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Paralegal Regulation in Ontario, Canada: A Northern Experience

Legal Tech Monitor

Overview of Regulation Since 2007, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has regulated paralegals alongside lawyers. Pursuant to LSO regulation, paralegals can provide specified legal services independent of lawyers.(1) A paralegal diploma is a prerequisite to writing the licensing exam.

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Sam McAllister

Colin S. Levy

I came to Lightfoot in 2007 based on my experience with some e-discovery software that the firm was using (the bar was low for any experience doing e-discovery back then). Get feedback from legal assistants and paralegals on what improvements they’d like to see. My role evolved into hot seat trial support, graphics, exhibits, etc.