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2023
Jan. 19: Honourable Ritu Khullar to be Sworn in as Chief Justice of Alberta; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Jan. 13: Court of Appeal Notice to the Profession and Public; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Jan. 12: 2023 Distinguished Service Awards Recipients; New Resources: Business Continuity and Succession Planning Guides and Templates; Court of King’s Bench Announcements
Jan. 5: Court of Appeal Notice to the Profession; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
2022
Dec. 21: Holiday Office Closure; Court of King’s Bench Announcement; Judicial Compensation Review: Request for Submissions
Dec. 15: Holiday Office Closure; Recommendations Released from National Study on Wellness in the Legal Profession; Distinguished Service Awards; Conflicts Essentials Part 2 Webinar; LESA Survey; and More
Dec. 13: Wellness Edition: The Intersection of Lawyer Competence and Lawyer Well-Being; Insight into Lawyer Well-Being Data; Linking Civility and Well-Being; and more
Dec. 8: Code of Conduct Change for Official Language Rights; Law Society of Alberta Holiday Office Closure; Court of King’s Bench Announcements; Federal Court Announcements 
Dec. 1: 2023–24 President-Elect and Executive Committee; 2023 Practice Fee Set; Congratulations to Chief Justice Khullar; and more
Nov. 24: Law Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting; Firm and Organization Recruitment: 2023 Indigenous Summer Student Program; Conflicts Essentials Part 2 Webinar; New Mentor Moment Available; and more
Nov. 16: Law Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting; Register for the Conflicts Essentials Part 2 Webinar
Nov. 10: Bencher Table Vacancy; Password Managers: Practice Management Tool; Your Role as a Responsible Lawyer; Alberta Law Foundation Annual Report; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Nov. 3: Lost Wills Listing Now Available Online; Updated Resource: Trust Bank Reconciliation; Court of Appeal of Alberta Announcement; The Canadian Legal Problems Survey
Oct. 28: National Study on the Wellness of Legal Professionals in Canada; 2022 Women in Law Leadership Awards; Thank you from the Law Society of Alberta; New Student Resource; Federal Court Announcement
Oct. 21: Director, Regulation and Professionalism Announcement; Trust Shortage and Reporting; Access to Justice Week 2022; Court of King’s Bench Announcements; Judicial Swearing-in Ceremonies
Oct. 11: Changes to the Articling Term Approved at September Bencher Meeting; Mentor Express 2022–2023; 2023 Distinguished Service Awards Nominations; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Oct. 6: Cybersecurity Awareness Month; Alberta Law Reform Institute: Recommendations to Dower Act; Court Announcements
Sept. 29: Apply to Serve on a 2023 Law Society of Alberta Committee; 2023 Recruitment Dates; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Sept. 26: Alberta Land Titles Office Return Submission Pilot Impact on the Conveyancing Protocol; Reminder: Register for the Well-Being in Practice Summit 
Sept. 23: A Guide to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; Submissions from Junior Counsel at the Court of King’s Bench; Law Society Board Welcomes Three New Benchers
Sept. 16: Change to King’s Counsel in Law Society Systems; LTO Return Submission Pilot; Court Announcements; IRPR Reference Guide
Sept 9: Statement on the Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; Letter from the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General; Court of King’s Bench Announcement
Sept 8: Amendments to Surrogate Rules and Forms – Requirement to Use the Surrogate Digital Service; Court Announcements
Sept 2: Register for the Wellness in Practice Summit; University of Toronto Study Reminder; Name Change for Masters in Chambers and more
Aug 16: Land Titles Offices Delays and Collecting Fees; Recruiting Firms for the 2023 ISSP; Mentee Recruitment for Mentor Express; Court Announcements
Aug 4: Join us for Well-Being in Practice: A summit on taking care of yourself, your workplace and our profession
Aug 2: Congratulations 2021 Recognition of Service Recipients
July 26: Emancipation Day; Mentor Express Registration Now Open; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
