It is with much appreciation that we say farewell to three of LESA’s Board of Directors this fall. Stephanie Dobson (outgoing Vice-Chair), Valerie Danielson KC (outgoing Treasurer), and Ryan D. Anderson KC (outgoing member of our Governance Committee) will be stepping down from the LESA board as of September 28, 2022. Stephanie has been a …
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We are seeking to fill the role of Staff Lawyer, based in Edmonton. 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 provider of continuing legal …
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day and we are offering a free download. LESA wishes to recognize and celebrate the heritage, language, cultural practices, spiritual beliefs, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, download our Indigenous Law Conference on-demand program for free today with code NIPD2022. …
We are excited to say that Renee is back! After being on a maternity leave with her third daughter, Renee has returned to the LESA office in her role as the Strategic Initiatives Coordinator. Working with both the resources and programs teams, her detail-loving, process-oriented, logical brain gets to play a part bringing major projects …
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 …
Welcome, Susan Emam | Summer Law Student at LESA Read More »
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 …
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