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Strengthen Your Practice, Firm, or Organization with Practical Strategies to Recognize and Reduce Implicit Bias
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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Program Announcement | MEP: A Primer for Legal Support Staff
The Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) is an administrative program that operates within the Alberta Ministry of Justice. This webinar examines key considerations for family law files that intersect with MEP and provides practical tips and strategies for legal support staff. Program Details Date: December 6, 2023 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Microsoft Word Power Tips for Legal Users (Webinar)
Explore common legal drafting problems and gain tips and techniques to utilize Microsoft Word efficiently and effectively in your law practice. In modern practice, many lawyers handle their own word processing. Small law firms cannot cost-justify word processing support staff, while medium and larger firms often have one support
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Effective Legal Support: Residential Conveyancing Issues Unique to a Hot Housing Market
Are you a legal support staff working in the area of real estate? A busy housing market poses unique challenges for legal support staff that require a unique approach to navigate for a successful real estate transaction. We invite you to join us for a webinar that will examine issues
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Program Announcement | Effective Legal Support: Residential Conveyancing Red Flags
Legal support staff play an important role in identifying frequently missed issues in residential real estate transactions. LESA is pleased to announce a webinar that will explore strategies and best practices to recognize and resolve red flags when working on a purchase or sale file. Program Details Date: September 20,
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Illumination of Bias: Practical Strategies for Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias in the Practice of Law
One of the challenges in the practice of law is interaction between people who are different from each other in various ways. Even the simplest of encounters can leave people feeling confused, frustrated, offended, or (worst of all) seriously hurt—even when everyone involved began with the best of intentions. It
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Dealing with High Conflict Personalities
Understanding how to connect with, manage, and respond to high conflict personalities is critical for today’s lawyers. Behaviours that increase conflict can occur it many different settings, including legal disputes, divorce, in the workplace, or in personal relationships. This full-day program is designed to help you gain insight and confidence
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Law Office Fundamentals for Legal Support Staff (Edmonton & Livestream)
Legal support staff are integral to a successful law practice. LESA’s upcoming program, Law Office Fundamentals for Legal Support Staff, provides attendees with comprehensive learnings to become efficient and effective as support staff in any area of law. Our presenter, Ashley Stasiewich, has structured this program to explore foundational topics,
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