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OC-Art101Starting your articling year can be overwhelming. This course is designed to provide you with the foundational skills needed to build a successful law practice. Lessons explore the basics of practice management, provide an introduction to litigation and solicitor matters, and discuss how to ensure a smooth transition from student to lawyer. This course is complimentary.
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OC-PF-TEMLawyers are drowning in technology-based interruptions, switching tasks on the computer nearly 600 times a day. Constant distractions from various methods of communication such as email, instant messaging, social media, and phone calls can kill productivity without the processes and technology in place to manage them. This course will teach methodologies to achieve focus and take back control of your day, and upcoming weeks and months. It will take approximately four hours to complete.
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OC-PF-LMMemos or letters may be used to communicate legal information to a variety of audiences, including clients, courts, colleagues with whom we are collaborating, and opposing counsel. Understanding which type of document is required in each situation, and how to properly structure and compose the document are important elements influencing the effectiveness of the information you communicate. This course looks at three common types of written communications that lawyers are frequently required to prepare.
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OC-PF-PAPleadings and affidavits are essential to litigation. Beyond commencing an action, pleadings inform every aspect of litigation: from the scope of the exchange of records and questioning to the first impression of the case at trial. While pleadings provide the facts of a case, affidavits provide the evidence. Strategic drafting of pleadings and affidavits will not only ensure they are proper but also persuasive. This course will review fundamental and strategic principles for drafting effective pleadings and affidavits in your early years of practice.
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OC-PF-CContracts are instruments recognized and given effect by law, pursuant to which the rights, benefits, and obligations of the parties are allocated. Contract drafting is a practical skill that requires years of practice and effort to master. This course will provide the foundational principles of contract drafting to allow you to build your skills in your early years of practice.
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OC-PTCThe articling experience can significantly influence the trajectory of an articling student’s career. Establishing a good principal-articling student relationship and providing a supportive and enriching articling experience are very important to your articling student’s success. This training course is intended to provide all principals with the skills and tools necessary to successfully fulfil their role in the articling process.
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OC-CIVRLawyers are obliged under the Anti-Money Laundering Model Rules to identify their individual and organizational clients before providing any legal service. This course will help you learn the rules surrounding client identification and verification to ensure you are in compliance. This course is complimentary.
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OC-TARLBy the end of this course, you should be able to outline the responsibilities of a Responsible Lawyer. You should also be able to perform a trust accounting risk assessment, implement and monitor controls to manage risks, and maintain required books and records. This course is complimentary.
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OC-TAFBy the end of this course, you should be able to explain why it is necessary to protect trusts funds, and describe how the Law Society of Alberta's initiatives ensure the safety of trust funds for you and your firm. You should also be able to safely carry out some common trust account-related activities, and to outline some basic steps to minimize risks for you and your firm. This course is complimentary.
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OC-CoCThis course is intended to help you learn about many of the Rules that are common to legal practice in Alberta. Throughout the course you will be prompted to complete exercises and knowledge checks and reflect on specific ethical issues. Engaging in these activities will help you consider what you learned and how it looks in practice. This course is complimentary.
