You will not want to miss our upcoming Law and Practice Update conference occurring in Edmonton on November 18 & 19, 2011. We sat down with our chair of the program, Brenda L. Edwards, to share with you a bit more about this program.
Brenda, please share with us a little bit about yourself.
I am Brenda Edwards, chair for the upcoming Law and Practice Update seminar. I am working on my 20th year of practice, and have spent the majority of that time either as a solo practitioner, or practicing in association with others. My scope of practice is quite wide; I practice in the area of real estate, wills and estates, corporate commercial, some family, and the odd really interesting criminal case that comes my way. I also do custodianships for the Law Society, when required.
Why should someone attend this conference?
This is a great opportunity to hear from several solo practitioners, who face the challenge to provide high quality legal services to their clients, but who do not have the resources of the larger firms – just like every other small practitioner. This is a good opportunity not only to obtain practice updates from the areas that our attendees generally practice in, but also to network with others in the same practice situation, to share experiences and make contacts that will be useful in the future. Especially for lawyers who practice completely on their own – it is always nice to have a group of lawyers to whom you feel comfortable firing off e-mailed questions to!
What are three key nuggets of information one would walk away with after attending this program?
1. Cutting-edge information on how using cost-efficient technology can even the playing field between lawyers in small or solo practices and those in larger firms;
2. The latest update on family law, criminal law, real estate
3. Information as to how the new Law Society trust rules may affect the solo practitioner.
For information regarding this two-day conference, click here to view the brochure.
