About Faculty Accommodations About Dates: October 25-30, 2021 Venue: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Price: $2,995 + GST Develop a confident, professional courtroom presence by exploring every aspect of trial and hearing work. LESA’s Intensive Advocacy course is an intense, learn-by-doing program that offers an incomparable opportunity to develop skills as an advocate. The […]
About Faculty About Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM – 3:15 PM Price: $225 + GST If you attended Part 1 and wish to register for Part 2, please contact [email protected] This is the livestream registration page for Advanced Legal Writing Part 2. If you would like to purchase the in-person ticket to this event, please navigate to Advanced […]
About Faculty About Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM – 3:15 PM Price: $225 + GST Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue If you attended Part 1 and wish to register for Part 2, please contact [email protected] This is the in-person registration page for Advanced Legal Writing Part 2. If you would like to purchase the livestream […]
About Faculty About Date: October 28, 2021 & November 18, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Price: $345 + GST This is the registration page for Family Law Appeals (2-day webinar series). Registration includes both days. Discuss appellate practice in family law matters. Consider procedural and substantive issues on appeals from arbitration awards, appeals from Provincial Court to the […]
About Faculty About Date: November 2, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Price: $225 + GST Business issues frequently arise in family law matters, but some family lawyers may find themselves struggling to understand them or advance their clients’ interests. Join an esteemed faculty to explore topics such as: Part 1 1. Disclosure: Michelle Mackay, Bruyer & Mackay […]
About Faculty About Date: November 3, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Price: $95+ GST Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to deal with them. Join senior foreclosure practitioners from across Alberta to discuss recent case law, residential tenants, notices of security interests, condominium caveats, community safety […]
About Faculty About Date: November 4, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Suit up and learn the tools for effective financial statement analysis! Assess key issues in balance sheet accounts, consider what estimates and judgements could have manipulated the results, dive into financial statement ratios, and consider approaches to business valuation. You […]
About Faculty About This program has been postponed to December 9, 2021. Please click here to navigate to the registration page. The concept of family relief (as it was once called) has evolved into our current Family Maintenance and Support (FMS) provisions. This program will review the fundamental concepts on which FMS is based, and how […]
About Faculty About Date: November 9, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Price: $225 + GST Business issues frequently arise in family law matters, but some family lawyers may find themselves struggling to understand them or advance their clients’ interests. Join an esteemed faculty to explore topics such as: Day 1 (Separate registration required) 1. Disclosure: Michelle Mackay, […]
About Faculty About Dates: November 15–19, 2021 Price: $1,995 + GST Venue: Best Western Village Park Inn | 1804 Crowchild Trail NW This program has limited enrollment. Mediation is increasingly important in the practice of family law. Receive 40 hours of intensive, hands-on skills training in this in-depth, 5-day program. Topics include: • 5-stage mediation model • Techniques […]
About Faculty About Date: November 16, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Price: $95+ GST Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to […]
About Faculty About Date: October 28, 2021 & November 18, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Price: $345 + GST This event is a two-day series and can only be purchased as a bundle. Please click here to access the registration page. Discuss appellate practice in family law matters. Consider procedural and substantive issues on appeals from arbitration awards, […]
About Faculty About Date: November 22, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Price: $95+ GST Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to […]
About Faculty About Date: November 23, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Explore the things you didn’t think you needed to know about shareholder agreements in this informative lunchtime program. For over 40 years, presenter Gary Clark has worked with some of Western Canada’s most successful business owners and is an industry […]
About Faculty About Dates: November 25 – 28, 2021 Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $1,595 + GST Venue: LESA’s Program Space | 1401, 10088 102 Avenue NW This program has limited enrollment. Learn about principled negotiation and how it differs from adversarial negotiation in this 4-day course. Family law issues are the context for […]
About Faculty About Date: November 29, 2021 Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Price: $95+ GST Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to […]
About Faculty About Date: December 3, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Price: $310 + GST This is the livestream registration page for Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff. If you would like to purchase an in-person ticket to this event, please navigate to the registration page for Edmonton. Legal support staff play a critical role in the […]
