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December 3, 2019
The Public Legal Education Association (PLEA) launches new website
From the Public Legal Education Association PLEA has always sought to educate, empower and inform by providing individuals with plain-language material about the law in their lives. In so keeping, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the new, totally re-engineered plea.org. More than ever before, the site is designed to help people navigate their way through a variety...
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November 21, 2019
PATHS provides new dispute resolution training in family law
In Spring 2018, amendments were passed to The Children’s Law Act, 1997, The Family Maintenance Act, 1997, The Family Property Act and The Queen’s Bench Act, 1998 to recognize and promote early dispute resolution. The Acts also added provisions to The Arbitration Act, 1992 to facilitate the use of arbitration in family law disputes. The amendments will require parties in...
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October 1, 2019
The Next Generation of Legal Research is Here: Vincent
By Alan Kilpatrick Meet Vincent! The Next Generation of Legal Research (CPD 240)Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Are you ready for the next generation of legal research technology and the biggest disruption Canada’s legal information landscape has ever seen: artificial intelligence? Don’t miss this Continuing Professional Development webinar with Ken Fox (Law Society Library, Saskatoon), Alan...
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September 19, 2019
Bringing Indigenous Law Before the Courts
Monday, September 30, 2019 Meet and Greet: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at Native Law Centre Panel Discussion: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law, Room 150 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on lawyers and students to gain greater cultural competency training in, among other areas, Indigenous law. To further this call to action, the...
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August 29, 2019
Fall Webinar Series – It’s Time to Register!
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator The Law Society’s CPD department has released this fall’s schedule of live webinars. Take a moment to check it out at the link below or on the Continuing Professional Development section of the Law Society’s website. Fall Webinar Schedule: https://mailchi.mp/dda15923cf39/2019-fall-webinar-schedule If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for future CPD programming, please direct...
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August 28, 2019
CPLED Update: PREP pilot launches, more coming soon
The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) is excited to report the first pilot for the new Bar admission course, the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP), has launched. Twenty-seven Alberta students were welcomed to PREP in an in-person orientation on August 1. Built on best practices around the world, PREP delivers practical skills and competencies in an integrated approach...
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