ACEDS Vancouver Chapter

2022 Hiring and Compensation Trends
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join us to see how the 2022 Hiring and Compensation Trends in our industry are shaping up

Confidence is high in the employment market, and the outlook is upbeat as the economy recovers and businesses continue to hire. With the return to a candidate-driven market, are you ready to make the next step in your career? Learn how companies are adapting to new ways of doing business and managing work-life balance — with a focus on flexibility and retention efforts — and how you can get the most out of your next job opportunity. Plus, see which new skill sets employers need most, where salaries are headed, and the latest trends in benefits and perks and benefits as Canada gets back to business.
Check out Robert Half’s newly released 2022 Salary Guide. In it you’ll find projected salary ranges and employment trends for hundreds of positions and get valuable information on in-demand skills and certifications, the hottest positions and industries, the most sought-after employee perks and benefits, as well as top diversity, equity and inclusion trends.

Presenter:
Michelle Dunnill, Branch Manager, Toronto
Michelle is a Branch Manager with Robert Half, the world’s first and largest talent solutions firm. Michelle oversees teams in Robert Half’s Toronto office, managing both contract and permanent placements within the marketing and creative, technology, legal and management resources practice groups. Michelle develops client growth strategies and recruitment plans, conducts, and leads key client insight meetings, and actively participates with local professional associations to promote Robert Half’s thought leadership and resources.
Michelle joined Robert Half in October 2016 and is passionate about supporting her dynamic team and building strong relationships with clients. Michelle and her team have diverse recruitment and sourcing experience within all industries. They take pride in the ability to think strategically and match talented candidates with the right organizations.
Prior to joining Robert Half, Michelle had worked in the staffing industry for 15 years, securing and providing top talent to many Fortune 500 Companies.

About Robert Half
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. Robert Half offers contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions, and is the parent company of Protiviti®, a global consulting firm. Visit roberthalf.ca.

ACEDS Vancouver Board Meeting
2021-11-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Members are welcome to join us for our monthly board meeting

Members are invited to join us at our November board meeting.
Agenda to be provided prior to board meeting.

Make a Business Case for Embracing Analytics
2021-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Vancouver Chapter for an educational event

Learn some of the tips and tricks that help take your analytics game to the next level. Understand how to build a business case by analyzing key metrics and demonstrating the benefits of using advanced technologies. Leverage this insight to empower and encourage your case teams to rely on advanced analytics. By simplifying the discussion around these technologies, paralegals, law clerks and lawyers can become more confident capitalizing on the cost and process efficiencies.
Speaker:

Tiana Van Dyk has over 15 years’ experience in the eDiscovery field. Prior to her role as the Senior Director of Client Services at Epiq, she was the Manager of eDiscovery and Litigation Support at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP. She leverages her experience to design eDiscovery strategies that align with her clients’ goals and configures creative technology solutions that are both scalable and cost effective, balancing service, processes, and technology.
Tiana holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Calgary.
She has served as a frequent speaker and consultant on the topics of eDiscovery, Analytics, Project Management, Document Review, Data Visualization, Change Management and Leadership.
Sponsored by:

Judicial Treatment of the Sedona Canada Principles Addressing E-Discovery
2021-06-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Vancouver and Toronto Chapters for a seminar

Please join us for a virtual seminar discussing the judicial treatment of the Sedona Canada Principles with our very own Anatoliy Vlasov of Lindsay LLP.
The presentation will touch on such topics as the Principles’ origin, how they can be used in civil litigation, judicial treatment of the Principles from across the country and how the Principles interplay with other E-Discovery standards established by courts in Canada.
Speaker:

Anatoliy Vlasov is a Vancouver-based litigator, whose practice focuses on complex property losses, environmental claims and construction disputes. He is a member of Sedona Canada and is a Director-at-Large of the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists.
Sponsored By:

AITHERAS, LLC is a global customer-centric innovative IT consulting firm and solutions integrator based in the DC metropolitan area, with 19 data centers worldwide, that has served and partnered with over a hundred clients since 2002 to include FEMA, CDC, USDA, NOAA, IRS, GSA, DOJ, DOL and others. Both government and private sector clients have entrusted AITHERAS with mission-critical projects relying on services and expertise in Innovation Management, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing Services, IT Engineering, Application Development, Data and Records Management, Litigation Support and Cyber Security.

Future Training Law Students in Canada in 2021 and Beyond
2021-05-06 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Match Game and Virtual Social
2021-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the ACEDS Vancouver Chapter for a match game and virtual social

Who’s Ready to Play MATCH GAME?
Join the ACEDS Vancouver Chapter for a fun-filled lunch-hour playing the iconic virtual Match Game and get to know your ‘celebrity panelists,’ compete for cool prizes, and take a much-needed break from ‘the office’!
Sponsored by: DFI Forensics

About DFI Forensics
DFI Forensics is a Vancouver-based digital forensics, litigation support and eDiscovery firm serving law firms across North America. We acquire data from computer devices, cell phones and other digital sources to determine facts or resolve disputed issues in a variety of legal proceedings.