About Faculty About Date: December 3, 2021 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Price: $310 + GST This is the in-person (Edmonton) registration page for Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff. This program is also being offered as a livestream. Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil […]
About Faculty About Date: December 6, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Attend this program to gain a greater understanding of how to build your social media brand. This program is designed for legal professionals who wish to expand their online social networks, reach new demographics, and engage meaningfully with their customers […]
About Faculty About Date: December 9, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Price: $225 + GST The concept of family relief (as it was once called) has evolved into our current Family Maintenance and Support (FMS) provisions. This program will review the fundamental concepts on which FMS is based, and how the courts consider claims. We will review […]
About Faculty About Date: January 12, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST Update: This program will be offered online as a webinar only. Join us for a full-day program to review pension law in Alberta, including recent legislative changes. This program will explore the common pension plans in Alberta and how pension […]
About Faculty About Date: January 21, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Price: $265 + GST $95 + GST Litigation is expensive. Increase your firm’s capacity to service files by managing cash flow in a practical and client-centred way. Explore the types of matters suitable/unsuitable for third party litigation funding. Discuss the core elements to be considered […]
About Faculty About Date: January 27, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST Using the foundation of the Duluth Model of Power and Control, learn about the various tactics that those who cause harm use to establish a dynamic of coercive control in alignment with the definition of family violence in the Divorce […]
About Faculty About Date: February 8, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST Knowing how to navigate commercial disputes requires that you consider more than just the legal issues in a case. Track the lifecycle of a commercial dispute to explore key considerations and develop strategies to guide your commercial litigation practice. This […]
About Faculty About Date: February 15, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Explore strategies for managing conflict in parenting coordination processes. Consider enforcement and compliance issues and ways that the parenting coordination process can be adapted and streamlined to reduce conflict. The skills discussed in this webinar will be useful for […]
About Faculty About Date: February 28, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Attend this webinar for an updated view on how COVID-19 has impacted different industries, and by extension how loss quantification should be approached. Topics will include: – COVID-19 timeline, including the changes in stock indices and the impact on […]
About Faculty About This program is postponed to March 15, 2022 Date: March 8, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Venue: The Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre Price: $395 + GST This […]
About Faculty About Date: March 10, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Consider a basic overview of employment law, labour law, and human rights law and the important ways in which these differing areas of law overlap. Explore examples of unique issues that may arise when working on employment and/or labour […]
About Faculty About Date: March 11, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST As a personal injury lawyer, you won’t want to miss out on this lunch hour webinar discussing 7 key tips to keep you at your best in your practice. Topics will include: 1. Determine if a claim is worth […]
About Faculty About Please Note: This program is now being offered online only as a webinar. Date: March 15, 2022 (Webinar) Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This […]
About Faculty About Date: March 17, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Attend this program to obtain a basic understanding of how to litigate an action under Alberta’s Fatal Accidents Act. Topics of focus will include: – How to avoid potential pitfalls when litigating wrongful death claims – Who may claim, what may be […]
About Faculty About Date: March 22, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the courts have experienced increasing delays. Counsel, and more importantly, their clients, are becoming more and more impatient with respect to resolving litigation regardless of whether Plaintiff or Defendant. While settlement always […]
About Faculty Agenda About Date: April 5, 2022 Venue: Residence Inn by Marriott Calgary Downtown/Beltline | 610 10 Avenue SW Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the in-person (Calgary) registration page for Administrative Law Update. We are also offering this program in Edmonton. Keynote Speaker: Justice Suzanne Côté, Supreme Court of Canada […]
About Faculty Agenda About Date: April 6, 2022 Venue: Sandman Signature Edmonton Downtown Hotel (formerly Sutton Place Hotel) | 10235 101 Street Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the in-person (Edmonton) page for Administrative Law Update. We are also offering this program in Calgary. Keynote Speaker: Justice Suzanne Côté, Supreme Court of Canada […]
About Faculty About Date: April 12, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Expenses allowed by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can be added back to an individual’s income by the court if the expenses have a personal benefit. Review the Federal Child Support Guidelines and existing caselaw to gain a greater understanding of which expenses are commonly […]
