Learning Group Facilitators (LGFs) and Learning Group Evaluators (LGEs) provide valuable assistance and feedback to articling students in the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) Program. Each year, LESA recruits approximately 40 experienced members of the Alberta legal profession to become LGFs/LGEs.
Donna Moore is one of the LGF/LGEs recruited in 2007. She was called to the Bar in Saskatchewan in 1997, in Alberta in 2004 and in British Columbia in 2009, and she currently practises Aboriginal law and litigation at Eagle Law Group near Calgary on the Tsuu T’ina Nation.
Donna decided to volunteer with the CPLED Program after working as a graduate student lecturer and sessional lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan while she was working on a Masters in Sociology and attending the College of Law. She was also a board member of the Public Legal Education Program in Saskatchewan and active in community legal education, so it seemed natural for her to get involved with LESA when she came to Alberta.
“When I moved to Alberta, I started looking around for similar opportunities to share and give back. When a colleague of mine mentioned that the Bar Admission Program (now CPLED Program) was looking for people, I contacted LESA immediately,” shares Donna.
One of the things Donna enjoys most about working with CPLED students is engaging with the learners.
“I see how they explore issues and analysis in different ways. When we introduce ourselves to our learning group at the start of a new module, I ask for a reply with a little bit about them in it. I enjoy hearing about their lives, education, families, children, and articling experiences. Many are happy to share, and I read about long days, triumphs, stresses and new babies. The learners’ ideas, perspectives, and hard work inspire me. I have been doing this for a long time now, and so I get to ‘see’ them develop in their careers, and I am proud of the work CPLED does in shaping excellent lawyers.”
Donna also appreciates the connections and support she gets from the CPLED community.
“CPLED has continually grown and improved since I started as an LGF/LGE, and I am excited for what is yet to come.”
Thank you to Donna Moore and all our LGFs and LGEs who volunteer their time to the CPLED Program.
If you are interested in volunteering as a LGF/LGE, contact Bronwyn Connolly at [email protected].
