
Speaker: |
Dr. Lisa Surridge, Professor of English and Associate Dean Academic, University of Victoria |
Date/Time: |
Wed, August 27, 2025 at 3pm - 4:50pm (Pacific Time) |
Format: |
Rebroadcast
This program is a scheduled viewing of a previously recorded webinar. |
CPD: |
1.5 hour |
Fee: |
Members: $120 + GST
Non-Members: $220 + GST
Don't Have a CBA Account? Create one now to register! |
SYNOPSIS
Want to learn simple ways of making your writing clearer and giving it better flow? Eager to harness sentence and paragraph structure to create emphasis, convey logic, and persuade effectively?
Join Dr Lisa Surridge for this workshop and gain practical advice on how to improve your writing and refine your proofreading skills. All examples are anonymized samples drawn from legal documents.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER
About Dr. Lisa Surridge

Lisa Surridge (B.A. Queen’s, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto) is an expert on effective legal communication. She teaches workshops on written and oral communication skills to lawyers, judges, and crown counsel from across Canada.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
This webinar is hosted by CBABC, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage our members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada, past and present.
Participant Disclaimer
You will be sent the webinar link and log-in instructions 1 day prior to the course date.
All materials and handouts will be made available on the registration page after the session.
All materials related to this course are for the sole use of the above said registrant, which may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellation Policy
Once payment has been processed there will be no refund issued. To cancel your attendance, please contact the PD Department at PD@cbabc.org. No refunds will be issued to non-attendees.