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Alberta Family Law Procedures: What Internationally Trained Lawyers Need to Know
January 8, 2024
Calling all internationally trained lawyers practicing family law in Alberta! It is important for family law practitioners to have an in-depth knowledge of family law procedure in order to effectively serve their clients. Designed for internationally trained lawyers, this webinar will explore key procedural and practical aspects of family law ...
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Intro to AI and Legal Practice: Things You Need to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
January 2, 2024
Are you using AI in your law practice? While the potential benefits of effectively utilizing AI in your legal practice are enormous, it can be challenging to keep up with the legal and ethical issues. Announcing a new webinar for lawyers in all areas of practice. Join us online on ...
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Notice to the Profession: New Mandatory Requirements for Family Court
December 19, 2023
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has announced four mandatory pre-court requirements for Family Court in Judicial Centers in Calgary and Edmonton, commencing December 18, 2023. The requirements, in support of the Alberta Justice Family Justice Strategy, include: Completion of the online Parenting After Separation Course (“PAS”); Meeting with ...
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Meet the Faculty | Child Protection Issues in Family Law Matters
December 7, 2023
Explore how to navigate parenting or divorce matters when Child and Family Services (sometimes unexpectedly) becomes involved. This program will help you to (1) navigate the initial involvement of CFS, (2) gather recent and past CFS information you may require in a parenting or variation application, and (3) represent a ...
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Alberta Courts Updates: Expansion of Family Law Document Filing to the Kings Bench Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service
December 3, 2023
The Alberta Law Courts have announced further expansion of the King’s Bench Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service filing to the Judicial Centres of Edmonton and Calgary effective November 29, 2023. The service is currently only available to lawyers and legal assistants and requires first creating an account with any ...
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New Program | Practice Foundations: Tips for Effective Practice Management
October 30, 2023
Understanding how to act efficiently while complying with ethical requirements is an important aspect of a successful law practice. This webinar examines best practices, procedures, and tips for key areas of practice management including file management, time management, communication, and billing. While all lawyers may benefit from attending this webinar, ...
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Launch of the New LESA Classroom
October 30, 2023
LESA develops innovative and future-focused resources to ensure our offerings are second to none. As your partner in the pursuit of continuing legal excellence we are excited to announce the launch of the all-new LESA Classroom. The Classroom houses all of your purchased on-demand programs and online courses. Accessing the ...
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Strengthen Your Practice, Firm, or Organization with Practical Strategies to Recognize and Reduce Implicit Bias
October 27, 2023
LESA’s upcoming webinar explores cross-cultural interactions and the ways that so-called “implicit” or unconscious biases that we all have can affect how we interact with each other. Watch the one minute video trailer below to learn how this webinar can help all lawyers and legal support staff better understand the ways that ...
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