Litigation Procedures 2 builds on skills and knowledge from Litigation Procedures 1. Subjects covered include terminology and rules relating to preparing and handling legal correspondence and documents in civil litigation actions and matters in the Supreme Court of BC. This course continues the students' introduction to the legal concepts necessary to a basic understanding of the functioning of the courts and the professional environment they are entering. This is primarily a hands-on course in which students integrate keyboard, computer, transcription and document formatting with a knowledge of civil law. As the second part, this course deals with documents and procedures from the discovery process to preparation and attendance at trial and post-trial procedures including bills of costs and enforcement procedures. This course also deals with preparation for Chambers hearing.
This course is part of the Legal Administrative Assistant (Online)Program.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Overview
- Discovery of documents
- Examination for discovery
- Other discovery tools
- Settlement procedures
- Interlocutory applications
- Preparation for trial:
- At trial - description
- Bills of costs
- Enforcement of judgment
- Closing the file
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.