UPDATE: This seminar occurred in the past, and the seminar materials are now available. You can use the LESA Library to access course materials or purchase course materials a la carte. Alternatively, you can view the complete list of upcoming seminars to discover live programs that are available now.
LESA’s 4th Annual Law and Practice Update runs November 7 & 8 in Calgary, and if you’re a solo or small firm practitioner you’ll want to be there! This two day seminar includes over 12 hours of practical information in all major practice areas of the law.
Space is limited but there are still some seats available; register online now to reserve your spot.
Darryl Aarbo, the seminar chair, spoke to LESA about why this seminar is so valuable for solo and small firm practitioners. He noted that the seminar offers very practical information, rather than a theoretical analysis of the law, saying that it “focuses on specific issues related to regular practice.” Furthermore, the wide-ranging topics covered at the seminar discuss areas of high risk for general practitioners, as identified by the Law Society of Alberta. As Aarbo puts it, the seminar “addresses common errors” and “real issues based on real claims and questions,” whether based on complaints from the public or questions lawyers pose to the Law Society’s Practice Advisors.
The Law Society of Alberta is offering a $75 rebate on the Alberta Professional Liability Insurance Levy to all lawyers who attend this seminar, underscoring the seminar’s intensely practical nature and its usefulness in covering what Aarbo calls “pitfalls and possible areas of errors and omissions.”
Calgary lawyer Jeffery Kahane will be speaking at the seminar about the future of real estate. When he spoke to LESA about why practitioners should attend the seminar he emphasized the need to challenge yourself to do and learn new things to avoid complacency. He likened a law practice to a gym routine, saying it’s “very easy to fall into doing the same thing day in and day out.” However, a lack of variety and challenge can negatively impact your motivation and engagement at the gym as well as at the office. Kahane says, “we have to, as individuals, look at that and make changes and grow and update what we do on a regular basis or we stop being effective.”
We can’t emphasize it enough: if you’re a solo or small firm practitioner, you’ll get a lot out of this seminar that specifically focuses on “important and practical issues for people with a varied practice” (Aarbo). This seminar provides you invaluable information and a time effective way to complete more than 12 hours of continuing professional development. As such, it’s an excellent CPD activity to include in your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan.
We hope to see you at the Law and Practice Update!
