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LESA Library Feature: Interactive PDF Viewer
As a LESA Library subscriber, our bet is you are one happy camper right about now! The LESA team spent countless hours reimagining the site map and structure for the LESA Library to create a platform that offers intuitive navigation, enhanced searchability, and subscription options tailored more specifically to your …
2021-2022 Wills and Estates Programming
If you practice in the area of wills and estates, be sure to take a read through this post as we have some quality continuing legal education content coming your way in our upcoming program year. First off, be sure to save the dates for LESA’s Refresher 2022: Wills and …
Register Now for Advanced Legal Writing
Communication is integral to the practice of law. Having the skill set and knowledge base to produce well-written legal documents, such as contracts or litigation documents, greatly benefits your practice. Join us this October for a 2-part series to hone your legal writing skills. Attendees will walk away from this …
New Format for LESA’s Electronic Publications
You may have already heard… we have just launched an all-new LESA Library. This online, comprehensive, and searchable resource provides valuable legal information to Alberta’s lawyers, articling students, and legal support staff. With its improved navigation and enhanced search functionality, including full-text search, the LESA Library is your go-to source …
Features, Options, and Benefits – OH my!
LESA’s same trusted resources for continuing legal education in Alberta are getting a new look. Enjoy the all-new LESA Library with its fully redesigned interface featuring improved navigation and enhanced searchability. This online, comprehensive, and searchable resource provides valuable legal information to Alberta’s lawyers, …
Launch of the All-New LESA Library
The all-new LESA Library is an online, comprehensive, and searchable resource that provides valuable legal information to Alberta’s lawyers, articling students, and legal support staff. Organized by area of law, subscribers can access valuable resources related to their specific area(s) of practice as well as our practice management collection and …
The Silver Linings of Cloud-Based Wills
Guest Author: Patrick Hartford, NoticeConnect | Presenter for LESA’s Cloud-Based Wills Webinar Last year I read Middlemarch by George Eliot. The story, set in the 1820s, follows the inhabitants of a small English town and, to my surprise, estate planning drives much of the plot. Characters have competing wills and …
Plan Well Guide: A New Tool for Advance Serious Illness Planning
Comprehensive serious illness planning includes legal, financial, and medical planning. This kind of planning can be thought of as a three-legged stool. If one plan is missing (legal, financial, or medical), the overall plan fails. The role lawyers play in their clients lives when it comes to preparing them to …
