BCLMA | Site-Wide Activity https://bclma.org/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:33:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0d790774d0ddea852853f758aef2a284 Amy Sobels started the topic Hot desk booking app in the forum Information Technology Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/information-technology-subsection/forum/topic/hot-desk-booking-app/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:44:50 -0700 Hello – we are looking for a user-friendly hot desk booking app which integrates with Outlook, preferably uses a floor plan on the interface, and allows descriptions of AV and other equipment available in each room. We’re also looking for a reasonable price point. We’re currently researching several options but curious as to what others might be…Read more

]]> d4aeabafc4be38c187ca80d354616c52 Amy Sobels joined the group Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/activity/p/33367/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:38:26 -0700 0 8c873e6c07454784f09a59946a9e839c Amy Sobels joined the group Knowledge Management Subsection https://bclma.org/activity/p/33366/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:38:12 -0700 0 af6d935032e47ab9a7da247d2d172b17 Amy Sobels joined the group Learning & Development Subsection https://bclma.org/activity/p/33365/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:37:57 -0700 0 26146494cf7b65841b089b14656cdb47 Amy Sobels joined the group Information Technology Subsection https://bclma.org/activity/p/33364/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:37:33 -0700 0 51a35903e9aba3bf7a6d271b2f3b7cd7 Sarah Sloan's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33363/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:02:17 -0700 0 5c9d56d5d960db25d593acba76bdded2 Dean Lys replied to the topic Free Office Furniture in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/free-office-furniture/#post-76348 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:31:25 -0700 This company buys used desks.

Might be worth a call.

Mike Kris
http://www.ostarworkspaces.com

]]> 938335a7bd2f22cd86b82e4e5185cd35 Gary Carter started the topic Free Office Furniture in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/free-office-furniture/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:02:11 -0700 Free Office furniture: Krug Desks, Credenzas, cabinets, and work stations; steel 3 and 5 drawer cabinets; high-quality bookshelves; and large boardroom tables. Please email me and I will send you photos and the dimensions for each item.

]]> 874fac94601db8ca951f5d84906b666b Marissa Fyles replied to the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/#post-76327 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:07:47 -0700 Not sure about everything card fees, but Guusto if you load your account via a wire transfer there is no fees. Last I used it anyway 🙂

]]> 238feae10177a8d026cdf1f66405bcd6 Manami Tsunematsu started the topic Fully Automatic Coffee Machine for Sale in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/fully-automatic-coffee-machine-for-sale/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:45:10 -0700 Hi everyone,

We’re selling a Gaggia G150 Super Automatic Espresso Machine, ideal for office or commercial use. It was purchased in 2023 and is in excellent working condition. The machine was removed during our office renovation last year, and since we’ve switched to a Nespresso machine, we no longer need it.

The original price was $17,000+, and…Read more

]]> 98e4e31aebecb3e08321f0da9593a7ea Manami Tsunematsu replied to the topic Free Legal Paper up for grabs in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/free-legal-paper-up-for-grabs/#post-76298 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:14:31 -0700 We are interested!! I’ll give a call to the reception desk right now.

]]> 22a0cac5afb45632bf90529e482a4547 Jen Ford replied to the topic Free Legal Paper up for grabs in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/free-legal-paper-up-for-grabs/#post-76297 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:02:02 -0700 LOL – maybe offer to a local school or craft centre? Good luck!!!

]]> 773bf93fb5314f3b72b2df889354a7df Serey Sinn started the topic Free Legal Paper up for grabs in the forum All Members https://bclma.org/forums/topic/free-legal-paper-up-for-grabs/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:50:56 -0700 Hello all, we accidentally ordered legal paper and Staples is not able to take them back. As such, we currently have 57 reams of legal paper up for grabs. Please contact our receptionist if you’re interested at 236-427-4321. Available for pick up downtown.

]]> 26b0364039cf45ce4ed92956516b8c3b Odette Dempsey-Caputo's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33352/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:34:09 -0700 0 dd2b5430b09fd6e8ceb4d68773ec381e Odette Dempsey-Caputo became a registered member https://bclma.org/activity/p/33350/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:04:05 -0700 0 13f0acf18769ab27377a052ac5e97c34 Karen Vandervoort replied to the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/#post-76255 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:41:30 -0700 Thank you!

]]> 85ca734ba24850fef6463f0fc06b34fe Leah Peacock's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33347/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:38:16 -0700 0 83c65d4ba9d45114ba8bcc00984d8d4a Maria Howell replied to the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/#post-76251 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:50:47 -0700 Are the fees similar to the ones Everything Card charges?

]]> f7dfbe2820c811e2505917e24ea7afd3 Maria Howell replied to the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/#post-76250 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:49:18 -0700 I used Everything Card last year and it worked well.

