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Don’t Stress, Find Success: Modern Law Firm Management with Kurt E. Schlachter KC
Do you manage the business side of your law practice? Are you a law firm administrator? Thinking of starting your own practice? Maybe you’re a long-time law firm manager. Or perhaps you find yourself at a time of transition in your practice, much like Kurt E. Schlachter KC did when ...
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New Program Alert! Financial Statements: Deeper Dive
Suit up and learn the tools for effective financial statement analysis! Assess key issues in balance sheet accounts, consider what estimates and judgments could have manipulated the results, dive into financial statement ratios, and consider approaches to business valuation. There is no pre-requisite for this webinar, though you may also ...
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Spotlight On: Agreements of Purchase and Sale in Real Estate by Bianca Kratt KC
The purchase and sale agreement is a document that facilitates a diverse range of transactions, from simple home purchases to highly complex commercial property sales. Effectively representing one’s client in real estate deals involves a familiarity with the areas of law that govern the agreements and an awareness of the ...
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Spotlight On: Real Estate Case Summaries by Liam Kelly
LESA’s newest real estate materials, prepared in support of our Real Estate Conference (October 18-19, 2024), includes a substantive paper prepared by Liam Kelly, partner at Witten LLP. “Real Estate: Case Summaries” provides case in briefs of 2023/2024 real estate decisions from the Alberta and British Columbia Courts. Each case ...
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Law Society of Alberta Announces Amendments to the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta
The Law Society of Alberta has announced that the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta (the “Rules”) regarding Client Identification and Verification (“CIV Rules”) will be amended. The current CIV Rules do not require that a lawyer be in their client’s physical presence when verifying a client’s identity using ...
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New Program Alert! Ethical Law Firm Management
It is important for lawyers engaged in law office management to understand how to balance legal and ethical obligations with business efficiency. Through the use of “short snappers”, this webinar will explore key ethical considerations for effective law office management with topics including onboarding and management of staff, business development, ...
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Legal Aid Alberta Reaches Agreement with the Government of Alberta
The Alberta government has signed a new five-year governance agreement with Legal Aid Alberta and the Law Society of Alberta. The agreement extends Legal Aid Alberta’s funding and represents a shared understanding of maintaining a high-quality, sustainable, and independent legal aid program for Albertans. In signing the new governance agreement, ...
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Justice Kent H. Davidson – Swearing in Ceremony
On November 15, 2024, the Honourable Kent H. Davidson will be sworn in as Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Justice Davidson devoted 36 years to his law practice which included work within many areas of the law, including litigation (construction, real estate, and commercial), labour ...
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