The University of Alberta Faculty of Law, AI4Society and the Digital Law & Innovation Society invite you to participate in the Digital Law Forum. The Digital Law Forum brings together law, technology, and governance reform experts for an interdisciplinary look at legal liability, regulation and the reform of public institutions in a digital age. The forum will also explore who might be responsible for risks and harms introduced by AI, what opportunities digital technologies present for public benefit, and what role academics and practitioners might play in advancing justice in a digital age.

The Digital Law Forum is running four sessions between Feb. 24 and March 3:

• Liability for AI: An Ecosystem Approach
  Hosted by Professor Argyri Panezi
  Feb. 24, 2021
  noon – 1 p.m. MT

• Artificial Intelligence, Administrative Law & Governance
  Hosted by Pia Andrews, Special Advisor – Digital, Employment & Social Development Canada, Government of Canada
  Feb. 24, 2021
  5 – 6 p.m. MT

• An Alberta Perspective: Digital Infrastructure & Legal Systems
  Panel: Jason Fung, Counsel, Government of Alberta & Blair Neufeld, Innovation Lead, Digital Innovation Office, Government of Alberta
  March 3, 2021
  1 – 2 p.m. MT

• AI, Law & Governance Challenges in Focus: Regulating Critical Digital Infrastructure
  Hosted by Pia Andrews and Professor Péter Szigeti (University of Alberta Faculty of Law)
  March 3, 2021
  5 – 6 p.m. MT
  Registration required

No registration is required for the first three events and all can be accessed from this Zoom link, however, registration is required for the AI, Law & Governance Challenges in Focus: Regulating Critical Digital Infrastructure event.

In lieu of its annual Advice-a-Thon, the Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) has launched an online fundraiser, Tip the Scales to help support its free legal aid programs. Many Albertans depend on ECLC’s programs to access vital legal services and the pandemic has only increased the demand. Click here to learn what access to justice and the ECLC means to the Law Society’s very own Darlene Scott QC.

Jointly presented by the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association – Alberta Branch, the Distinguished Service Awards recognize outstanding members of Alberta’s legal community for their service to the profession, service to the community, service to legal scholarship and pro bono legal service. The 2021 Distinguished Service Awards are taking place on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at noon, register here. We invite you to attend and celebrate the outstanding members of the legal community being recognized this year:

Service to the Profession – Susan V.R. Billington, QC
Service to the Community – Cyril S. Gurevitch, QC
Legal Scholarship – Professor Steven Penney
Pro Bono Legal Service – D. Jean Munn, QC

An email reminder will be sent out to all registrants around Feb. 9 with details about how to access the webcast. If you have any questions about this event, please email CBA Alberta.

The subject of diversity and inclusion mean different things to different people. When you think about diversity and inclusion, what comes to your mind? Typically, people think about age, race, and gender, however, there is more complexity to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture than hiring people who fit into different age brackets or creating the perfect male to female ratio.

Join Kathleen Ryan QC (Partner, DLA Piper & Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee – Law Society of Alberta), Afshan Naveed (Partner, Dentons Canada LLP), Cal Johnson QC (Partner, BDP & Member Diversity & Inclusion Committee – Law Society of Alberta), Arman Chak (Bencher, Law Society of Alberta) and Holly Wong (Legal Counsel MNP LLP and President, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers), from noon – 1 p.m. MST on Feb. 12, 2021 during the International Development Week 2021 as we chat about Diversity & Inclusion.

Over the last 10 years the annual Global Talent Conference was known as one of Edmonton’s premium events for Internationally Educated Professionals who are looking to connect with, and be inspired by, leaders from the Edmonton business community. This year the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC) will co-host the first Alberta Global Talent Conference with our counterpart in Calgary, the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (CRIEC), and it will be provided virtually.

This event is open to Internationally Educated Professionals who are Permanent Residents or Canadian Citizens, unemployed or underemployed, as well as to Alberta businesses and community partners.

When: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For further information, including opportunities for participating as a sponsor and/or exhibitor, please email Elena Chernaeva or call 780.707.8493.

2020 and now 2021 continues to shake up the way we work and is accelerating the modernization of our work environment. Alberta Land Titles and the Law Society of Alberta have teamed up and lawyers can now electronically submit all documents to Alberta Land Titles, from anywhere at any time.