]]> 974c53e31488d8788c4b6c9c266e2df5 Elodie Fourie changed their profile picture https://bclma.org/activity/p/33344/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:21 -0700 0 1fd4dae199e8da3c581249753b9a4124 Steven Pellerin replied to the topic IT contract support in the forum Information Technology Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/information-technology-subsection/forum/topic/it-contract-support-2/#post-76246 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:04:33 -0700 We’ve hit this exact issue too. The MSPs I’ve engaged/retained in the past and present are solid, but once you get into specific SaaS modules or workflow‑heavy stuff (DocuSign being a good example), they often won’t go there. What’s worked for us is bringing in short‑term, very targeted contract help, someone who actually knows the product r…Read more

]]> 3aa307eb6ccfbcc2854b417f17d97235 Stephanie Goldminc's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33341/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:18:25 -0700 0 0d360b4259d9228b23728e1f7f647a8b Marissa Fyles replied to the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/#post-76234 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:42:53 -0700 I haven’t used that one have have used Gusto for years! It works great and is really easy. It’s the same type of gift card website but I find there are more Vancouver relevant options than everything card.

]]> f495f30f6b9320439a380b3b57af19ad Karen Vandervoort started the topic Everything Card in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/everything-card/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:38:15 -0700 Has anyone used EverythingCard? One gift card that allows people to choose from over 150 vendor options. Looking for feedback!
Thank you.

]]> c9eea9c81def6a316d198ae2350ee60d Karen Vandervoort replied to the topic Document Management in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/document-management/#post-76232 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:36:09 -0700 Hi Lori. Ratcliff uses NetDocs and I used FileVine at PC.

I find NetDocs a bit hard to navigate. Searching is not that easy and results can vary. There has been some minor lagging issues but nothing of great concern. Overall it seems to work fairly well for document storage.

FileVine works well as a complete practice management…Read more

]]> 7e62f0e232a9cc0a971c39b52cbaae3e Kathleen Brett started the topic IT contract support in the forum Information Technology Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/information-technology-subsection/forum/topic/it-contract-support-2/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:06:09 -0700 Hi,
Wondering if anyone has used someone for IT contract project support with good results. We have an MSP but they won’t touch certain software and we have a project with DocuSign’s workflow module that requires some technical knowledge. Open to any ideas!

]]> 7dd79300611b64ca3c832f8a9a04b476 Kathleen Brett started the topic IT contract support in the forum Small Firms Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/small-firms-subsection/forum/topic/it-contract-support/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:04:57 -0700 Hi,
Wondering if anyone has used someone for IT contract project support with good results. We have an MSP but they won’t touch certain software and we have a project with DocuSign’s workflow module that requires some technical knowledge. Open to any ideas!

]]> 31f67ed6000089d4a4205fe796fd878e Lori Hart replied to the topic Document Management in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/document-management/#post-76215 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:42:06 -0700 Thanks for your comments, everyone. I have now met with Filevine, iManage and NetDocuments.

If anyone has anything else they want to add, I would be most grateful, as you know, decisions like these are big and affect everything and the best information always comes from actual users of the software. I am up for a call anytime: 604-628-8990 or…Read more

]]> 7176e2eb060576f182d08f13cd2f97ea Ashley Smith's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33333/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:00:03 -0700 0 4773c4c696fbb7d7c172490d984d680f Erin Brandt's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33332/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:56:49 -0700 0 8ee56054ff21eb8d1cdbfa0edf1edcaf Tammey George started the topic Legal Marketing Conference - New Orleans in the forum Marketing https://bclma.org/groups/marketing/forum/topic/legal-marketing-conference-new-orleans/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:58 -0700 Hello fellow marketers,

Is anyone attending the Legal Marketing Conference in New Orleans in April? I’m attending, and it would be nice to touch base with my fellow BC marketers while I’m there.

]]> 9aeb89ea74f80ebd4b5d873cd9ae3a94 Andrea Pantages's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33329/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:17:56 -0700 0 c4ecbb1cc7201547d343511d671999fb Cadence Konopaki replied to the topic Document Management in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/document-management/#post-76140 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:47:07 -0700 Hi Lori, We moved to iManage in October. Here’s some issues we’ve faced:

– Be careful of who your third-party implementation partner is. Query their onboarding process thoroughly. iManage does not do any training or system set up.
– Many things you would think would be automatically included are not. And their first solution will always be to…Read more

]]> 107d72335b55082eae5f5381b8502edf Kristina DiTomaso's profile was updated https://bclma.org/activity/p/33327/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:02:45 -0700 0 450d22c0bf264bc130ddfcfb55016edf Christine Drag replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76124 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:09:16 -0700 We celebrate on the Wednesday with a catered meal or treat (Rain or Shine is a team fave), a themed gift and a staff-voted event.

Past gifts have included Tofino towels, Yeti lunch bags and Swell salad bowls. This year’s movie theme includes custom popcorn (Toronto Popcorn Co), Crate & Barrel bowls, Spice Age seasonings and a Cineplex gift c…Read more

]]> 5f27743a4eb4d9491950d374329f7558 Kristina DiTomaso became a registered member https://bclma.org/activity/p/33325/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:39:38 -0700 0 92ff4e7f3e933528d0ed397859256c9f Leslie Green replied to the topic Document Management in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/document-management/#post-76118 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:56:25 -0700 Hi Lori,

I previously worked with iManage and quite liked it. It was easy to use, navigate and administer.

