A student’s articling year is essential to establishing the trajectory of their future legal career. The principal-articling student relationship is a key component to ensuring the student’s success during this year, and that their introduction to the legal profession is positive. The Principal Training Course, delivered by LESA in partnership with the Law Society of Alberta, is designed to provide principals with the skills and tools necessary to successfully fulfill their role as mentors for the next generation of lawyers.
This online course has eight self-directed lessons with course content related to Law Society of Alberta duties and requirements, CPLED duties and requirements, cultural competency, effective mentorship, dealing with difficult conversations, employment law, and more. Lessons contain self-study slides and on-demand content.
This course is available for $95. Successful completion of this course is required to be approved as a principal by the Law Society of Alberta. Following the purchase of this course, you will see it appear in your LESA Classroom account. If you do not yet have a LESA.org account, one will automatically be created for you on purchase.
Bonus perk: as a LESA.org account holder, you get automatic access to eleven free online courses.
To purchase the Principal Training Course, click here.