July 21: Law Society Welcomes Indigenous Initiatives Counsel; 2022 Viscount Bennett Scholarship Recipients and more
July 19: Statement on Oath of Allegiance in Alberta; Legal Ethics Study Reminder; Access to Justice Update; IRPR Amendments and more
July 8: Update: Masking and Social Distancing in Courthouses; University of Toronto Study: Legal Ethics from the View of Practising Lawyers
June 28: Practice Advisors’ Summer Months; New Mentor Moment Available; Court Announcements; Consumer Debt Negotiation Project Made Permanent Service at ECLC
June 21: Important Update on New Approach to CPD: Introducing the New Professional Development Profile for Alberta Lawyers
June 16: National Indigenous History Month; OPCA Litigants Reminder; Mentor Connect and Express Registration Now Open; Court Announcements and more
June 10: Pride Month, Virtual Hearings Now Standard, Alberta Land Titles Office Delays in Edmonton, Court Announcements
May 26: Mark Your Calendars for the 2022 Well-Being in Practice Summit; Asian Heritage Month; Wellness in Law: Be Part of the Solution; Engagement of Women in the Profession Report; and more
May 24: Court of Appeal Post-Town Hall Survey; Alberta Land Titles Office Ownership and Mailing Address Change Delays; Court Notice and Announcements; Volunteer Opportunity for Students-at-Law
May 5: Reminder: One-Time Mandatory Training Required for all Principals; Moose Hide Campaign; Court Information Access Guide for Alberta (CIAGA); Provincial Court Judicial Appointments; and more
May 3: Wellness Edition: We Don’t Talk About Burnout; I am feeling burned out. Can you help me?; Stress and Burnout; Civility and Burnout; Empathy in Practice; Mindful Breathing
April 27: Congratulations to Court of Queen’s Bench Appointees, Professional Development Profile, Indigenous Cultural Competency Education Reminder, and more
April 26: Law Society of Alberta Benchers Approve Acknowledgment of Systemic Discrimination
April 22: Guidance on Canadian Sanctions Related to Russia and Belarus; Surrogate Reform; In-Person Hearing at Court of Appeal; Family Law Volunteers Wanted
April 6: Outstanding Lawyers Honoured with Queen’s Counsel Designation; Applications for the Viscount Bennett Scholarship Now Open
April 5: Court Announcement; Judicial Opportunity
March 24: Trust Account Fraud Update, Changes to CDIC Reporting Rules for Trust Accounts, Restorative Justice Symposium, Court Announcements
March 15: Special Edition: Access to Justice
March 10: Update on Canadian Regulations Related to Russia; Resources for Crisis in Ukraine
March 8: International Women’s Day; New Process for Disbursing the Undisbursable: What to Do With Unclaimed Trust Funds; Provincial Court Announcement
March 3: Welcome New Law Society of Alberta Bencher, Ronald A. Sorokin; February 2022 Board Recap Video; Accelerated PREP 2022 and more
Feb 24: Thank You Darlene W. Scott; New President and President-Elect; Court Announcements
Feb 10: Wellness Edition: Building a Stronger Team; Unspoken Conflict and Boundaries; Preventing Conflict in the Virtual Office; Stretches You Can Do at Your Workstation
Feb 8: 2022 Distinguished Service Awards; Reminder: Have Your Say About the Future of Professional Development
Feb 3: Black History Month; Articling Placement Program; New Report from Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI); Court Announcements and more
Feb 1: Training for Principals Launches Today; Innovation Sandbox Now Accepting Applications; 2022 Distinguished Service Awards and more
Jan 26: Feedback Required on the Draft Professional Development Profile; Trust Safety Rule Changes Webinar; Law Reform Proposals for Alberta’s Dower Act and more
Jan 13: Federal Court Notice; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement; Trust Safety Rule Changes Webinar
Jan 7: Judgment Interest Act Interest Rate for Awards Set; Federal Court Notices; Court Announcements; Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Job Posting
2021
Dec 21: Holiday Office Closure; Law Commission of Canada Job Postings; Court of Appeal Notice to the Public and Profession
Dec 16: Welcome New Law Society of Alberta Bencher, Sanjiv Parmar; Trust Safety Rule Changes Webinar; Reminder: COVID-19 and the Suspension of Limitation Periods in Alberta and more
