Hadrian joined the LESA team as Staff Lawyer in spring, 2022. He graduated from the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law in 2020. While in school, he was the VP Academic of the Law Students Association. Prior to coming to LESA, Hadrian worked as an Associate in the corporate services group at DLA Piper (Canada) …
LESA is pleased to welcome and introduce our new part-time summer law student, Susan Emam. Susan will be with us for the next several months and will be helping us with her legal research and writing skills. Susan will primarily be crafting articles for the LESA blog. Susan is a 2022 law graduate from the …
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It is no hidden secret that LESA cannot do the work that we do without the generous contributions of time, talent, and expertise from our many volunteers. The gratitude we feel towards our volunteers is worth mentioning each and every day. This week is National Volunteer Week, and we wanted to acknowledge and thank those …
This post is part of a series celebrating diversity and telling the stories of various members of the Alberta legal profession. If you, or someone you know, has an interesting story to share, please connect with us at [email protected] We had the pleasure of recently meeting (over Zoom) with Ronke Omorodion of Donna Purcell …
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LESA wishes to congratulate all those who have been newly honoured with the Queen’s Counsel designation. The QC designation recognizes leadership and excellence in the legal profession. It is always exciting to see familiar names, and there are many on this list this year. In addition to two LESA board members and one advisory council …
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Update April 14, 2022: Thank you to all who applied. This position has been filled. Become part of an innovative and dynamic organization and help us make a meaningful contribution to the legal profession. The Legal Education Society of Alberta’s (LESA) mission is to serve the spectrum of educational and professional development needs of Alberta’s …
Update: Thank you to all who applied for this job posting. The position has now been filled. Become part of an innovative and dynamic organization and help us make a meaningful contribution to the legal profession. The Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA) was founded in 1975 to serve the Alberta legal community. As the primary …
LESA is one lucky organization to have a team of incredible staff. In continuing our post series featuring the individuals who make up the LESA staff, we’d like to shine the spotlight today on Kathy Fortier, LESA’s Event Delivery and Business Development Lead. This past December 2021, Kathy celebrated her 15 year anniversary working for …
The Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA) serves the entire spectrum of Alberta’s legal community by delivering exceptional continuing legal education programs and resources. LESA is supported by hundreds of loyal volunteers and dedicated professionals and delivers a variety of program formats, including in-person, livestream, webinar, and on-demand. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities …
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LESA has been working with the Law Society of Alberta on the development of a mandatory Principal Training Course. This course is now available for all Alberta lawyers. While this course is mandatory for lawyers who wish to take on the role of principal, those who are working …
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