by Allyssa McFadyen | Mar 28, 2018 | Continuing Professional Development, Legal Research
Navigating the world of legal research in the 21st century can be tricky: our technology has become vastly different from the way it was even 10 years ago. As legal publishers have gone increasingly digital, we now have a plethora of databases and resources to choose from. The question isn’t “which is the right database?” but rather “how do I effectively navigate the world of legal research to get me the information I need?”
This presentation will aim to give you a better understanding of the variety of resources available to lawyers, including what they offer and what their limitations are (print and digital), and what staff at the Manitoba Law Library can offer to help supplement your research.
We are currently offering this presentation:
If you would like a personalized presentation, please contact Karen Sawatzky. These presentations count towards your mandatory Continuing Professional Development.
by Deirdre O'Reilly | Mar 27, 2018 | Continuing Professional Development
Still receiving friendly reminders from the Law Society about your AMR (Annual Member Report) and MCPD (Mandatory Continuing Professional Development) Report and not sure why?… “I could have sworn I submitted that weeks ago”.
Here are a few common pitfalls that may explain why your report was not successfully filed.
Both the AMR & MCPD Reports Must be Completed
The MCPD Report is part of the AMR. When completing your AMR there is a section that asks you to confirm you have submitted your MCPD report. For the AMR to be successfully submitted members must ensure that their CPD activities are recorded in the CPD Tracker and then also confirm (by checking the box) in the AMR that they have reported their required MCPD hours.
Note those programs taken through the Law Society of Manitoba will automatically be populated into your CPD tracker. However, any courses completed outside the Law Society with another CPD provider, like the Manitoba Bar Association, must be manually entered by the member. So when the AMR asks you to confirm that “you are satisfied that your CPD tracker is complete” be sure to review and confirm that the information in your CPD Tracker is correct.
Don’t forget to Click “Submit”!
Once you have taken the time to complete both the CPD Tracker and the AMR save yourself the headache of having to redo this form by remembering to click submit at the very end. The information you enter when going through these forms is not automatically saved, therefore you cannot leave the member’s portal without clicking “Submit” and expect to return at any time to pick up where you left off.
If you need to go back and edit either the AMR or MCPD Report you may do so until April 1…even if you have clicked “Submit”.
Look at your “Checklist” to Confirm that your Reports have been Successfully Submitted
When you log in to your Members’ Portal the first thing you will now see on the homepage is a checklist outlining the status for various Law Society items and their associated deadlines. This allows you to quickly review the status of any item requiring your response with the completed items highlighted in GREEN and YELLOW for those items not yet submitted.
by Deirdre O'Reilly | Mar 26, 2018 | Continuing Professional Development
The deadline for your 2017 Annual Member Report (AMR) and Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Report is quickly approaching. Here are answers to the common questions and issues that lawyers have when submitting these reports.
I didn’t practise for most of 2017.
Do I still have to complete the AMR and MCPD Reports?
Yes, if you practised for any portion of 2017 you must complete the AMR and MCPD reports.
The minimum MCPD requirement is 1 CPD hour for every month you held active practising status in the 2017 calendar year. And for those that practised for 3 months or more, 1.5 hours of those completed hours must relate to ethics, professional responsibility or practice management. For more details review the Guiding Principles and Division 8.1 – Professional Development of the Law Society Rules.
Are the Ethics Professionalism Practice Management (EPPM) hours I must complete in addition to the required 12 CPD hours?
No, the EPPM requirement of 1.5 hours per year is not in addition to the overarching requirement of 12 CPD hours. This means of the 12 CPD hours you have completed, 1.5 of these hours must qualify as EPPM.
For clarification on what type of subject matter qualifies as EPPM please see this Eligible Activities Subject Matter Chart .
I just received my Call in 2017.
Do I still need to complete and report CPD hours?
You still must complete the AMR and MCPD reports in the year of your Call to the Bar, however, there is no minimum requirement for the number of CPD hours you must complete.
So when you complete your MCPD report indicate how many hours you did, even if it was zero, and you will be in compliance with the requirements. Just remember, you must still complete the AMR and MCPD report.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Mar 22, 2018 | Library Hours
The Library will be closed March 30th and April 2nd for Good Friday and Easter Monday, respectively.
We will re-open on Tuesday, April 3nd at 8:30 am.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Mar 21, 2018 | Legal Research, New Books
We’ve recently received quite a few new books for the Library, and we wanted to put them on display!
They are:
If you’d like to check out any of these materials, please let us know.
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