The Alberta Court Interpreters Association (ACIA) is in need of lawyers to participate in mock trials for Summer Training: Interpreters for Legal Settings. This 5-day workshop (August 17 – 21, ...

This year’s 49th Annual Refresher: Real Estate was a huge success! With more than 20 speakers covering topics such as eSignatures, Trust Conditions, Lawyer-to-Lawyer Relations, Foreign Ownership of Land, and ...

In 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada, which prohibited physician assisted dying (Carter v Canada, 2015 SCC 5, 1 SCR ...

Have you ever thought how very strange it is that in this exact moment 10, 20, 50 years ago, something life changing may have been occurring? In today’s blog, the ...

June Programs Find out what programs and events are coming up in June 2016, including the last programs offered by LESA in the 2015/2016 educational year! Criminal Law 25 Register ...

If you are looking for a way to help those affected by the Fort McMurray wildfires, we invite you to join Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA), Legal Aid Alberta (LAA), ...

LESA is pleased to welcome this year’s summer students – Angela Beierbach and Katie Moore! Angela and Katie have settled in nicely into their roles here at LESA, working with ...

    Are you a member of Alberta’s legal community who handles the preparation of child support orders? If so, did you know that the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) has ...

  The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta recently released a Notice to the Profession and Public outlining changes in judicial policy regarding child support applications. The Court will now ...

  How have office filing procedures transformed as a result of 20th Century revolutions? In today’s blog, LESA’s Distinguished Adviser, the Honourable J.E. Côté, explores former office filing practices and ...