Wills and Estates
2024 Articling Student Survey
The Law Societies of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society are seeking feedback via survey on the training and mentorship that articling students are receiving. ...
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New Program Alert | LESA’s Refresher 2025: Wills and Estates (Victoria)
Join us at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, BC for a multi-day networking and learning event for wills and estates practitioners. Additional information, including topics and faculty, will be ...
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New On-Demand Wills and Estates Programs
Did you know that most live LESA webinar broadcasts are recorded and made available after the fact as an on-demand program? Recent titles are now available as On-Demand Programs so you ...
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Just Announced: Fall 2024 Programs
LESA is pleased to announce several upcoming fall programs! Click here to sign up to the LESA Elist and emails by practice area and stay notified as new programs are ...
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Notice to Articled Students – Requests for Bar Admission Ceremonies at the Court of King’s Bench (2024)
On May 1, 2024, the Court of King’s Bench will begin accepting 2024 bar admission requests. Requests for bar admissions for June, July, and August will not be processed until ...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Managing Mental Health as an Early Lawyer
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week in Canada, the LESA blog spotlights our very own Legal Content Writer, Susan Emam. Susan graduated from the University of Alberta, Faculty of ...
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Access to Surrogate Forms Through LESA
The administration of an estate can be complex and is governed by various legislation. The Surrogate Rules, Alta Reg 130/1995 [Surrogate Rules], provides prescribed forms for the estate administration process. ...
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Spotlight On: Estate Litigation – With Françoise Belzil
LESA’s upcoming estate litigation program is chaired by senior counsel at Biamonte Law, Françoise Belzil. For the last thirty years, Françoise has enjoyed the practice of law. Her practice is ...
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New Program Alert | Practice Foundations: Adult Guardianships and Trusteeships
This program will address various applications – desk applications, applications by hearing, urgent applications, and accounting applications – as well as capacity issues. Program Details Date: May 28, 2024 Time: ...
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Alberta Court of King’s Bench Announcement: Changes in Filing for Wills and Testamentary Documents
The courts have announced that Wills and testamentary documents will no longer be accepted at the counter, in a surrogate drop box, at Judicial Centres other than Edmonton, or via ...
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