Ontario Paralegal Network

08/13/2024

03/25/2023

This post is long overdue. For the good order, I am delighted to write this post. Too often in the Paralegal Profession, we judge each other based on the opinions of a few. However, when we take the time to meet, converse and observe our colleagues we come to know the true character of the person in question. I can safely say that this was my experience as it relates to Rajesh Sehgal (Mr. Sehgal”). Before going any further, I would like everyone to know that Mr. Sehgal is my respected and devoted colleague, and I could not imagine the OPA without Mr. Sehgal. It is encouraging and reassuring to me, to know that someone other than myself or some of the others who have served the OPA and moved on, cares so much about the OPA that they put themselves and everything on the line to support its mandate. I am referring to my colleague and friend Mr. Sehgal who over these four weeks has made my job as the President of the OPA and my job as a paralegal fulfilling. I say this because anything that is required to be done Mr. Sehgal is there to get it completed.
I write this post to ensure that everyone knows that I have the utmost trust and respect for my colleague Mr. Sehgal. Based on the way our relationship started, and if we can become friends and respect each other as colleagues, I take this as a sign that there is hope for our profession.
I know that Mr. Sehgal is running for one of the five Bencher positions, he is deserving and I would be thrilled to see him as one of our benchers because of his commitment and understanding of the issues that we as professionals face day in day. I know that he would not want me to write this part of the post but I think it needs to be said. Mr. Sehgal is an excellent candidate for a Bencher position.
Mr. Sehgal has been so devoted to the OPA that he has not been able to start his campaign. If you call the OPA now, Mr. Sehgal will probably answer the telephone. Before him, it was always me. Thank you, Mr. Sehgal.

George Brown

03/25/2023

This post is long overdue. For the good order, I am delighted to write this post. Too often in the Paralegal Profession, we judge each other based on the opinions of a few. However, when we take the time to meet, converse and observe our colleagues we come to know the true character of the person in question. I can safely say that this was my experience as it relates to Rajesh Sehgal (Ms. Sehgal”). Before going any further, I would like everyone to know that Mr. Sehgal is my respected and devoted colleague, and I could not imagine the OPA without Mr. Sehgal. It is encouraging and reassuring to me, to know that someone other than myself or some of the others who have served the OPA and moved on, cares so much about the OPA that they put themselves and everything on the line to support its mandate. I am referring to my colleague and friend Mr. Sehgal who over these four weeks has made my job as the President of the OPA and my job as a paralegal fulfilling. I say this because anything that is required to be done Mr. Sehgal is there to get it completed.
I write this post to ensure that everyone knows that I have the utmost trust and respect for my colleague Mr. Sehgal. Based on the way our relationship started, and if we can become friends and respect each other as colleagues, I take this as a sign that there is hope for our profession.
I know that Mr. Sehgal is running for one of the five Bencher positions, he is deserving and I would be thrilled to see him as one of our benchers because of his commitment and understanding of the issues that we as professionals face day in day. I know that he would not want me to write this part of the post but I think it needs to be said. Mr. Sehgal is an excellent candidate for a Bencher position.
Mr. Sehgal has been so devoted to the OPA that he has not been able to start his campaign. If you call the OPA now, Mr. Sehgal will probably answer the telephone. Before him, it was always me. Thank you, Mr. Sehgal.

09/22/2022

07/23/2022

As the President of the OPA I welcome all 404 new paralegals to the paralegal profession. The OPA offers all it’s membership benefits to help these new licensees as they start on their professional journey visit www.opaonline.ca, membership benefits

So far in 2022, the Law Society has licensed 404 paralegals to provide legal services in Ontario and licensed 1,688 lawyers to the practice of law in Ontario. Of these lawyers, 523 were administratively licensed. We congratulate all new licensees on this important achievement and career milestone!

07/22/2022

CAN'T TOUCH THIS .. COVER ME COVER ME

12/18/2020

As you are aware the OPA has been upgrading the OPA website to better support the members during these troubling and difficult times. We heard from many of you that you are not able to use some or most of the law libraries across Ontario. We heard you loud and clear and we have addressed this issue. The OPA has created a Member Resources area, giving members access to some of the services members rely on daily, including the addition of
QuickLaw.

Subscribe to Quicklaw
Sign up now for quicklaw and take advantage of the 60 days trial, which ends on February 28, 2021. After the free introductory period, you can continue to use Quicklaw for just $30.00, per month plus HST. As more members subscribe to this service, the price will fall. We anticipate that the price will fall to $15.00 per month. Subscribe now!
The OPA CPD Archive
We have made some upgrades to the CPD archives. We anticipated that the upgrades would take us to December 18, 2020 before members would be able to use the service. Good news, the CPD Archive is now back online and you may continue to take CPD’s via the site. Remember to register your CPD hours on the LSO portal before midnight December 31, 2020. The OPA has created a link to the LSO Portal in the Members Resource to make it convenient for members to upload their CPD hours/Credits.
There are many more features to the Members’ Resource, so please play around and become familiar.

ZOOM
The OPA has also added a ZOOM account for members to use. Once you log into the website, you are automatically logged into all the services in the Members’ Resources area. You can use the ZOOM account to meet with clients or meet with a group of paralegal colleagues.
The following are some of the services that you can access through the Members’ Resource: Bankruptcy Searches; ESC Corporate Searches; Land Titles Searches; Live CPDs; CPD Archives; LTB File Lookup; MTO Search Portal; Ontario Central Form Repository; the OPA Official File Repository; Your User Profile; the POA Online Portal; The Small Claims Portal; Superior Court Portal; Toronto Court Lookup; Verify a HST Number.
We will continue to update the Members’ Resource to help you practice your art.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

George Brown
President