Kuljan Hundal
Experienced family law lawyer
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Experienced family law lawyer who takes on a personalized approach with all clients, providing exceptional legal representation. I specialize in resolving complex issues, including contested divorce applications, parenting arrangements, child support, spousal support, and property division. As a skilled family law lawyer, I am adept at finding pragmatic solutions that protect the rights and best interests of my clients.
I am committed to delivering a personalized, compassionate service and guiding clients through difficult and emotional legal processes.
Experience
Managing Lawyer - South Asian Legal Clinic of BC - Surrey, British Columbia
(2026-05)
- Provide unbundled legal services including summary advice, brief legal consultations, and limited-scope assistance to clients
- Provide limited-scope litigation support with a focus on family law
- Prepare legal documents, pleadings, or correspondence on a limited scope
- Assess urgency of legal matters and prioritize client issues and casework, accordingly, applying discretion to escalate service levels where client needs require it
- Provide direct supervision to legal advocates, legal assistants and legal administrative assistants, including regular one-on-one check-ins, and file reviews
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law in a non-profit clinic
- Consider policy issues facing South Asians in BC and draft related policy notes or submissions as needed
- Promote and model trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and intersectional approaches to legal service delivery
- Serve as a liaison between the Board of Directors and legal staff, reporting on service delivery, legal operations and emerging issues
- Develop and manage the legal program budget, including staffing and service delivery costs, ensuring compliance with funding agreements and fiscal obligations
Associate Lawyer - Shergill Law Corporation - Surrey, British Columbia
(2022-12 - 2026-04)
- Complete conduct of family law files, and hands-on experience managing cases in family law disputes
- Conduct initial interview of clients to assess family law issues, and provides appropriate legal advice
- Conduct in-depth legal research on family law topics, including precedents, statues, and legal principles relevant to family disputes, ensuring up-to-date and accurate information
- Drafting clear, concise, and persuasive legal opinions, letters, memos, and other forms of legal communication, effectively conveying legal analysis and advice to clients, colleagues, and opposing parties
- Creating and reviewing essential legal documents such as pleadings, affidavits, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements and settlement agreements, ensuring compliance with legal standards and court rules
- Actively representing clients in hearings at both the BC Provincial Court and Supreme Court, presenting arguments, submitting evidence, and advocating on behalf of clients in legal proceedings
- Actively represent clients during mediations, and settlement discussions
- Managing time effectively with meticulous record-keeping for billable hours to ensure accurate and transparent billing practices for clients
Paralegal/Articling Student - Shergill Law Corporation - Surrey, British Columbia
(2021-06 - 2022-12)
Legal Assistant - SiLaw Group - Surrey, British Columbia
(2020-09 - 2020-10)
- Interviewed clients to assess their legal needs
- Worked directly with senior counsel to prepare for various stages of litigation
- Drafted and edited client correspondence, demand letters, and legal memorandum
Education
Bar Admission - Law Society of British Columbia (2022-12)
Professional Legal Training Course - Professional Legal Training Course (2022-05 - 2022-07)
Bachelor of Laws - Law - University of Leicester, School of Law
Associate of Arts Degree - Criminology - Simon Fraser University