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 is the in-person (Calgary) registration page for Condominium Law Update. This program is also being offered as a livestream program, as well as an in-person […]
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 full-day program will bring you up to speed on recent amendments to the Condominium Property Act and their impact on your day-to-day practice. Topics will […]
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 […]
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 paralegal and gain a greater understanding of when to involve your lawyer. Topics will include: – Red flags and what to watch for – How […]
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 of estate planning and estate administration issues. Topics will include: • Best practices and quality control in a planning practice • Best practices and quality control […]
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 an in-depth exploration of wills, estate planning, estate administration, and estate litigation issues. Refresher registration includes: welcome reception, three continental breakfasts, three networking lunches, one […]
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 offering this program in-person in Edmonton. Review common applications under the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (AGTA), from desk applications to in-court matters. Identify issues that may […]
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 for AGTA for Legal Support Staff in Edmonton. We are also offering this program as a livestream program. Review common applications under the Adult Guardianship and […]
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 – Protocol Closings – Trust Letters – Trust Conditions and Undertakings – Difference between a bareland condo and strata This program is intended for those in […]
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 be notified when registration becomes available. Dates: June 6 – 11, 2022 Venue: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Price: $3,495 + GST Develop a […]
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 the changes impact your wills and estates practice • The role of the court • The role of the clerks • The new process for […]
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 Matters with Self-Represented Litigants in Edmonton. We are also offering this program as a livestream program. This program will cover challenging realities that lawyers face in […]
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 are also offering this program in Edmonton. This program will cover challenging realities that lawyers face in matters involving parties who are unable or unwilling to […]
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, […]
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 as an in-person program in Edmonton. Effective August 29, 2022 the current Builders’ Lien Act became the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. Consider how these […]
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 program is also being offered as a livestream program. Effective August 29, 2022 the current Builders’ Lien Act became the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. Consider how these […]
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 […]
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 residential tenancy matters. The legislation governing residential tenancies and processes for resolving disputes can be confusing. Explore some of the key principles of the Residential Tenancies […]
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 […]
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 in the context of drafting, negotiating, and revising contracts. Consider the rule of “looking at the big picture”. From a practical perspective and on a […]
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 […]
