Every year, LESA fills upwards of 650 volunteer positions.
As a LESA volunteer, you will gain recognition within the profession, collaborate with respected colleagues and industry experts, and keep current in your field of practice while cultivating new skills. You won’t be just giving back to your profession – you’ll be shaping it. Get involved! There are a variety of volunteer opportunities awaiting you, including chair, presenter, facilitator, evaluator, author, actor, script writer, blogger, LESA publications contributor, advisor, ambassador, and more.
Interested? Contact Carolyn Bernardin to find the right opportunity for you.
Already a volunteer? Scroll down for contact information and additional resources related to your volunteering area.
PROGRAMS
Get involved with LESA programs
Program faculty. Serve as faculty for a LESA live event. If you would like to volunteer as program faculty, contact Carolyn Bernardin or Matt Sommerfeldt.
Program plans. Submit a program plan for a future event. If you have a great idea for a program, please email Matt Sommerfeldt the following:
- your name, firm/organization name, and year of call (if applicable)
- your contact information
- the area of law of the proposed topic
- a brief summary of the proposed curriculum
- proposed learning outcomes (what attendees will do differently after attending this program)
Information for current program volunteers
Program contacts. Our Education Assistant for live events is Gina Schulz.
Faculty information submission. Submit the documents you received in your welcome package here. Need another copy of a form? Click on the title of the form you need to download.
Volunteer Resources Information Package
Materials submission. Submit your completed paper, PowerPoint, and other program materials here.
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Get involved with writing content for LESA
LESA Library contributor. Apply your expertise to authoring substantive legal information for the LESA Library in practice areas across the spectrum. The LESA Library is a definitive resource relied upon by lawyers across the province. Make your mark! Contact us to learn more.
Blog contributor. See an interesting trend developing in case law? Concerned about practical application of new statute? Tell us. Tell your community. Feature on our blog as a guest contributor. If you are writing a guest blog feature, your contact is Robin Wilms.
Publications contributor. Our practice manuals and fundamentals series publications are comprehensive, authoritative resources turned to by countless lawyers across the province. Help us maintain the standard of excellence for these resources. If you are volunteering as a publication contributor, your contact is Christine Sanderman.