Dec 8: Extension of Part-Time Membership Fee Pilot Approved; Rule Changes for Mandatory Principal Training Approved; December 2021 Board Recap Video; 2022 Indigenous Summer Student Program and more
Dec 2: 2022 Practice Fee Set; 2022–23 President-Elect and Executive Committee
Nov 26: Land Titles Tip Sheets; Provincial Court Announcement
Nov 18: Annual General Meeting; Queen’s Counsel Timing Update
Nov 10: Remembrance Day; Summer Student Recruitment Dates Reminder; Calgary Legal Guidance Survey; Iris Barry Yake Robe Bank Update; Court Announcement
Oct 28: Special Edition – Access to Justice Part Two
Oct. 25: Special Edition – Access to Justice Part One
Oct 21: Congratulations Cori Ghitter; Committee Volunteer Position Applications Deadline Oct. 31; Loss During Traumatic Times; Personal Property Security Act and more
Oct. 7: Wellness Edition: Let’s Not Return to ‘Normal’; Lawyers and Substance Abuse; Words Matter – How to Talk About Addiction with Dignity 
Oct. 6: October 2021 Bencher Recap Video; Court Notice
Oct. 1: CPD Suspension Extension; Law Society Introduces Innovation Sandbox; New Trust Safety Rules in Effect Jan. 1, 2022
Sept. 29: 2022 Committee Applications Now Open, Bencher Vacancy Applications Close Oct. 5
Sept 24: 2021/22 Queen’s Counsel Application and Review Process
Sept 23: Engagement of Women in the Profession Event Rescheduled; Viscount Bennett Scholarship Recipient; Legislative Review Summary Spring 2021; Court Notices
Sept 17: Student Recruitment Update; Engagement of Women in the Profession; Survey from the Federal Courts; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and more
Sept 15: Bencher Table Vacancy
Sept 7: 2022 Recruitment Dates; Registration for the 2021–2022 Mentor Express Program Open to Mentees; Distinguished Service Awards and more
Aug 24: Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Seeking Feedback on Guarantees Acknowledgment Act (GAA); Recruiting for the 2022 Indigenous Summer Student Program; Upcoming Webinar: Eugene J. Creighton, QC: A Survivor’s Story; Judicial Appointments and more
July 29: 2021 Viscount Bennett Scholarship Recipients; Bencher Profile Series; Recruiting Mentors for Mentor Express 2021-2022; Access New Resources from Alberta Law Libraries and more
July 27: Special Edition – Access to Justice
July 15: Volunteers Needed to Develop Competency Framework for Alberta Lawyers
July 13: 2020 Recognition of Service Recipients; Former Bencher Appointed to Provincial Court; Iris Barry Yake Robe Bank Update; Court Announcements 
July 7: My Experience Project; Adjournment Digital Service Launched; Nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Service Awards Now Open; and more
June 30: Second Quarter 2021 Wellness Edition
June 29: My Experience Project; Recruiting Mentors for Mentor Express 2021-2022; National Indigenous History Month Comes to an End; and more 
June 25: Assurance Fund Rule Amendments Approved; Keeping Trust Funds Safe; National Well-Being Study Deadline Extended; and more
June 15: My Experience Project; Provincial Court Announcements
June 10: My Experience Project; June 2021 Board Recap Video; National Study of Well-being of Legal Professionals Launched
June 8: Statement Regarding the Kamloops Indian Residential School; Improving the Principal and Articling Student Experience; National Study of Well-being of Legal Professionals; Provincial Court Announcements; Rainbow Tabs Initiative
June 3: Bencher Profile Series; National Study on Well-being of Legal Professionals; Justice Beverley Browne Memorial Fund
June 1: My Experience Project; The Path (Law Society of Alberta) Education Update; Recruiting Mentors for Mentor Express 2021; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
May 27: Automatic Enrolment in the Mentor Express Program; Reminder: Complete Enrolment Applications; Bencher Profile Series and more
May 25: My Experience Project; Final Reminder: International Association of Women Judges: ThoughtExchange; Best Practice When Issuing Trust Cheques and more
May 18: My Experience Project; Reminder: International Association of Women Judges ThoughtExchange; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
May 13: New Resource Available: OPCA Litigants – The Phenomenon of Freemen on the Land; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
May 11: My Experience Project; International Association of Women Judges: ThoughtExchange; Court Notice and Announcements and more
