We’re celebrating a special anniversary at LESA t
his week. Carolyn Bernardin has been with our organization for 25 years! To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to give Carolyn a big shout out to acknowledge all that she does for LESA and the legal community we serve here in Alberta
You can help us celebrate Carolyn too! Let’s get 25 social media shares (click the icon at the bottom of this post) – one for each year of Carolyn’s service – to show her how much we appreciate her!
If you’ve called LESA to ask questions about a program or to register for a seminar over the past few years, chances are you’ve talked to Carolyn. She’s the knowledgeable and helpful person who greets you when you call our main line (unless she’s busy assisting someone else or off on a vacation to Vegas!).
Since Carolyn’s one of our front line staff, we wanted to give you the scoop about who she is and what she’s up to here at LESA.
Tell us about your career. What led you to LESA?
I knew someone who worked at LESA, and she asked me if I would do the on-site seminar registration. I had just moved here from BC, and I was working at a job here for a travel company, so I did the registrations on a part-time basis.
How has your job changed since you started doing the part-time seminar registration? What kind of things have you done at LESA?
I’ve done reception, seminar registration, publication orders and subscriptions, daily deposits, BarAd [now CPLED] registration, receivables … pretty much everything we do here I’ve done part of it at one time or another.
What keeps you busy in your current position as our Information Specialist?
Day-to-day talking to people, getting information, finding out what people want us to provide for them, dealing with concerns that people have, and just generally getting information out to people about upcoming seminars.
What do you most love about your job?
The variety. I never do the same thing two days in a row.
What would you want others to know about LESA?
If they’re unaware, I would really like them to know about our vision and our mission statements.
- Our vision is to set the standards of excellence in the education of lawyers, articling students, and their staff.
- Our mission is to serve the spectrum of educational and professional development needs of Alberta’s lawyers, articling students, and their staff.
What are you most looking forward to about the summer?
I’m really looking forward to going to Chicago [for ACLEA’s 51st Annual Meeting], to get other people’s perspectives and to learn something from other people who do what we do. I’m also looking forward to being an exhibitor and sponsor at two upcoming programs in Alberta – the Federation of Law Societies’ Annual National Criminal Law Program in Edmonton (July) and the CBA’s Legal Conference in Calgary (August).
How do you fill your time when you’re not at work?
I get together with friends. I like eating out. I like the river valley, and I spend a fair amount of time walking. And I spend time with family. Reading is also really big on my to-do list.
Where would you recommend that someone go to eat in Edmonton?
Well, if that someone was me, it would probably be the Tea Palace.
So now you know a little more about Carolyn than you did before, and you can think of her when you pop into the Tea Palace for some dim sum. We hope you’ll also be in touch (780.420.1987) to talk to her if you have any questions about our programs!
