How it Works

Licensees entitled to practise law or provide legal services recruited from diverse practice settings including non-practising licensees.

Licensees entitled to practise law or provide legal services recruited from diverse practice settings including non-practising licensees and who have a least five years of practice experience.
 

Same obligation as applies to advisors.

Onus is on CAN Participants to review the CAN Volunteer Roster and identify on their Request for Time form anyone with whom an engagement could raise a potential or actual conflict of interest.  If the Request relates to an inquiry arising on a client file, this is a critical risk management step.
 
CAN staff will exclude those names in making a match.  
 
Onus is on CAN Participant to identify if confidential information needs to be disclosed for a meaningful discussion, and to flag that to the volunteer prior to any disclosure, so the Coach or Advisor can conduct an appropriate conflict check.
 
The Coach or Advisor shall decline the referral if there is any concern about compliance with the Rules or the Paralegal Rules, as applicable.

Connection with a Coach confirmed or a status update if none available within two weeks of request.

Connection with an Advisor confirmed or a status update if none available within two days of request.
 

Practice management or skills development.
 

Substantive or procedural questions, often in the context of a client matter.

Participants are expected to:

• Review the Welcome to Coaching for Participants

• Complete and submit the Pre-Contact worksheet to the Coach     

Participants are expected to:

• Be prepared to talk about their issue and their research conducted to date

• The pre-call worksheet can assist with preparation but there is no requirement that it be sent to the Advisor  
   

Four hours in total over a three month commitment. Suggested initial meeting of 1.5 hours, followed by five 30-minute sessions scheduled on alternating weeks. Additional time will be required for reflection and to attend to action items arising from sessions.
 

One 30-minute telephone call.

 As a Coach you will assist a lawyer or paralegal with longer term leadership in the development of best practices and practice management skills. You will begin with a 1.5-hour session with the Participant followed by a series of five 30-minute sessions set on alternating weeks, resulting in roughly a 3-month commitment. 

Apply to be a Coach!

As an Advisor you will provide a lawyer or paralegal up to 30 minutes of guidance on a substantive or procedural issue on a client file. You have at least five (5) years of practice experience and are skilled at quickly assessing fact scenarios, identifying assumptions, and providing suggestions for moving forward.   

Appy to be an Advisor!