May 6: Bencher Profile Series; A Note from Assist: Lawyer Well-Being Week; Court Announcements
May 4: My Experience Project; Additional Alberta Land Titles Online (ALTO) Training Session Added; Court Announcements
April 30: Bencher Profile Series; Court Announcements
April 28: Special Edition – Access to Justice 
April 27: My Experience Project; Indigenous Cultural Competency Education Access Information Distributed; Provincial Court Announcement
April 19: Indigenous Cultural Competency Education Launching April 21
April 13: My Experience Project; Federal Court of Appeal and Federal Court Notice; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
April 8: Bencher Profile Series; Jess Bray Memorial Fund 
April 6: My Experience Project Submissions; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement re: Service Outside Canada
April 1: Bencher Profile Series; Applications for the Viscount Bennett Scholarship Now Open; Court of Appeals Announcement
April 1: Alberta Courts Issue Joint Notice on the “My Experience” Project
March 31: Land Titles Office Updates
March 30: My Experience Project; Trust Account Fraud Update
March 25: Bencher Profile Series
March 23: Iris Barry Yake Posthumous Bar Call; Joseph J. Arvay Legacy Fund; Appointment Opportunity for Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
March 19: First Quarter 2021 Wellness Edition
March 18: Employer’s Guide to the Law Society of Alberta’s Respectful Workplace Policy; Survey to the Profession Results; Bencher Profile Series
March 11: Divorce Act Amended; Bencher Profile Series; Feedback Wanted for HELP Toolkit; Land Titles Office – Pending Registration Queue
March 4: International Women’s Day; Bencher Profile Series; Amendment to the Practice Direction on Electronic Filing 
March 2: Articling Term; Accelerated PREP; February 2021 Bencher Recap Video
Feb 26: Use of Video Conferencing for Land Titles and PPR Documents; Proposed Changes to the Criminal Code 
Feb 25: Thank You Kent Teskey; New President and President-Elect; Provincial Court Announcements and more
Feb 18: Amendments to Divorce Act and Alberta Rules of Court
Feb 9: Judicial Appointment; New Divorce Act Changes Information Sessions Added; Upcoming Events
Feb 5: Confirm your Address in the Lawyer Portal; Moose Hide Campaign; Lawyer Referrals; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
Feb 2: Black History Month; Changes to Divorce Act; Court of Queen’s Bench Schedule; Upcoming Events
Jan 29: 2021 Distinguished Service Awards; Resolution Services Family Court Counsellor In-Court Assistance Services; Court Announcements
Jan 28: Special Edition – Access to Justice 
Jan 21: New ALTO Webinar Dates Available Feb. 10 & 17
Jan 19: ALTO Webinar Registration; Remembering James E. Redmond, QC; Alberta Debtor Support Project Update and more
Jan 14: Provincial Court of Alberta Survey to the Profession
Jan 12: New Learning Centre Modules; Surrogate Reform Project Update
2020
December 22: ALTO Webinar, Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements, Court of Appeal Announcements
December 17: Making Payments before December 31, RCAS Reminder Regarding Holiday Closure, Mandatory Email Filing
December 14: Law Society Holiday Hours; Operation of Alberta Courts During the Holiday Period; Court Announcements; Law Libraries Closure
December 8: Lawyer Licensing & Competence in Alberta; Indigenous Cultural Competency Education Update; Lawyer Licensing and Competence Report Approved; December 2020 Board Recap Video; Court Announcements
December 3: Fees Reduced by 10% in 2021, Instalment Payment Option, New President-Elect and Executive Committee
December 1: WILL 2020 Stronger Together Award, Mentor Express Program Launching Jan. 1, ISSP Reminder, Provincial Court Announcements
November 27: Record Turnout for 2020 Bencher Election; COVID Resource Reminders; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
November 24: Temporary Closure: Edmonton Civil Counters; New Government Service for Family Law Lawyers
November 18: AGM Notice
November 16: Bencher Election Results 
November 10: Vote Now in the 2020 Bencher Election; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
November 5: Fall 2020 Wellness Edition
November 3: 2020 Bencher Election Voting Now Open, Lifecycle of a Trust Account Podcast, Alberta Court of Appeal Notice
