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New Program Announcement | Practice Foundations: Judicial Reviews
Focusing on the early years of a judicial review practice, this program will explore the law of judicial review. It will also delve into the mechanics and procedure of judicial reviews, including statutory and common law requirements. Additional topics will be added as they become available. Part of our Practice
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Materials Available | Practice Foundations: PPSA
LESA’s Practice Foundations series continues with materials from our January 2023 webinar, “PPSA: What Lawyers Need to Know”. It is important that commercial solicitors and litigators understand the operation of the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) to fully advise their clients. While the pre-PPSA regime was highly technical and emphasized form and technicalities,
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New Program | Practice Foundations: Tips for Effective Practice Management
Understanding how to act efficiently while complying with ethical requirements is an important aspect of a successful law practice. This webinar examines best practices, procedures, and tips for key areas of practice management including file management, time management, communication, and billing. While all lawyers may benefit from attending this webinar,
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Launch of the New LESA Classroom
LESA develops innovative and future-focused resources to ensure our offerings are second to none. As your partner in the pursuit of continuing legal excellence we are excited to announce the launch of the all-new LESA Classroom. The Classroom houses all of your purchased on-demand programs and online courses. Accessing the
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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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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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Legal Research Skills for Internationally Trained Lawyers
If you, or someone you know, is an internationally trained lawyer check out our newest addition to our fall programs lineup. Legal research is an integral part of a lawyer’s practice. This webinar will provide strategies and best practices when conducting legal research in Alberta. Presented by Joan Bilsland (corporate
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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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