The Clinical Term begins by introducing students to the skills and knowledge that they will need to work on client files during the rest of the term. Here is a typical orientation schedule:
Summer 200-
Monday, 4 May 200-
Preparation for Class Tomorrow:
Readings: "Lawyer's Lumps"
"A Lawyer's Liability For Negligence - Care is Not Enough"
"Solicitors' Liability to Their Own Clients - What Next?"
Review: Your Evidence Notes
Evidentiary problems contained in the memorandum enclosed with this orientation schedule called "The Law of Evidence - Are you Ready?"
Tuesday, 5 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:30 Description of Law 350A
Description of Law Centre programs and services
10-30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 Liability of Lawyers
11:15 - 12:30 The Role of Defence Counsel in Criminal Matters
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 - 3:30 Overview of preparation for a Criminal trial
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:30 First Appearance Procedure
Readings: Canons of Legal Ethics
Excerpts from Law Society Handbook
Fact Investigation Memo
Wednesday, 6 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 9:30 Preparation of Materials for Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination Seminars
9:30 - 10:45 The Resolution of Ethical Problems
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 The Professional Conduct Handbook
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15 Building the Firm's Resources
2:15 - 3:15 Cross-Examination I
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:30 Speaking to Sentence I
Readings: Sentencing Materials
Legal Etiquette
Thursday, 7 May 200-
Courtroom 101 Courthouse
9:00 - 4:30 Observation of Speak to's in Courtroom 101,
Observation of JP Court in Courtroom 102
Observation of Trials in Courtroom 102, 202, 203
Take notes of your court observations
Preparation: Prepare a "Speak-to"
Hy-Speed Longhand - Lessons One, Two & Three
Friday, 8 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 9:30 Debrief Court Observations
9:30 - 10:00 Voice Warm-up Exercises
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Speaking to Sentence II
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00 Speaking to Sentence III
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 3:45: Speaking to Sentence IV
3:45 - 5:15 Fact Investigation
Readings: Objecting to Evidence Memo
Cross-Examination Materials
Preparation: Hy-Speed Longhand - Lesson Four
Monday, 11 May 200-
Court Observations: Observe Trials
The Courthouse Take notes of your court observations
Reading Opportunity: Examination-in-Chief Materials,
Cross-Examination Materials
Overview of a Trial Memorandum
Tuesday, 12 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 9:10 The Desk Lottery
9:10 - 10:30 Objecting to Evidence I
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Objecting to Evidence II
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00 Cross-Examination II
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:00 Cross-Examination III
4:00 - 5:00 Trial Procedures
Readings: Cross-Examination Materials
Preparation: Hy-Speed Longhand - Lesson Five
Wednesday, 13 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 9:30 Preparing a Submission
9:30 - 9:40 The Trial Buddy System
Group A
9:30 - 10:15 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:30 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:45 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
Group B
Preparation: Prepare a Submission
Prepare for the Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination Exercise
Thursday, 14 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
Group B
9:00 - 10:30 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:30 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:45 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise I continued)
Group A
Prepare a Submission
Friday, 15 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:45 Submissions I
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 Submissions II
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00 Submissions III
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:00 Submissions IV
4:00-5:00 Cross-Examination IV
Readings: Divorce Act and Rule 60B
Preparation: Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II)
Monday, 18 May 200-
Holiday
Tuesday, 19 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 12:00 Corrections Law I
11:00 - 1:00 LUNCH (Plus travel to William Head Prison)
1:00 - 3:00 Tour of William Head Prison
3:15-4:30 Observe Court at the Colwood Courthouse
Wednesday, 20 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 11:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II)
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
3:00 - 3:30 Dean's "Welcome to The Law Centre"
(Tea and Muffins in the Faculty Lounge)
3:30 - 5:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
Readings: Wills Materials
Thursday, 21 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:30 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00 Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination
(Exercise II continued)
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15 Common Problems - Divorce I
4:15 - 5:00 Referral Agency I - Separation and Divorce Resource Centre
Readings: Interviewing Materials
Preparation: Hy-Speed Longhand - Lesson Six & Seven
Friday, 22 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:30 Common Problems - Divorce II
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Family Law Issues
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 Interviewing I
2:00 - 3:15 Interviewing II/Counselling
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 - 4:30 Referral Agency II - Transition House
Readings: Complete Interviewing and Wills materials
Counselling Article
Monday, 25 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:15 Corrections Law II
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 Corrections Law II (Continued)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:45 B.C. Benefit Legislation and Advocacy before B.C. Benefit Tribunals
2:45-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00 - 4:00 Conducting Variation of Maintenance Applications in Family Court
4:00-4:30 "Time to Change"
4:30-5:00 Referral Agency III - Family Violence Project
Readings: Negotiation Materials
Tuesday, 26 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:15 Wills I
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 Voir Dire
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 T.B.A.