October 29: My Experience Project; Remote Court Library Services; Provincial Court Announcements; Court of Queen’s Bench Notice
October 27: Special Edition: Access to Justice
October 22: Fake Law Firm Alert, New Resources on Returning to Practice & Leaving the Practice of Law, Locum Connect, One Week Left for My Experience Project
October 20: Distinguished Service Awards Nominations, Desk Applications Information Session, Alberta Law Libraries Closing Drumheller Location
October 13: Bencher Election Candidate Profiles Now Available
October 8: My Experience Project Reminder, Court of Queen’s Bench Town Hall Meeting
October 6: President’s Message: Introduction of Mandatory Indigenous Cultural Competency Training; October 2020 Board Meeting Recap
October 2: General Counsel & Director, Regulation Announcement; Alberta Land Titles Online Now Available; PM 101 Webinar Recording; Court Announcements
September 30: Orange Shirt Day, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Update and “My Experience” Project
September 29: Summer and Articling Student Recruitment Dates; Justice Digital and Surrogate Reform Committee Seeking Feedback; Legal Research: Guidance for Inactive Lawyers
September 22: Trust Account Fraud Update, Voting Eligibility, Committee Vacancies, New Chair of Legal Aid Alberta
September 17: Justice Digital and Surrogate Reform Committee Seeking Feedback; Reminders about ISSP Firm Recruitment and PM101 Retirement Webinar
September 15: Bencher Election 2020 – Nomination Deadline Tomorrow
September 10: Bencher Election Nominations Close September 16, Court of Queen’s Bench Updates on Jury Trials and Hearings
September 3: Bencher Election Candidate Video; Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
September 1: 2020 Continuing Professional Development Cycle Reminder; Walk with Assist; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
August 25: Resumption of Jury Trials, Amendments to Alberta Rules of Court, Viscount Bennett Scholarship, Online Hearing Guidelines and more
August 18: Bencher Election Candidate Video and Webinar; Practice Management 101 Webinar; Court of Appeal Notices
August 14: Bill 24: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act, 2020
August 13: Nominations for 2020 Bencher Election Now Open, Candidate Q&A Webinar, Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19), Videoconferencing and Land Titles
August 11: COVID-19 and the Suspension of Limitation Periods in Alberta, 2021 ISSP Program, Trial Triage Booking Extension
July 30: Latest Podcast: Introduction to Managing Trust Accounts; Provincial Court Announcement
July 28: CPLED Recruiting Lawyers; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
July 21: 2020 Bencher Election Online, Announcements from the Court of Queen’s Bench
July 9: Announcements from the Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench
July 7: Wearing Masks in Courthouses; Announcements from Court of Queen’s Bench
July 2: Correction re: Continuing Professional Development, Announcements from the Court of Queen’s Bench
June 30: June Board Recap Video, Practically Speaking, PM 101, Land Acknowledgements, Resumption of Court Operations, Cap of Email and Fax Fees Extended
June 23: Model Code of Conduct Amendment Consultation; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements; LAA Board Recruitment; Access to Library Resources
June 16: Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement; Federal Court of Appeal Gradual Phase-out of Suspension Period; Rainbow Tabs Campaign
June 11: Returning to the Office after the Pandemic; Protecting Client Confidentiality while Working Remotely; Update on Divorce Act Amendments
June 2: Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements: Remote Regular Chambers/Duty – Province-Wide and Criminal Voir Dires in Writing
May 28: Return to More Regular Sittings of the Trial Courts
May 27: Update on MO 27/2020 Suspension of Limitation Periods; COVID-19 and Questioning by Video; Loss Prevention Recommendations
May 26: Rule Changes from May Board Meeting; Update on Office Closure; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
May 21: May Board Recap Video; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance; Ministerial Orders; Provincial Court Announcement
