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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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42nd Annual Intensive Advocacy
Update: This program is now sold out. Sign up for the LESA E-List to be notified of future offerings of this program. LESA is thrilled to announce the return of our Annual Intensive Advocacy in 2025! Develop a confident, professional courtroom presence by exploring every aspect of trial and hearing ...
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New Program! When Good Estate Planning Goes Bad
We have another webinar added to the calendar for the new year: When Good Estate Planning Goes Bad: Avoiding Common Mistakes. Mistakes can happen in estate planning, even for experienced lawyers. This webinar will explore common everyday mistakes that lawyers might make and will discuss effective strategies to avoid them. ...
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Human Rights Tribunal Confirms Dignity Damages Will Not Pass to Estate: The Estate of Lisa Priebe v University of Calgary
In The Estate of Lisa Priebe v University of Calgary, 2024 AHRC 122, the complainant advanced a claim alleging discrimination based on mental disability in the area of services customarily available to the public, pursuant to section 4 of the Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000 (the “Act”). The complainant ...
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Enhance Your Litigation Skills at LESA’s Two-Day Institute
Regardless of the kinds of litigation you practice, all litigators have common skills they need to develop throughout their careers. We’re excited to offer a two-day learning and networking opportunity for those practicing in civil litigation, criminal law, family law litigation, and estate litigation. This program will also be of ...
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Events are her forte! Meet: Kathy Fortier
In addition to our annual LESA Refresher (scheduled for April 2025 with a focus on Wills and Estates) LESA is excited to launch our first-ever two-day institutes in Calgary this year. The first of which is our upcoming Alberta Family Law Institute taking place November 28-29, 2024. Next up is ...
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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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