While a big firm relies on an HR professional to manage recruitment, solo and small firm lawyers don’t have the same luxury. This responsibility lies with you and with every hire shaping your reputation, having the right approach is critical.
Reduce risk and save time with practical hiring processes that sustain your firm’s growth and seamlessly integrate new additions to your team.
ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
Sundeep Dhaliwal
Sundeep Kaur Dhaliwal is a seasoned lawyer and managing partner with 25 years of experience in private practice. After completing her articles with Harris & Company, she entered practice with her husband, Jaspreet Singh Malik, and together they founded their boutique law firm in 2002. Since its inception, the firm has grown into a successful small practice grounded in strong systems, trusted relationships, and long-term client service.
As a Managing Partner, Sundeep Kaur leads the firm’s operational, administrative, and people-management functions. While Jaspreet Singh Malik, a Bencher with the Law Society, focuses on litigation: Sundeep oversees file management, human resources, and office operations. This role places her at the centre of firm sustainability, staff development, and the day-to-day decisions that shape small-firm success.
Alongside her legal career, Sundeep Kaur has raised three children and remained deeply committed to community leadership. She volunteers annually as a Camp Director at Khalsa Centre, where she leads leadership development programs, family retreats, youth camps, and addiction recovery initiatives. She also serves on the Board of the West Coast Sikh Youth Alliance, the longest-standing Sikh youth camp organization in British Columbia.
In addition to her legal and volunteer work, Sundeep Kaur manages the largest private school bus fleet in British Columbia, directly supervising approximately 65 employees. Her breadth of hands-on experience across law, operations, and community leadership gives her a practical, grounded perspective on leadership, human resources, and organizational governance while navigating growth, people management, and long-term sustainability.
Sarah Banner
With nearly two decades of HR experience spanning pure start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, Sarah has served as an HR Executive, Centre of Excellence Leader, and HR Business Partner many times over. Her career has reinforced a simple truth: any organization, regardless of size or industry, can benefit from a high-performance culture and a world-class employee experience when supported by the right leadership, structure, and people practices. She believes HR should be creative, not prescriptive, and that excellent employee programs and development opportunities shouldn’t be limited to organizations with the most resources.
This belief led her to create Banner HR, an industry-agnostic consulting firm that helps organizations of all sizes deliver best-in-class HR projects, services, and change management.
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.
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