Introduction to the New Justice Legal Risk Framework (LRF) (LEG00092)

Overview

Delivery method

Online Self-Paced

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

The consideration of legal risk is an inherent part of everyday work for all legal professionals. Legal Risk is defined by the Department of Justice Canada as "the likelihood of adverse legal outcome in the courts, assuming the matter were to be considered by a court".

This course provides an overview of the process for assessing and communicating legal risk and introduces the new Legal Risk Framework. This course discusses the Legal Risk Spectrum, best practices and essential skills in assessing and communicating risk to federal departments and agencies.

Topics covered:

1. Apply new definitions for assessing and communicating legal risks
2. Use the Legal Risk Spectrum to assess and communicate legal risks
3. Demonstrate knowledge of best practices to assess and communicate legal risks to improve decision-making for the client

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).