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Assistance of colleagues and staff in fulfilling requirements

The following are resources that may be helpful in answering your enquiry. Please familiarize yourself with them before moving on.

In brief: Your firm, including members and employees, wherever located, may fulfill your responsibilities under Part 3, Division 11 of the Law Society Rules.

Key Resources

Rules - Staff assistance with fulfilling requirements: Law Society Rule 3-99(3)

Practice Resource - Client Identification and Verification - Top 10 tips

Practice Resource - Client ID & Verfication - Frequently asked questions

Additional Reading

Practice Resource -  New client verification and source of money requirements, Winter 2019 Benchers’ Bulletin (p.13) for an overview.  (Note the changes to Law Society Rules 3-102 and 3-104 made on March 8, 2024 that affect limited parts of this resource.) 

Code - Delegation and supervision:  BC Code rules 6.1-1 to 6.1-3

Practice Resource - Tips on Delegating: The buck stops here!

Practice Resource - Client ID & Verification resources web page

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