Please note: This course is free for all registrants of the Practice Fundamentals Program. As a registrant you can access this content on the LESA Classroom when logged into your LESA.org account. If you were called to the Alberta bar prior to 2024, you can purchase this course by clicking “Add to Cart”.

As lawyers, we are called upon to help clients navigate disputes and advise them about legal rules and procedures that relate to the problem they are facing. In order to perform any of those functions effectively, we need a clear understanding of the state of the law.   

Legal research is fundamentally important to what we do as lawyers. It shapes how legal problems are understood, analyzed, and resolved. Proper research informs our ability to be competent practitioners and meet ethical obligations to our clients and to the court.

This course will review how to effectively conduct legal research and apply it to the legal problem-solving process. It will take approximately 2 hours to complete.

This course relates to legal practice, which is one of the domains in the Law Society of Alberta’s Professional Development Profile for Alberta Lawyers.