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📅 2 weeks to the Early Bird deadline!

Sign up early for Torts in Family Law and save. Don't forget, you can stack early bird pricing with new lawyer/student and group discounts to maximize your savings.

Early bird pricing ends October 6. Sign up now: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/torts-in-family-law/

New lawyers save 10% off "Understanding Gladue Reports for Criminal Lawyers" webinar.

Join us at noon on October 14. Sign up here: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/understanding-gladue-reports-for-criminal-lawyers/

Need to know more about the "Family Focused Protocol (FFP)"?

Don't miss our full-day "Mastering the Family Focused Protocol" program. Get step-by-step guidance through the evolving process, highlight common procedural pitfalls, offer strategic insights from early experiences under the new framework, and provide practical discussion on how to manage client expectations.

Unsure if you can make the full day? Sign up for the online format: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/mastering-the-family-focused-protocol/. You can join us when you can, and receive automatic access to the recordings once they're available so that you can catch up on missed presentations at your convenience.

Looking to send three or more people from your firm or organization to "Wills and EPAs: Commonly Occurring Issues" in Calgary (or livestream)? Apply the code GROUP10 to take 10% off each individual registration.

Combine group discounts with early bird pricing to maximize your savings.
Tickets: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/wills-and-epas-commonly-occurring-issues/

Learn about "Exemptions" with Jena Colpitts (Jones Divorce & Family Law) at the "Family Property Law for Wills and Estates Practitioners" program on November 5.

Thinking of attending with a few colleagues ? Group discounts are available: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/family-property-law-for-wills-and-estates-practitioners/

Legal support staff: solidify your understanding of the how's and the why's in commercial real estate matters.

The full-day "Commercial Real Estate for Legal Support Staff" program on November 26 will discuss typical transactions, explore common issues that can arise, and consider strategies and best practices.

Can't make it in-person that day? Sign up for the livestream. You can join us when you can, and receive automatic access to the recordings once they're available so that you can catch up on missed presentations at your convenience.

Register here (early bird pricing ends October 26): https://www.lesaonline.org/program/commercial-real-estate-for-legal-support-staff-2/

Gather your support staff colleagues and watch as a group!

Try a Firm Broadcast for Effective Legal Support: Wills, EPAs, and PDs. Details and pricing are on the registration page: https://www.lesaonline.org/program/effective-legal-support-wills-epas-and-pds/

We are in southern Alberta today for our full-day "Arbitrations" program in Lethbridge. Huge thanks to all who have joined us and to our faculty Krysta Ostwald, KC (Chair), Lane Aman, John-Paul E. Boyd KC, and Jessica Lypkie.

Stay current and ready to effectively navigate procedural issues.

Save your spot at "Rules of Court 2026: Year in Review" on December 2 and join this annual update highlighting important developments affecting the Rules of Court over the past year. https://www.lesaonline.org/program/rules-of-court-2026-year-in-review/

Individual registration includes access to the recording.

FREE FRIDAY!

This week's feature paper from LESA's complimentary Practice Management collection is: 'Legal Research for Legal Support Staff'

Legal research is a skill that some people may not associate with the responsibilities for legal support staff. This paper delves into the foundations of legal research within the context of staff who support lawyers. It serves to help establish a baseline and provides useful information to bring legal support skills to the next level.

Access the paper here: https://www.lesaonline.org/lesa-library/legal-research-for-legal-support-staff/

This paper is available for free as part of LESA's complimentary Practice Management collection on the LESA Library. If you're already a paid subscriber, you have access to this through your annual subscription. If you're not yet a subscriber but want to check out the LESA Library platform - all while accessing free resources - sign up for LESA's complimentary Practice Management collection.



Details here: https://www.lesaonline.org/product/complimentary-practice-management-subscription/