About Faculty About Date: April 20, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Price: $240 + GST Explore red flags and frequently missed issues in residential real estate transactions. Consider your role as […]
About Faculty About Date: April 26, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Many lawyers taking family law files to arbitration assume that hearings will be conducted as private simulacra of trials. While they certainly can, and there are files that benefit from this approach, it is possible, and often preferable that […]
About Faculty Accommodations Agenda About Date: Friday, April 29, 2022 Venue: The Rimrock Resort Hotel | Banff, Alberta Price: $445 + GST (Limited Enrollment) Join us for an in-depth exploration […]
About Faculty Accommodations Agenda About Dates: April 30–May 2, 2022 Venue: The Rimrock Resort Hotel | Banff, Alberta Price: $1,845 + GST (Limited Enrollment) Join us in Banff, Alberta for […]
About Faculty About Date: May 4, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Price: $265 + GST This is the registration page for May the Enforcement Be with You (Edmonton). This program is also being offered as a livestream program. Join us on May the Fourth for a primer on the law […]
About Faculty About Date: May 4, 2022 Time: 12:00PM – 3:00PM Price: $265 + GST This is the registration page for May the Enforcement Be with You (Livestream). This program is also being offered as a in-person program in Edmonton. Join us on May the Fourth for a primer on the law of judgment enforcement in Alberta. Topics will […]
About Faculty About Date: May 5, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST The impact of natural disasters, pandemics, and world crises can potentially upend traditionally stable contractual relationships. As a result, mandatory injunctions, usually an extraordinary remedy, are becoming increasingly viable tools to deal with novel disputes created between commercial entities. […]
About Faculty About Date: May 26, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the registration page for Through the Eyes of a Child: Towards a Child-Centred Approach to Representing Children (Livestream). This program is also being offered in Edmonton. Topics will include: – What we do and how we do it: – Role […]
About Faculty About Date: May 26, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the registration page for Through the Eyes of a Child: Towards a Child-Centred Approach to Representing Children (Edmonton). This program is also being offered as a livestream. Topics will include: – What we […]
About Faculty About Date: May 27, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $355 + GST This is the livestream registration page for AGTA for Legal Support Staff. We are also […]
About Faculty About Date: May 27, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | 1401, 10088 102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $355 + GST This is the in-person registration page […]
About Faculty About Date: May 31, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Consider the foundational pieces of residential real estate practice. Topics will include: – RPR’s – […]
About Faculty About Date: June 2, 2022 Venue: Residence Inn by Marriott Calgary Downtown/Beltline | 610 10 Avenue SW Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the […]
About Faculty Accommodations About Please Note: This course, and its waitlist, are now full. We anticipate offering this course again in June, 2023. Sign up for the LESA E-List to […]
About Faculty About Date: June 10, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $355 + GST This is the registration page for Family Law Issues for Paralegals (Livestream). This program is also being offered as a in-person program in Edmonton. Explore common issues that may arise when working on family law files as well as strategies […]
About Faculty About Date: June 10, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $355 + GST This is the registration page for Family Law Issues for Paralegals (Edmonton). This program is also being offered as a livestream program. Explore common issues that may arise when working on family law files as […]
About Faculty About Date: June 14, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $395 + GST This is the in-person (Edmonton) registration page. Learn […]
About Faculty About Date: June 17, 2022 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Price: $225 + GST Topics will include: • Amendments to the Surrogate Rules and Surrogate Forms and how […]
About Faculty About Date: September 9, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the in-person registration page for Navigating […]
About Faculty About Date: September 9, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the livestream registration page for the Navigating Matters with Self-Represented Litigants program. We […]
About Faculty About Date: September 12, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM–1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Criminal convictions can have dire consequences for temporary or permanent residents of Canada. This webinar will address: – What criminal convictions make a temporary resident inadmissible from Canada and result in their deportation – What criminal convictions make a permanent resident inadmissible […]
About Faculty About Date: September 19, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Over the last year, courts and counsel have continued to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic while balancing the return to in-person proceedings. Changing circumstances have led to creative interpretations of the Rules of Court. Join us for a year-in-review to […]
About Faculty About Date: September 28, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Since 2015, Alberta has seen a plummeting of oil and gas prices, an economic downturn, and job lay-offs as a result of the global pandemic. Recently, we have experienced an increase in oil and gas prices, back to work orders, […]