I have note used either NetDocuments or Filevine, but have received some negative feedback about lagging with NetDocuments. I have heard positive things about Filevine. I have demo’d Filevine and will likely follow-up on it when we are…Read more

]]> f246a428703db815a6a7fd40bf9aa245 Wendy Allan replied to the topic NetDocs Indexing Lag and Delay Issue in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/netdocs-indexing-lag-and-delay-issue/#post-76114 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:21:26 -0700 We are in North Vancouver and use NetDocs but haven’t experienced significant ongoing delays.

]]> 703ee4eafdacba6c3f88708bb0669b0b Maria Howell replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76112 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:13:16 -0700 Thank you for sharing. I could supervise this event daily if I could 🙂

]]> 1593eb9de9682176519459779b202939 Tatum Miller joined the group Small Firms Subsection https://bclma.org/activity/p/33320/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:05:05 -0700 0 08c2fb67ee07f1538bf49735e76820fa Lori Hart started the topic Document Management in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/document-management/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:57:09 -0700 Hi everyone. I am in the process of looking at document management programs – We currently use Worldox but as you probably know, it will be gone by the end of the year.

I have heard good things about iManage, and I know a lot of firms use NetDocuments, does anyone use FileVine? I had a meeting with them today and they said all the right things,…Read more

]]> f9535892f1257968b76ca3db43247106 Karen Vandervoort replied to the topic NetDocs Indexing Lag and Delay Issue in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/netdocs-indexing-lag-and-delay-issue/#post-76102 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:20:43 -0700 We use Netdocs. A week or two ago we were having delay issues but it was resolved within a day. No big delays like that ongoing.

]]> 57414970bee0e58c08f29e6d3bfa819d Melissa Nichol replied to the topic Pay Transparency Reporting in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/pay-transparency-reporting/#post-76101 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:16:31 -0700 I worked with one of our privacy lawyers to draft an email advising that we are required to ask for gender information and that providing it is completely voluntary, along with instructions on how to add/update their gender, should they choose.

]]> a27f55b160cbc168fe3108d230459701 Melissa Nichol replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76100 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:04:38 -0700 Yes! I have made the sacrifice to “supervise” this event 🙂

We are using pupsyogavancouver.com. I wasn’t here for the last event but the team’s feedback is that they were great – well organized and the puppies treated well. We don’t do the yoga, rather scheduled play time.

I was also reached out by someone regarding therapy dogs from…Read more

]]> 532373116e821ea25a3ad59451ba3b57 Andrea Russell replied to the topic NetDocs Indexing Lag and Delay Issue in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/netdocs-indexing-lag-and-delay-issue/#post-76099 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:01:54 -0700 We are in Vancouver (downtown) and use NetDocs. We have not had any reports of significant delays or lags.

]]> 3a168ca2e69315e3fe6eb8799090db6b Hannah Larsen started the topic Pay Transparency Reporting in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/pay-transparency-reporting/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:54:59 -0700 Hi,

Curious how other firms are collecting gender data for pay transparency reports? November 1st, 2026, is our deadline for publishing our report as we have less than 300 employees in our firm.

thanks,

]]> 967d535b167d5f3c8fb101f824ed5e64 Maria Howell replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76097 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:22:41 -0700 Puppies!!! that sounds amazing, who do you recommend for this?

]]> 109a9f29e77e7711b13a2b741dfbcb70 Maria Howell replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76096 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:21:35 -0700 We also do a week’s worth of events and activities: Registered massage therapy (recent graduate, very affordable), ice cream (Yum Sweet Shop), breakfast, lunch, e-card from Everything Card, a class (last year we made soy candles with Soigne) and online bingo.

]]> e2a632e2150b7f223f7519d824d29e38 Natalia Yan replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76094 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:04:13 -0700 Hi!

Our office is also hybrid; last year, I planned several activities:

Monday – mobile spa massages
Tuesday – rain or shine ice cream truck
Wednesday – brunch
Thursday – cards signed by the lawyer team, leader/teammates, as well as a $25 starbucks gift card and bunches of tulips

I found that because we are hybrid, attendance was low on…Read more

]]> 0849fd37a28f259f602da9247365ac37 Melissa Nichol replied to the topic Administrative Professionals’ Day in the forum Human Resources Subsection https://bclma.org/groups/human-resources-subsection/forum/topic/administrative-professionals-day-2/#post-76093 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:17:23 -0700 Like Rachel, we also do a week’s worth of activities. We start the week by dropping a gift on each desk (we’re working on the details but the plan is to provide a personalized treat) and breakfast served by the operational leadership team. Day two is mobile spa massages, day three we have puppies visiting the office for some scheduled cuddles and…Read more

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