Boot Camp CPD · Ontario Legal CPD

Annual CPD for
Lawyers & Paralegals who actually practice.

Boot Camp CPD delivers focused, practice-ready programs to help you meet your Law Society of Ontario CPD obligations while sharpening the skills you use in court and at your desk every day.

Built for real advocacy, not just checkbox compliance

  • Wide range of CPD programs across multiple practice areas.
  • Heavy emphasis on Criminal, Provincial Offences, and advocacy-focused training.
  • Designed and delivered by Frank Alfano with decades of courtroom experience.

Programs are developed with Law Society of Ontario CPD requirements in mind. You focus on the work. We help you keep your hours current.

Your CPD year, under control.

Plan your hours across the full calendar with subject matter that actually helps your practice.

Ontario CPD
Core Focus
Advocacy
Criminal & POA
Format
Live + On-Demand
Zoom based
Who for
LSO Licensees
Lawyers / Paralegals
  • Criminal practice & procedure Trial & sentencing skills
  • Provincial Offences & traffic defence Real courtroom tactics
  • Advocacy and professional practice Ethics & practice management
Have questions about group registrations or custom firm CPD?
Email [email protected] and we will map out options with you.
Why Boot Camp CPD

Compliance, but built for real-world practice

CPD should do more than satisfy a checkbox. Every program at Boot Camp CPD is built to tighten your advocacy, sharpen your risk radar, and give you practical tools you can use in court or at your desk the next day.

Meet your Law Society of Ontario CPD obligations without wasting hours.

Our courses are developed with LSO CPD requirements in mind so you can confidently track your hours while investing in skills that matter. Programs are clearly labelled by topic and format so you know exactly what you are registering for.

  • Substantive, professional responsibility, and practice management content across the calendar.
  • Live, interactive Zoom sessions plus replays where available.
  • Program descriptions that actually tell you what you will learn.
Designed for LSO licensees Ontario-focused content Courtroom skills & ethics
Boot Camp CPD is built for people who still go to court.

The emphasis is on Criminal, Provincial Offences, and advocacy. If you examine witnesses, argue motions, negotiate resolutions, or handle sentencing submissions, these programs are built with you in mind.

Program Areas

CPD across key practice areas

Build your CPD year around a mix of advocacy, legal updates, and professional responsibility. Choose what fits your practice and your file load.

Criminal Law
Trial work & sentencing strategy

Programs focused on real courtroom issues: Charter litigation, motions practice, resolution strategy, and sentencing theory grounded in current appellate guidance.

Ideal for: defence counsel, duty counsel, litigation paralegals
Rotating series through the year.
Provincial Offences
Traffic, regulatory & POA advocacy

Sessions built around Provincial Offences courts, including traffic, regulatory work, and strategic use of procedure and disclosure to protect your client.

Ideal for: traffic defence, regulatory advocates, paralegals
Tactics you can take straight into court.
Advocacy Skills
Examinations, submissions & persuasion

Focused training on oral submissions, cross-examination, handling difficult witnesses, and structuring arguments judges and tribunals can follow.

Ideal for: anyone who speaks in court or hearings
Live, interactive and example-driven.
Civil & Tort Practice
Drafting, Tort & Tree Law

Programs led by Scott McEachern with a focus on civil work, precise legal drafting, tort law, and emerging niche areas such as Tree Law, all anchored in practical file work.

Ideal for: civil litigators, plaintiff and defence counsel, paralegals
Deep-dive sessions for written and courtroom advocacy.
How it works

Simple registration, practical content

The process is simple: choose your programs, register online, attend live or by replay where available, and track your CPD with clear records of what you attended.

1
Browse upcoming programs

Review the CPD calendar and program descriptions to build out your year. Focus on topics that match your current files and your long-term practice goals.

2
Register securely online

Complete registration through our website and receive clear confirmation with program details and access instructions. Group and firm registrations can be arranged by email.

3
Attend, learn, apply

Join live sessions or watch replays where available. Take concrete tools, arguments and frameworks back to your files and your everyday court work.

About the instructors

Experience from both sides of the practice spectrum

Boot Camp CPD reflects decades of experience in Criminal, Provincial Offences, and regulatory work, together with civil-focused instruction, translated into practical training for lawyers and paralegals across Ontario.

In addition to programs led by Frank Alfano, Boot Camp CPD features Scott McEachern delivering CPD in civil work, legal drafting, tort, and Tree Law.

Program lead
Frank Alfano
Criminal & Provincial Offences advocate · CPD instructor

Frank’s practice has centred on Criminal law, Provincial Offences, and regulatory discipline matters, with a focus on real advocacy: speaking in court, negotiating resolutions, and managing the risks that come with live files and real clients. Boot Camp CPD is built so that your CPD time reinforces those skills instead of just filling a box.

What you can expect from every program

Sessions are designed to respect your time and your experience. No fluff, no generic slides.

  • • Clear learning objectives and real examples from practice.
  • • Focus on strategy, advocacy, and risk management.
  • • Space for questions grounded in the reality of your files.
  • • Materials you can refer back to after the session.

Ready to plan your next CPD block?
Email [email protected] for upcoming dates, group rates, or firm-specific programs.

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