May 14: Bencher Election Date Set; CPLED Registration Deadline Reminder; Court of Queen’s Bench Master Order #4; Court Announcements
May 12: Provincial Court of Alberta and Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements
May 8: Steps Taken by the Courts During the Pandemic
May 7: Message from Assist; Changes to PREP Admission Requirements; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcement
May 5: Ministerial Order from Community and Social Services; Lawyer Referral Service Update
April 30: Surviving the Pandemic Financially; Trust Account Risk Management; Practice Transition Webinars; CBA Webinar
April 27: Contingency Planning During COVID-19; Court Announcements; Changes to City of Calgary Encroachment Policy
April 23: Judicial Appointments to Provincial Court; Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
April 16: COVID-19 Update: LSA, ALIA and CPLED offices to remain closed until May 31; Judicial appointments; Ministerial Order
April 14: COVID-19 Update: Feedback on Model Code of Conduct Amendments; Court of Queen’s Bench Announcements; Ministerial Order
April 9: COVID-19 Update: Mentorship in Times of Crisis; Video Conferencing Guide; Assist Update; Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench Updates
April 8: COVID-19 Update: Navigating Student Recruitment; Updated Guidance for Land Titles Documents; Ministerial Order from Community and Social Services
April 6: COVID-19 Update: Changes to Articling Requirements and PREP Subsidy; Employment Standards Reminders; Provincial Court
April 3: COVID-19 Update: Land Titles; Court Schedules and Practice Notes
April 2: COVID-19 Update: Ministerial Order on Limitations Periods; Urgent Matters at Court of Queen’s Bench; Access to Library Materials and Research Support
April 1: COVID-19 Update: 18 Recommendations for the Business of Law, Order in Council RE: Electronic Documents
March 31: COVID-19 Update: Lawyer Referral now In-House; Master in Chambers Position; MEP Payments
March 30: COVID-19 Update: PREP Registration Open March 31; Restricted Access to Courthouses; CLIA Seeking Candidates for Board Position
March 27: Letter to the Profession
March 26: COVID-19 Update: Protecting your staff during COVID-19; Guidance for lawyers testing positive for COVID-19; Court Updates
March 25: COVID-19 Update: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta Notice
March 24: COVID-19 Update: LSA/ALIA/CPLED Offices Remain Closed until April 30; Engaging Stakeholders to Provide Important Updates; Court Updates
March 23: COVID-19 Update: Provincial Court Notice; Lawyer Referral Service Suspended Until March 31
March 19: COVID-19 Update: Alberta Land Titles; Law Society FAQs Related to COVID-19; Articling Remotely; Assist – Here to Help
March 18: Potential Phishing Attack
March 18: COVID-19 Update: Trust Safety Filing Deadline Extended; Court of Appeal Notice; Customer Service During Office Closure
March 17: COVID-19 Update: LSA/ALIA/CPLED Offices Closed Until March 30, COVID 19 and Client Identification and Verification, Matters in the Provincial Court
March 16: COVID-19 Update: Law Society/ALIA/CPLED Office Closed; Suspension of Sittings at Court
March 12: Managing the COVID-19 Situation; Judicial Appointments; Seeking Feedback on Model Code of Conduct Amendments
March 5: Hearing & Bencher Meeting Location Changes, International Women’s Day and New Callback Feature
March 4: Outstanding Lawyers Honoured with Queen’s Counsel Designation
February 27: CPD Requirement Suspended for 2020 and 2021; February Board Recap Video; Code Changes; PREP Schedule Change
February 20: Thank You Rob W. Armstrong; New President and President-Elect; New Resource: Ethical and Effective Advertising; Practically Speaking Podcast
February 7: CPLED PREP Enrolment Launches March 2; ALSP Information Session; Payment Option Changes Now Live
February 3: 2019 Recognition of Service Recipients; Participate in the Part-time Membership Pilot; Status Change Options Now Available
January 17: 2020-2024 Strategic Plan & Regulatory Objectives; Participate in the Part-time Membership Pilot; Take Your Practice to the Next Level with Practically Speaking; New Risk Advisories for Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing; Mentor Express

 

2019
December 18: December 2019 Board Meeting Recap Video; Rule Changes from December 2019 Board Meeting; Holiday Hours and Closures
