1 Assessing Good Character in Paralegal Licensing
Ritchie John Noel v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2009 ONLSHP 0036
Purpose
The case is an application for a Class license P1 that was granted after a hearing, determining the good character of a paralegal convicted for criminal offenses. The determining panel was satisfied that the applicant had demonstrated good character.
Facts
The applicant is 42 of age, a paralegal who has resided in North Western Ontario for the most of his life. The applicant graduated from the Confederation College in 1987. However, he was not satisfied with the career opportunities in the airport management course he got employed…
the curfew and alcohol rules, he pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment. Four months of the jail term were spent at Kenora and seven months at Stony Mountain in Manitoba. The applicant was granted parole and lived at halfway house Kenora. It was while at Stony Mountain that he attended drug and rehabilitation programs. During the hearing, the applicant stated that he attended the hearing because he wanted to get out of prison and…