Develop strategies to recognize common and less common pitfalls in real estate matters, identify points of potential conflict, and protect yourself from liability. Enhance your capacity to serve clients and move transactions along. Topics include, improper and problematic trust conditions in real estate transactions. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in October, 2020. Total running time is 1 hour, 24 minutes.

Unexpected issues can arise in seemingly straightforward real estate matters. Develop strategies to recognize common and less common pitfalls, identify points of potential conflict, and protect yourself from liability. Enhance your capacity to serve clients and move transactions along. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on October 24, 2020. Total running time is 5 hours, 34 minutes.

Identify the risks and benefits associated with the use of technology in your practice. Explore the changes to the Law Society of Alberta's Code of Conduct addressing technological competence. Consider cybersecurity issues and walk away with tools to help you stay up-to-date and in compliance with your professional obligations. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on June 15, 2020. Total running time is 1 hour, 10 minutes.

Top-notch legal support staff make a tremendous difference to quality of work and life. Develop strategies for getting (and staying) organized, efficiently prioritizing, using office technology more effectively, and for providing more meaningful support overall. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in January 2017. Total running time is 4 hours, 35 minutes.

The Alberta Business Law Practice Manual is a comprehensive resource designed for business lawyers in Alberta. Whether you practice in corporate law, intellectual property law, oil and gas law, or commercial litigation, this manual provides essential information and precedents for any business law practitioner.

The Alberta Business Law Practice Manual is a comprehensive resource designed for business lawyers in Alberta. Whether you practice in corporate law, intellectual property law, oil and gas law, or commercial litigation, this manual provides essential information and precedents for any business law practitioner.

As business advisors, lawyers – both barristers and solicitors – face myriad ethical issues which require consideration of difficult and often disparate outcomes. The lawyer’s interests may be contrary to a client’s, or one client’s interests may be at odds with those of another. The outcome of the process impacts both clients and lawyer. This paper explores ethical decision-making, including those relating to AI and tech competency, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Corporate/Commercial Refresher: Transactions and Litigation program in Lake Louise from May 2–5, 2024.

Understanding how and when trust conditions are problematic requires understanding of what trust conditions are, how they arise, what their effect is, and what the Law Society of Alberta’s role is in regulating lawyer conduct vis-à-vis trust conditions. Learn what a trust condition is, what is required to establish a trust condition and what is the effect of a trust condition. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Residential Real Estate: Avoiding Problems that Lead to Conflict & Liability program in Lake Louise on October 24, 2020.

This paper is complimentary.