Forms

BC lawyers

Log in to access the following:

Annual Practice Declaration
Change contact information
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits
Law firm registration (click on “Skip Notifications” then scroll down to “Law firm information”)
Locum and Succession Registries
Mortgage discharge failures reporting form
Proof of Indemnity Certificate (click on "Skip Notifications" then scroll down to Proof of Indemnity Certificate)
Trust administration fee invoices
Trust Report filing

Member status change

Information Sheet: Non-Practising Membership

Application for Non-Practising Membership (Login to Member Portal, locate the “Applications” section under “My Settings” and click on “Membership Category Change”)
Application for Non-Practising Membership for Reinstating Members

Information Sheet: Returning to practice
Application for Returning to practice

Information Sheet: Reinstatement of Membership
Application for Reinstatement of Membership

Information Sheet: Retired Membership
Application for Retired Membership (Login to Member Portal, locate the “Applications” section under “My Settings” and click on “Membership Category Change”)
Application for Retired Membership for Reinstating Members

Information Sheet: Withdrawal from Practice and Termination of Membership
Reporting for Termination of Membership (Login to Member Portal, locate the “Applications” section under “My Settings” and click on “Membership Category Change”)

Information for lawyers who are suspended

Lawyer indemnification

Information sheet: Applying for coverage
Information sheet: What’s covered?
Information sheet: Pro Bono Services

Application for Compulsory Professional Liability Indemnification (Full-time practice)
Application for Compulsory Professional Liability Indemnification (Part-time practice)
Application for Exemption from Professional Liability Indemnification

Trust assurance

Trust Report filing
Confirmation of Law Foundation of BC Interest Remittance Form
Payment of Unclaimed Trust Money to the Law Society
Schedule 3 – Declaration of Insolvent Lawyer
Requisition – Electronic transfer of trust funds (valid starting July 1, 2018)
Trust administration fee invoices
Opening new trust account sample letter Word | PDF

Law corporations

Information Sheet: Incorporation of a Law Practice
Application for incorporation

PLTC resources