Do you conduct workplace investigations or other administrative investigation functions? Are you looking to enhance your practice and develop practical skills? Join the Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA) for a unique opportunity in this hands-on, two-day workshop designed especially for lawyers in collaboration with Veritas Solutions, one of Canada’s premier administrative investigation and training firms. Veritas Solutions has trained thousands of HR professionals and other administrative investigators, including lawyers, on how to conduct highly effective and legally defensible investigations.

Utilizing and expanding on established investigation principles, this course will address:

• Principles of legally defensible investigations including investigator selection and biases, principles of natural justice and procedural fairness and legal conflicts of interest.
• Investigation planning and case management including techniques on how to clearly establish the scope and incidents and begin to plan specific areas of investigation and lines of questioning.
• Trauma informed investigation interviewing including an understanding of trauma and its impact on issues of credibility, interview approaches and the elicitation of maximum information.
• Understanding person-on-person allegations of misconduct including an examination of the evolution of law and case law, and defining the elements related to harassment, bullying, sexual harassment and human rights discrimination.
• Investigating high conflict, querulous, vexatious and dark triad personalities including how to identify dark triad personalities/high conflict persons and create strategies and techniques to investigate cases involving manipulation, deceit and counter-allegations effectively and successfully.
• Conducting credibility assessments including case law and the systematic application of ten credibility factors.
• Investigation analysis and findings including the application of an analytical two-pronged test, balancing the probabilities and coming to a definitive finding that withstands the highest level of legal scrutiny.
• Working through a case study, the course will culminate in participants applying principles in mock investigation interviews, where they will assess credibility and come to legally defensible findings on the allegations.

Online registration is available for the live broadcast only. This program is not being recorded and will not be made available as an on-demand program.

Strengthen your practice with training that enhances how you support clients experiencing sexual violence. First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training builds your ability to respond compassionately and appropriately, while helping you navigate disclosures in a trauma-informed way.

Equip yourself with practical tools that improve client trust, safety and communication – skills that benefit every area of legal practice.

Developed by the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services, this training is intended to build the capacity of professionals, paraprofessionals and community members to respond effectively to disclosures of sexual abuse, assault and harassment.

Event Details

Time: 9 a.m.
Price: $299

Register to attend.

Are you an assistant, paralegal or legal professional looking to understand the fundamentals of criminal law? This webinar provides a practical overview of the criminal process, from the moment of arrest to final sentencing. Topics include:

• police procedures, such as arrest, charges and release orders;
• essential documents, including warrants, bail conditions and sentencing forms; and
• court procedures at each stage leading to sentencing.

Event Details

Time: noon
Price: $95

Divorces involving children can be complex, especially so if there are elements of trauma. With an enhanced awareness and understanding of the challenges these dynamics present, legal professionals can make better decisions, provide better advice, and better position themselves as an advocate for their client.

This webinar will explore topics including:

• an overview of attachment theory and why it is important and applicable to family law;
• how attachment needs impact the presentation of realistic estrangement and “alienation”;
• types of trauma children experience within these dynamics;
• long term implications of childhood trauma; and
• why it is important to ask the right questions and/or defer to/consult with a trauma informed mental health expert.

Event Details

Time: noon
Price: $325

Learn the basics of the powers and limitations to realtors in foreclosures and post foreclosures. This webinar will explore topics such as:

• What does a King’s Bench Judicial Listing Agreement and additional sale terms say and why?
• What is the infamous Schedule “A”?
• What deletions are made to a post foreclosure listing agreement and why?

Event Details

Time: noon
Price: $95

Strengthen your foundation in employment law. Designed for legal professionals who draft, review, or advise on employment agreements, this webinar will explore essential clauses, drafting techniques, common drafting errors and strategies for reviewing agreements.

Event Details

Time: noon
Price: $95

Estate litigation often involves standard applications. But what happens when the matter calls for something less conventional? This practical webinar will explore less common, yet powerful, court orders that estate litigators may encounter or strategically utilize. It will unpack the legal foundations, procedural considerations and tactical implications of these unusual remedies.

Event Details

Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Cost: $95

There is no greater moment of advocacy in a trial than when counsel delivers their closing argument, whether to a Judge sitting alone or to a jury. It is counsel’s final chance to provide perspective, context and value to the evidence heard by the court. This webinar will explore fundamentals of preparing for and delivering closing arguments as a criminal defence practitioner, with topics including practical tips for drafting closing arguments, tips for effective oral advocacy, ethical reminders and an overview of a sample closing argument outline.

Event Details

Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Cost: $95

The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) invites current and prospective principals, as well as anyone who supervises articling students or early-career lawyers, to join an informative session on the evolution of bar admission training. Learn how the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) has changed over the past five years, debunk common myths, and gain insights to support effective mentorship and work allocation.

Session Info:

• Thursday, Dec. 11, 11 a.m.–noon MT
  • Register here

For questions about the webinar, contact admin@cpled.ca.

Family Mediation Canada (FMC) is pleased to be joining Alberta Family Mediation Society (AFMS) for a one-day hybrid conference taking place Friday, Nov. 28.

Dr. Michael Saini will deliver an interactive keynote session focused on trust building in mediation:

“We talk about trust in every mediation yet often rely on intuition rather than understanding its structure. This session offers a chance to pause and rethink what trust really means by learning a practical framework for building, testing, and repairing trust across stages of mediation. Through stories, reflection, and research, participants will discover how trust can be cultivated deliberately and how even small, consistent choices can transform the tone of an entire process.”

Event Details:

• Date: Nov. 28, 2025
• Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Location: Online and in-person at University of Calgary ‘Blue Room’, 124 University Gate NW, Calgary, AB
• Cost: $250 – $600

Learn more about the program and register to attend.