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New Webinar | Corporate Procedure for Legal Support Staff: Dividends, Other Distributions, and Share Redemptions
December 9, 2024
Understanding the intricacies of dividends, distributions, and share redemptions is essential for keeping corporate records spotless and ensuring compliance. This webinar equips legal support staff with the tools and know-how to confidently navigate these critical corporate procedures, with topics including: Overview of dividends General dividend drafting considerations Types of dividends ...
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Dive Deeper into Financial Statements with Presenter Kristin Gray CIRP, LIT, CPA, CA
December 4, 2024
Do you need a refresher in financial statement analysis? Did you attend Financial Statements: Learning to Swim this fall to understand the basics? Are you ready to dive deeper now? Well, we have good news for you! Presenter Kristin Gray CIRP, LIT, CPA, CA is coming back for another lunchtime ...
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Don’t Stress, Find Success: Modern Law Firm Management with Kurt E. Schlachter KC
November 27, 2024
Do you manage the business side of your law practice? Are you a law firm administrator? Thinking of starting your own practice? Maybe you’re a long-time law firm manager. Or perhaps you find yourself at a time of transition in your practice, much like Kurt E. Schlachter KC did when ...
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New Program Alert! Financial Statements: Deeper Dive
November 20, 2024
Suit up and learn the tools for effective financial statement analysis! Assess key issues in balance sheet accounts, consider what estimates and judgments could have manipulated the results, dive into financial statement ratios, and consider approaches to business valuation. There is no pre-requisite for this webinar, though you may also ...
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5 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Commercial Contract Teardown | New Program Details Announced
November 6, 2024
Whether you are in you first few years of practice or have more experience under your belt, LESA’s Commercial Contract Teardown program is designed to benefit you along the spectrum of your career. This program delivers practical strategies for drafting commercial contracts, going beyond a cursory review of standard commercial ...
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Law Society of Alberta Announces Amendments to the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta
October 24, 2024
The Law Society of Alberta has announced that the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta (the “Rules”) regarding Client Identification and Verification (“CIV Rules”) will be amended. The current CIV Rules do not require that a lawyer be in their client’s physical presence when verifying a client’s identity using ...
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Meet Presenter: Dean Das | Business Valuations in Legal Matters
October 22, 2024
Have you encountered business valuations and forensic accounting evidence in your law practice yet? If you’re a litigator, corporate lawyer, or family law practitioner, chances are you will, and LESA’s upcoming lunchtime webinar – Primer on Business Valuations in Legal Matters – will give you insight into the unique considerations ...
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New Program Alert! Ethical Law Firm Management
October 17, 2024
It is important for lawyers engaged in law office management to understand how to balance legal and ethical obligations with business efficiency. Through the use of “short snappers”, this webinar will explore key ethical considerations for effective law office management with topics including onboarding and management of staff, business development, ...
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