S. Patricia Knight

Patricia Knight is a former professor in the paralegal program at Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. She has a Master of Arts (English Literature)  from Queen’s University and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. She taught in the Paralegal Program at Sheridan from 1999 to 2016. She was the  coordinator of the program from 2000 to 2008. During that time, the Sheridan paralegal  (then Court and Tribunal Agent) program grew steadily and went through many changes, including the regulation of the paralegal profession in Ontario by the Law Society of  Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario). The Sheridan paralegal program was  one of the first paralegal programs in Ontario to be accredited by the Law Society to  deliver paralegal curriculum.

Patricia has an ongoing interest in access to justice issues and has served on the boards  of several community legal clinics. She is a supporter of the expansion of paralegal practice in Ontario and has observed with interest the opportunities that have arisen for paralegals over recent years in criminal law and family law.

Patricia is the author two books: Ethics and Professional Practice for Paralegals and Small Claims Court: Procedure and Practice, both published by Emond.