CCLA Paralegal Committee - Seeking New Members

The CCLA Paralegal Committee is looking for two new members: one regular member and one student member.

The Committee is a standing committee of the CCLA, accountable to the CCLA’s Board of Trustees, to which it reports through its Chair and Vice-Chair.

The Committee typically meets once every six to eight weeks and from time to time may be required to meet more often when the need arises. In addition to advocating for paralegals by responding to requests from the Law Society of Ontario, it provides information via continued professional development (CPD) seminars and conferences for paralegals, lawyers, articling students and law clerks. It is important that its members attend the CPDs it organizes and attend various CCLA social events throughout the year.

The CCLA fosters and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion by promoting the values and principles of equality and equity in its Committee selection and programming. When choosing Committee members, the CCLA also attempts to ensure, as much as possible, that there is representation by gender, firm size, practice area and year of call.

The Committee currently has one opening for a licensed paralegal as a regular member. The background of the licensed paralegal and work experience are very important to help diversify the Committee. The Committee has a second opening for a student paralegal.

If you are interested in joining the Committee, please send an email of interest and include any information you feel appropriate to the CCLA at events@ccla-abcc.ca. Please tell us what you would bring to the Committee and the nature of your area of practice and background.

The deadline for applications is 4:00 pm Friday, January 10, 2025.

Please note: All applicants must be members in good standing of the CCLA.

Thank you!

Jennifer Gravel Vanasse

Chair, CCLA Paralegal Committee