The Professional Legal Training Course Practice Material provides an overview of law and practice in British Columbia, in the following areas:

• Civil Litigation
• Estates
• Family
• Real Estate
• Commercial
• Company
• Creditors Remedies
• Criminal Procedure
• Professional Responsibility
• Law Office Management

The Practice Material is prepared by the PLTC staff and volunteer BC lawyers. It supports the skill training in the course and is also the study text for the written examinations.

To access and download the PLTC Practice Material, please go to the Table of Contents.

Timing

Each student can pick up a set of the Practice Material one week before the beginning of their PLTC session. However, since the Practice Material is a very useful resource for articled students in their firms, students who do not commence their articles by attending PLTC are still encouraged to obtain the Practice Material at any time during the articling period. For more information, please contact:

Morag MacLean
Practice Material Editor
(604) 697-5811
toll-free in BC: 1 (800) 903-5300
email: mmaclean@lsbc.org 

Revisions

Each classroom has a supply of gold sheets (Practice Material Revisions: (PDF: 67KB)) for students to suggest revisions to the Practice Material. Students are invited to record on these sheets technical changes, such as recent caselaw, statutory amendments, suggested deletions and any potentially misleading information. Each component of the Practice Material is revised annually, but student feedback can help in updating information during a session as well as between scheduled revisions.

Disclaimer: The PLTC Practice Material has been prepared by the Professional Legal Training Course staff and contributing BC lawyers who have taken every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of the material. Nevertheless, the authors of the material assume that the users will exercise their professional judgement when using and applying the content. Students and practitioners should not rely on the material in performing legal services or in giving legal advice. For definitive answers, students should refer to applicable statutes, regulations, practice directions and notes, the most recent caselaw and any other appropriate sources. The authors, editors, PLTC and the Law Society of British Columbia accept no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the Practice Material.