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2010 Paralegal Election

Committee elects paralegals to serve as Law Society benchers

2010 Paralegal Standing Committee ElectionsThe Law Society of Upper Canada welcomes Michelle Haigh and Paul Dray as new benchers to its governing body, following their election on April 8, 2010 by members of the Paralegal Standing Committee. Cathy Corsetti was elected committee chair.

The committee's five paralegal members and three lay benchers elected the two new benchers during the first meeting of the Paralegal Standing Committee following the election of its paralegal members at the end of March. The entire committee elected the chair.

All five paralegal members of the committee, including the benchers, will serve a four-year term. The chair will serve a one-year term.

Biographies of the newly elected paralegal committee members are available.

The Paralegal Standing Committee plays an integral role in the governance and regulation of licensed paralegals throughout the province.

Paralegal Standing Committee - Elected Paralegals

Cathy Corsetti
Cathy Corsetti

Paul Dray
Paul Dray

Michelle L. Haigh
Michelle L. Haigh

Kenneth C. Mitchell
Kenneth C. Mitchell

Robert Burd
Christopher D. Bredt

Candidate instructions

The 2010 Paralegal Standing Committee Election will be conducted in accordance with the Law Society Act and By-Law 3 made pursuant to the Law Society Act. See Part VII.1 of By-Law 3 for complete details.

Licensed paralegals can be candidates if their licence is not suspended at the time they sign the nomination form and if their business address on record with the Law Society is in Ontario. If the licensed paralegal has no business address, his or her home address on record with the Law Society must be in Ontario.

Nomination Form
  1. All candidates for election must be nominated in accordance with section 136.7 of By-Law 3.
  2. Candidates must be nominated by completing the nomination form provided by the Law Society.
  3. Candidates must be nominated by at least five (5) paralegals whose licences are not suspended when they sign the nomination form. The nomination form must be signed by all of the nominators.
  4. Candidates must indicate their consent to the nomination by signing the nomination form.
  5. Candidates must date the nomination form.
  6. The Elections Officer of the Law Society must receive the nomination form with original signatures by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 18, 2010 at Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto M5H 2N6. Nomination forms received after this time are invalid. Nomination forms should be mailed or delivered. Faxed and electronic copies of the nomination forms are invalid.

Voters' Guide

The Law Society will produce a Voters' Guide that will be available online to all voters throughout the election period. The guide provides information about the candidates, including the name, photograph, biography and election statement of each candidate. The Law Society will format all candidate pages identically, in accordance with the sample candidate page. Please do not format the page in accordance with the sample.

To ensure that your material is published in the Voters' Guide, follow the instructions below:

  1. Submit a photograph as an electronic file. The photograph may be in colour or black and white. The electronic photograph must be at least 4 inches x 5 inches and have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. The image should be in jpg, tif or eps file format.
  2. Submit a statement of not more than 120 words, including headings, that sets out your biographical information.
  3. Submit an election statement of not more than 700 words, including headings.
  4. Biographical information and election statements must be submitted electronically in either WordPerfect or MSWord format. Material in PDF format is not acceptable. The photograph, biographical information and election statement must be sent by email to paralegalelection@lsuc.on.caor delivered by USB memory stick. Ensure that your name appears in all file names, including the photograph, as follows:
    Johnsmithbio
    Johnsmithstatement
    Johnsmithphoto
  5. The Elections Officer of the Law Society must receive the photograph, biographical information and election statement by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 18, 2010.
  6. The Elections Officer shall not include in the Voters' Guide any election statement that in her opinion may be libellous, in breach of the Paralegal Rules of Conduct, or is in bad taste. The Elections Officer's ruling may be appealed to a committee of benchers.

Withdrawal

Candidates may withdraw by notifying the Elections Officer in writing by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 25, 2010.

Questions or problems?

Contact the Office of the Elections Officer at 416-947-3404, toll-free at 1-877-947-3404, or by email at paralegalelection@lsuc.on.ca.

Contact Us

Office of the Elections Officer
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Osgoode Hall
130 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N6

Tel: 416-947-3404, toll-free at 1-877-947-3404
paralegalelection@lsuc.on.ca