Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil litigation process. Examine civil procedure issues through the lifecycle of typical civil litigation matters and identify practical strategies and solutions to address these issues. Discuss the interplay between the technical requirements of the law of civil procedure and your day-to-day supporting role. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person and livestream program in December, 2021. Total running time for each presentation is approximately 1 hour. Each presentation in this program is available for individual purchase.

Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil litigation process. Examine the preparation of pleadings and how to set the right tone when dealing with opposing counsel. This on-demand program was originally presented as part of our Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program on December 3, 2021. Total running time is 57 minutes.

The Alberta Civil Practice Manual contains comprehensive information vital to your civil litigation practice. Packed with background information and commentary, this manual contains valuable information to get you through a litigation file from start to finish, including topics on commencing an action, questioning, managing litigation, trial, and judgments and orders.

This paper attempts to provide a general perspective regarding the work of legal assistants at the very early stages of a civil matter. The goal is to provide general information to make a legal assistant’s job less stressful. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.