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

Overview

Delivery method

Online Self-Paced

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

Please note that this course is only open to Justice Canada Legal Professionals and the material contained in the hyperlinks is only available to Justice employees.

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

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Accommodation Measures: The Department of Justice is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free learning environment. If you need workplace accommodations to fully participate in this training, contact your manager or the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness (CWAHW). Please note, the CWAHW requires at least 72 hours to respond.

Please contact the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD):

• To flag any requests or accommodations needs, at least 10 business days before starting the training session.
• For more information or if you have any issues with this course.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2026 Accreditation Summary.

Click here for the 2025 Accreditation Summary.

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