2:00 - 3:15 Common Problems - Wills II
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 - Negotiation I
Wednesday , 27 May 200-
Wilkinson Road Jail
9:30 - 12:00 Tour of VIRCC
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (and Return to UVic)
1:30 - 3:30 The Residential Tenancy Act and the Conduct of
Residential Tenancy Arbitrations
3:30-5:00 T.B.A.
Readings: Chambers Memorandum
Preparation: Chambers Application
Negotiation Exercise
Thursday, 28 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:30 Negotiation II
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Defending Clients Charged with Impaired Driving
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 Negotiation III
2:00 - 3:00 Drafting Correspondence, Opinions, Court Documents
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 5:00 Chambers Practice
Readings: Small Claims Fact sheet: 1,2,7,10,11,14, and 15
Friday, 29 May 200-
Moot Courtroom
9:00 - 10:30 Negotiation III
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Negotiation IV
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15 Small Claims Procedure
2:15 - 5:00 Something Completely Different
5:00 Distribution of Take Home Examination
(An open book take home examination)
Due: Monday, 2 June at 9:00 a.m.
at The Law Centre
Monday, 1 June 200-
Work on Examination
Tuesday, 2 June 200-
Law Centre
9:00 - 12:00 Submit Examinations
Introduction to Law Centre Staff
Law Centre Office Procedures
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30 File Management
!:30 - 2:30 Loss Prevention
2:30 - 3:00 Computer Applications: Law Centre Information System; Information Retrieval (The GLENN); Word Processing; Internet Access; The Sentencing Data Base
3:00 - 6:00+ Begin Reading Files
Wednesday, 3 June 200-
9:00 - 3:00 Schedule Listed Below
9:00 Court Observations:
Remand Court and JP Court
Small Claims Court
Criminal Trial Court
Traffic Court
Highest Priority File Reviews with individual students
Work on files
Telephone clients with early trial dates and make
appointments
11:30 Crown Counsel Placement
Student names TBA
Crown Counsel Office
4:00 - 5:00 Criminal Practice Tutorial: A Meeting with Crown Counsel
Thursday, 4 June 200-
9:00 - 3:00 Schedule Listed Below
9:00 Court Observations:
Remand Court and JP Court
Small Claims Court
Criminal Trial Court
Traffic Court
Complete File Reviews with individual students
Work on files
Telephone clients with early trial dates and make
appointments
11:30 Crown Counsel Placement
Student names TBA
Crown Counsel Office
4:00 - 5:00 Criminal Practice Tutorial II: Dealing with the Police
Friday, 5 June 200-
9:00 - 3:00 Schedule Listed Below
9:00 Court Observations:
Remand Court and JP Court
Small Claims Court
Criminal Trial Court
Traffic Court
Complete File Reviews with individual students
Work on files
Telephone clients with early trial dates and make
appointments
11:30 Crown Counsel Placement
Student names TBA
Crown Counsel Office
4:00 - 5:30 Criminal Practice Tutorial III: Role of Duty Counsel, Native Court Worker, Diversion (The John Howard Society)
Monday, 8 June 200-
8:45 - 10:00 Seminar: Intake Procedures
10:00 - 11:00 Seminar: Preparing Divorce Documents that will not be rejected by the Court Registry
12:00 Complete File Reviews with individual students
File work
Trial Preparation
Court Observations
3:00 - 4:30 Planning Meeting
4:30 - 5:30 Seminar: Dealing with the Court and the Crown: the views of former students
Tuesday, 9 June 200-
9:00 - 4:00 File work
Trial Preparation
Court Observations
10:45 - 11:00 Students on Rota Meet with Co-Interviewers (bring lunch)
11:00- Begin First Intake Interviews
4:00 - 5:30 Seminar: Referral Agency: The Dispute Resolution Centre
Wednesday, 10 June 200-
9:00 - 10-00 Seminar: The Law of Search and Seizure; and Defending Possession of Narcotic Charges
10:00 - 4:00 File work
Trial Preparation
Court Observations
4:00 - 5:30 Seminar: Referral Agency: The Debtor Assistance branch
Thursday, 11 June 200-
9:00 - 4:00 File work
Trial Preparation
Court Observations
4:00 - 5:30 Seminar: Referral Agency: The Ombudsman.
Friday, 12 June 200-
9:45 - 3:00 File work
Trial Preparation
Court Observations
3:00 - 6:00 Planning Meeting
Monday, 15 June 200-
9:00 - 10:45 Begin Court Appearances
Wednesday, 17 June 200-
3:45 - 4:30 Review Intake Procedures
Friday, 19 June 200-
3:00 - 5:30 Planning Meeting
5:30-7:00+ Seminar: The use and operation of the ASD and Datamaster
(The Breathalyzer Party)
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