial procedures in commercial litigation.

For more details and to register click here.

John Trueman featured in The Advocates Society's "Keeping Tabs"

Our associate, John Trueman, was interviewed and featured in The Advocates Society's Spring 2023 edition of "Keeping Tabs," a publication targeted at junior lawyers across the country.

Speaking with fellow SCC clerk Aly Haji, John chronicles his journey to becoming a lawyer which included working on the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, and starting law school at age 36. Sharing what he’s learned along the way, John highlights what being a lawyer means to him.

You can read the full interview on pages 14-17 in “Keeping Tabs.”

Greg Allen Speaks on Panel with The Advocates’ Society

On March 31, 2023, Greg spoke on a panel for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program with The Advocates’ Society. The panel, “Mind the Skills Gap: Lessons in Court Practice and Decorum,” covered the do’s and don’ts of civility and decorum. This program provided practical tips to junior lawyers on how to conduct themselves in court, and improve their advocacy. Greg was joined by Justices Susan A. Griffin, Karen Horsman, and Geoffrey Gomery, as well as Tracey M. Cohen, KC (Fasken), and Abbas Sabur (Kornfeld LLP).