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Bite-Sized CLE for Your Winter Lunch Breaks
With client meetings, court appearances, and long to-do lists, we know that it can sometimes be challenging to commit to a full-day CLE program. As you’re thinking about your new year’s goals and the various points on your continuing professional development plan, LESA is here to help with legal resources ...
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Paper Spotlight | Practical Guide to New Ethical Family Law Practice: Lawyers as Parenting Problem-Solvers by Patricia M. Hebert KC and Joanna Waldie
Practical Guide to New Ethical Family Law Practice: Lawyers as Parenting Problem Solvers Authors: Patricia M. Hebert KC and Joanna Waldie This paper has been called a “game changer” by Doug Moe KC, who chaired the November 2024 Alberta Family Law Institute where this paper was presented. Today’s blog will ...
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New Program Alert | Family Law 25
What does 25 mean? In this full-day program, we’re going to cover 5 key cases relevant to 5 areas of family law. Join us for robust discussions on parenting, child support, spousal support, property, and alternative dispute resolution. Bonus: We’ll also cover key considerations for effective practice management and client management. Program ...
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New Program! Communication Skills in Legal Practice: Going Beyond Words
Given the constant barrage of messages we filter through daily, we have become experts at identifying good communication from bad. Join us for a full-day, interactive workshop that will leverage your expertise as a recipient of communications, identify your communication style, and equip you with practical foundational skills that can take your ...
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Sponsor a LESA Program
Webinar and Single-Day Program Sponsorship Announcing new sponsorship opportunities at LESA! Law firms, companies, or organizations can now request sponsorship of a LESA webinar or single-day program with a quick click of a mouse. We are proud to serve the spectrum of Alberta’s legal professionals and provide top-notch continuing legal ...
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New Program! Crypto and Conflict: A Family Lawyer’s Guide to Digital Assets
The rise of digital assets in recent years has created novel challenges in family law matters. This webinar will explore some of these challenges, with topics including: Income from trading in digital assets for support purposes in family law How to compel disclosure of digital assets for the purposes of ...
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Alberta Announces Survey to Evaluate the Family Justice System
The Government of Alberta has launched a public survey to receive feedback on the current family justice system. The survey was created in response to the often costly and complex justice system that families encounter during separation, divorce, and other family law matters. It also seeks to better understand how ...
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Dive Deeper into Financial Statements with Presenter Kristin Gray CIRP, LIT, CPA, CA
Do you need a refresher in financial statement analysis? Did you attend Financial Statements: Learning to Swim this fall to understand the basics? Are you ready to dive deeper now? Well, we have good news for you! Presenter Kristin Gray CIRP, LIT, CPA, CA is coming back for another lunchtime ...
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