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ILCO EDUCATION AWARDS
Jim Sweetlove – Keynote Speaker
Mr. Jim Sweetlove began his association with ILCO in the late 1980’s as an instructor in Estates Law. He has
set and marked exams and revised the syllabus since 1990. He also teaches the Fellowship course in Estates
Accounting and has found this to be a rewarding and stimulation experience.
“I would like to offer my congratulations to all award winners-as a person involved in setting and marking
exams at the Associate and Fellowship level, I recognize the high level of achievement that these awards,
represent-you are to be commended and should be justifiably proud of your awards.”
He maintains that Law clerks are increasing invaluable to law firms as they strive to provide excellent, cost
efficient service to clients in a very competitive legal market and that many tasks are capably performed by a
law clerk who has received the requisite training and education-such as the drafting of complex documents
and pleadings. The knowledge of practices and procedures at a comprehensive level by a law clerk with
respect to the courts, administrative tribunals, government office and elsewhere, such as financial institutions
“Legal education greatly enhances the quality of legal services provided by a law firm.
is a process that “ILCO is recognized by the legal profession as the organization that provides high quality education for law
should continue clerks and high quality accreditations and has from my observation, consciously worked to respond to the
“market” by providing new and varied courses and course content that are of real value to law clerks and the
throughout one’s firms that employ them.”
career in the Mr. Sweetlove believes that legal education is a process that should continue throughout one’s career in the
legal world.” legal world and he commends the use of Lunch and Learns as he believes that they are “another example
of innovative ways that ILCO is providing a broader scope of valuable educational offerings”.
2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS
From Left: Claudia Tsui, Valerie Lafleur, Angela Rudd, Evelyn Thompson,
Finuzza Baracuhy. Absent: Amanda Hope.
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Jim Sweetlove – Keynote Speaker
Mr. Jim Sweetlove began his association with ILCO in the late 1980’s as an instructor in Estates Law. He has
set and marked exams and revised the syllabus since 1990. He also teaches the Fellowship course in Estates
Accounting and has found this to be a rewarding and stimulation experience.
“I would like to offer my congratulations to all award winners-as a person involved in setting and marking
exams at the Associate and Fellowship level, I recognize the high level of achievement that these awards,
represent-you are to be commended and should be justifiably proud of your awards.”
He maintains that Law clerks are increasing invaluable to law firms as they strive to provide excellent, cost
efficient service to clients in a very competitive legal market and that many tasks are capably performed by a
law clerk who has received the requisite training and education-such as the drafting of complex documents
and pleadings. The knowledge of practices and procedures at a comprehensive level by a law clerk with
respect to the courts, administrative tribunals, government office and elsewhere, such as financial institutions
“Legal education greatly enhances the quality of legal services provided by a law firm.
is a process that “ILCO is recognized by the legal profession as the organization that provides high quality education for law
should continue clerks and high quality accreditations and has from my observation, consciously worked to respond to the
“market” by providing new and varied courses and course content that are of real value to law clerks and the
throughout one’s firms that employ them.”
career in the Mr. Sweetlove believes that legal education is a process that should continue throughout one’s career in the
legal world.” legal world and he commends the use of Lunch and Learns as he believes that they are “another example
of innovative ways that ILCO is providing a broader scope of valuable educational offerings”.
2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS
From Left: Claudia Tsui, Valerie Lafleur, Angela Rudd, Evelyn Thompson,
Finuzza Baracuhy. Absent: Amanda Hope.
LAW CLERKS’ REVIEW, MARCH 2016 7
