Natasha Dookie joined the Law Society as chief legal officer in March 2019. The chief legal officer has overall responsibility for professional conduct, investigations, discipline, custodianships and unauthorized practice of law.
Natasha brings considerable regulatory and professional conduct experience to her role. In 2008 she was legal counsel with the Real Estate Council of BC, where she advised on matters involving disciplinary proceedings against licensees. She later joined the BC College of Teachers, where she was the director of professional conduct and legal counsel. In September 2012, she was recruited to be the deputy registrar and chief officer with the College of Registered Nurses of BC, where her responsibilities included instructing and supervising counsel for inquiry proceedings, discipline hearings, reviews and appeals.
Most recently, when multiple BC nursing regulators were amalgamated in 2018 to become the BC College of Nursing Professionals, Natasha was named deputy registrar of the college’s Inquiry and Discipline group.