Register and join us Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to noon Mountain Time for a free webinar to learn everything you need to get started with your Alberta Land Titles Online (ALTO) account and Law Society of Alberta’s digital signature. This webinar will also include a demo of ALTO and electronic submittal of documents.

Who should attend: Lawyers and any staff members who prepare documentation for submission to Land Titles today.

2020 and now 2021 continues to shake up the way we work and is accelerating the modernization of our work environment. Alberta Land Titles and the Law Society of Alberta have teamed up and lawyers can now electronically submit all documents to Alberta Land Titles, from anywhere at any time.

Register and join us Feb. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon Mountain Time for a free webinar to learn everything you need to get started with your Alberta Land Titles Online (ALTO) account and Law Society of Alberta’s digital signature. This webinar will also include a demo of ALTO and electronic submittal of documents.

Who should attend: Lawyers and any staff members who prepare documentation for submission to Land Titles today.

A town hall meeting will take place on January 22, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. with French-speaking and bilingual members of the Law Society of Alberta.

This meeting will take place through Webex: https://albertacourts.webex.com/meet/virtual.meetingroomqb11

Please note that this meeting will be recorded.

If you wish, you can send any questions to which you wish to be answered in advance to the following email address: servicesenfrancais.QB@albertacourts.ca

Agenda

1. Word of welcome and introductions
2. Summary of the Court’s progress in recent years
3. Bilingual capacity of the Court
4. Rules of Professional Conduct under the Code of Conduct of the Law Society of Alberta
5. Court website (information and forms)
6. New policy, protocols and measures adopted by the Court:
   • Context of the adoption of the pilot project
   • Communications in French at the counter and by phone
   • The process for filing documents in French
   • New notice of request for hearing in French / French Language Notice and Request
   • Resource person: French language services counsel and interpreters
7. Questions and comments

Une assemblée publique de type “Town Hall” aura lieu le 22 janvier 2021 à 12h30 avec les membres francophones et bilingues du barreau de l’Alberta (Law Society of Alberta).

Cette réunion aura lieu par le biais de Webex: https://albertacourts.webex.com/meet/virtual.meetingroomqb11

Veuillez noter que cette réunion sera enregistrée.

Si vous le désirez, vous pouvez envoyer à l’avance toute question à laquelle vous souhaitez obtenir une réponse à l’adresse courriel suivante: servicesenfrancais.QB@albertacourts.ca

Ordre du jour

1. Mot de bienvenue et présentations
2. Résumé des avancées de la Cour des dernières années
3. Capacité bilingue de la Cour
4. Règles déontologiques en vertu du Code of Conduct de la Law Society of Alberta
5. Site web de la Cour (information et formules)
6. Nouvelle politique, protocoles et mesures adoptées par la Cour:
   • Contexte de l’adoption du projet pilote
   • Les communications en français au comptoir et par téléphone
   • Le processus pour le dépôt de documents en français
   • Nouvel avis de demande d’audience en français/French Language Notice and Request
   • Personne-ressource: avocat-conseil des services en français et interprètes
7. Questions et commentaires

with
Dr. Brian J. Forbes, Ph.D., R.Psych
of Forbes Psychological Services Ltd. on
WEDNESDAY, December 9, 2020
noon – 1 p.m.

You’ll learn:

• The goals of psychological first aid—what are you trying to create for the person in distress?
• Implementing the three action principles of psychological first aid: Look, Listen and Link
• The eight key activities when delivering psychological first aid.

Who can attend:

Everyone in the legal community, including staff, who wants to learn how to provide emergency support within their workplace or in their private lives.

RSVP: program-manager@lawyersassist.ca

This session will provide an overview of and seek feedback on a recent report, “Community Justice Help: Advancing Community-Based Access to Justice”, released by Community Legal Education Ontario.

Authored by Julie Mathews (CLEO) and David Wiseman (uOttawa), the report proposes a new approach for enabling community workers (as non-lawyers) to provide assistance for law-related problems. The report puts forward a three-part framework for supporting, rather than discouraging, “community justice help”, and in so doing enabling community workers to play a role in advancing access to justice.

Welcoming participants from all provinces, this session will look beyond Ontario to explore the extent to which community justice help is available in other Canadian jurisdictions and the extent to which it is enabled and supported by local regulators both at present and through emerging initiatives.

A report presentation will be followed by participant discussion.

• Date: Wednesday, October, 28
• Timing: 12:30pm-1:30pm ET
• Location: Webcast, link to follow