Alison Gray
Drafting Pleadings, the CPLED online module starts on November 7 and is the third of seven competency evaluations that CPLED students will complete in the online environment.
Alison Gray, a Partner in the Litigation Department at Bennett Jones LLP, is a Learning Group Facilitator for Drafting Pleadings. She has been instrumental in designing the module to give students good exposure to “real world” litigation legal practice.
“It does not serve students well to provide them with perfect facts and perfect information, as in practice the facts are rarely, if ever, perfect, and clients often (unintentionally) do not provide all the information needed.”
Drafting Pleadings teaches students how to think about the client’s problem, how it might be solved, and what information is needed in order to advance the client’s claim or defend against a claim. It also gives them exposure to the various pleadings they might encounter in practice, so they can have some familiarity with them.
“Even if they never practice litigation, they will at least have some idea of what litigation involves, which will enable them to serve their clients better by having a basic understanding of the nature of the problems and learn how to properly refer them,” says Alison.
As students prepare for the next online module, dedicated legal professionals like Alison Gray are also preparing to share their knowledge and give their time as online Learning Group Facilitators. It is their dedication to the CPLED Program that has made it the success it is.
Questions about the CPLED experience? Contact Student Coordinator Amanda Properzi.