About Faculty About Date: October 5, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the livestream registration page for Builders’ Liens. This program is also being offered […]
About Faculty About Date: October 5, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the registration page for Builders’ Liens (Edmonton). This […]
About Faculty About Date: October 12, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST With the increasing prevalence of intellectual property and technology in corporate transactions and litigation, issues relating to IP, such as patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyright and industrial designs, are becoming more common in many different legal contexts. This program is intended for […]
About Faculty About Date: October 13, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | 10088 102 Ave Suite 1401 Time: 9:00AM – 4:30PM Price: $400 + GST This is the in-person registration page for Divorce Law for Legal Support Staff (Edmonton). We are also offering this program in Calgary. This program will be offered as an in-person program only. […]
About Faculty About Date: October 14, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST After the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on the defence of extreme intoxication (section 33.1 of the Criminal Code) and extensive media coverage, the federal government recently passed Bill C-28. This bill legislates a new provision addressing the SCC’s […]
About Faculty About Date: October 17, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Lawyers in their first few years of practice may be called upon to advise on […]
About Faculty About Date: October 19, 2022 Venue: The Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre | 1000 Glenmore Ct SE Time: 9:00AM – 4:30PM Price: $400 + GST This is the in-person registration page for Divorce Law for Legal Support Staff (Calgary). We are also offering this program in Edmonton. This program will be offered as an in-person program […]
About Faculty About Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Learn the role and contribution an experienced solicitor should offer to clients during transactions, especially […]
About Faculty About Date: October 28, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the livestream registration page for Practice Foundations: Criminal Law. We are also offering this program in Edmonton. Loosely tracking the lifecycle of a criminal law matter, this program will explore issues that commonly arise. It will be of […]
About Faculty About Date: October 28, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088–102 Avenue NW Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the in-person registration page for Practice Foundations: Criminal Law (Edmonton). We are also offering this program as a livestream program. Loosely tracking the lifecycle of a criminal law […]
About Faculty About Date: November 7, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Relocation clauses in commercial leases give landlords the right to force their tenants to relocate […]
About Faculty Accommodations Agenda About Dates: November 21-25, 2022 Price: $2,045 + GST Venue: Best Western Village Park Inn | 1804 Crowchild Trail NW This program has limited enrollment. Develop the skills, knowledge, and understanding to build a competent and professional mediation practice. Mediation is increasingly important in the practice of family law. Receive 40 hours of intensive, […]
About Faculty About Date: November 23, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST The tax implications of estate matters can have significant impact on clients and the beneficiaries of their estate. Join a tax practitioner to review and better understand the fundamental principles of tax law to benefit your estates practice and best […]
About Faculty About Note the new date: November 24, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Price: $95 + GST Key aspects of most employment contracts include termination provisions attempting to restrict the amount of notice or compensation employees will receive upon their termination, and restrictive covenants like non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that endeavor to restrain an employee’s post-employment […]
About Faculty About Date: November 25, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the livestream registration page for Addressing Family Violence in Chambers. This program is also being offered in Edmonton. The presence of family violence is an important consideration in determining the best interests of children in parenting applications. Commonly, […]
About Faculty About Date: November 25, 2022 Venue: LESA’s Program Space | Suite 1401, 10088-102 Avenue Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Price: $445 + GST This is the registration page for Addressing Family Violence in Chambers in Edmonton. This program is also being offered as a livestream option. The presence of family violence is an important […]
About Faculty About Date: November 28, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST More and more cases rely on digital evidence. How can lawyers recover digital information […]
About Faculty About Date: December 1, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Amendments to Alberta’s Business Corporations Act (introduced through Bill 84) came into effect on May 31, 2022. This presentation will discuss the amendments to the BCA and how these changes will impact your business law practice. Topics will include: […]
About Faculty About Date: December 5, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Price: $95 + GST Environmental considerations arise in nearly all real estate transactions and can impose significant obligations for […]