December 13: Changes to Payment Options; Queen’s Counsel Timing Update; Recruiting Mentors and Mentees for the 2020 Mentor Express Program; Family Property Act Reminder
December 5: New President-Elect; 2020-2021 Executive Committee; Indigenous Initiatives Liaison Announcement; Family Law Survey; Distinguished Service Award Winners
November 15: Reminder: Respectful Workplace Model Policy Training Opportunities
November 4: Respectful Workplace Model Policy Launches; 2019 WILL Award Recipients; CPLED Recruiting Lawyers
October 28: Part-time Membership Update; Alberta Courts Eagle Feather Ceremony; Alberta Law Foundation Annual Report; Distinguished Service Awards Nominations
October 10: Rule Changes from the September Board Meeting; Reminders about the Practice Foundations Advisory Committee and QC Applications
October 3: Distinguished Service Awards Nomination Period; September Board Meeting Recap Video; Court of Queen’s Bench Notices
September 27: Articling Survey Results Report; Practice Foundations Advisory Committee; Reminder for QC Applications
August 26: First Blind and Paraplegic Lawyer Called to the Alberta Bar; Recruiting Firms and Organizations for the 2020 Indigenous Summer Student Program; CPLED Update
August 19: Queen’s Counsel Application and Selection Process; Bencher Election Task Force Recruitment; Court of Queen’s Bench Notice
Aug 1: Anti-Money Laundering Education Series; Viscount Bennett Recipient Announced; New Resource; Student Recruitment Dates; We’re Moving
July 12: June Board Meeting Recap Video; New Practice Advisor; Court of Queen’s Bench Notices
June 26: Rule Changes Approved at the April/June Board Meetings
June 11: First Nations Jurisdictional Issues; Trust Safety Resource; JDR Fall Schedule; Articling Survey
June 3: April Board Recap Video; Articling Review Survey; Calendar Resource; First Nations Jurisdictional Issues
May 24: Participate in Our Articling Survey; Practice Advisor Farewell; Judicial Appointments
May 8: Articling Survey; CPLED Webinar; JDR Schedule; Client Communication Resources
April 25: Chief Information Officer & Director, Business Operations Announcement; CPLED Webinar; Court Notice
April 3: Changes to Student Application; Group Bar Call; ALF Director; CBA Young Lawyer Internships; CLIA Director; Learning Centre
February 21: Law Society of Alberta Board 2019-2020; CPLED Launches New Website; Indigenous Advisory Committee Announced
January 16: President & CEO of ALIA and ALIEX; New Mentoring Program Launches Today; Indigenous Education Series Conference; RPR Survey
2018
December 20: November Board Meeting Recap; New Lay Benchers Appointed; Indigenous Education Series Conference; Family Law Changes
November 27: New Mentoring Program; Analytics and Audit Services Transition to PwC; Posthumous WWI Bar Call Ceremony
October 29: WWI Law Students Posthumous Bar Call Ceremony; Part-Time Membership Fees Survey Closes Oct 31
October 11: New Legal Aid Governance Agreement; Trust Safety Rule Amendments; Join the Conversation about Part-Time Fees
September 20: Join the Conversation About Part-time Membership Fees; Indigenous Education Series
September 17: Welcome New Benchers; Trust Shortages and Reporting
September 4: Indigenous Advisory Committee; CanLaw Advisory; Viscount Bennett Scholarship Recipients 
August 7: Indigenous Summer Student Program; New PBLA ED; Viscount Bennett Recipients; Court Notices
July 18: Law Society Announcement; Former Board Members Appointed to Provincial Court
June 26: Trinity Western University Rulings; Meet the Practice Advisors; Court of Queen’s Bench Notices
June 6: Welcome Bill Hendsbee; Articling Webinar; Electronic Disclosure
May 11: Remembering Jocelyn Frazer; Code Amendments; Judicial Appointments
April 27: Legal Profession Act Amendments Update
April 12: Unauthorized Practice of Law in Nunavut; Viscount Bennett Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching
March 22: New Approved Trust Accounting Software; Legal Profession Act Amendment Update
February 22: Thank You To Our Outgoing President and Benchers; AdvisorLink Program
February 15: Call for Input (Anti-Money Laundering Rules); Annual Report Filing Deadline; Notices
January 18: Bartering Legal Services Update; Public Representative (Lay Bencher) Posting; Lawyer Programs: Spotlight on Locum Connect
January 2: CPLED Hires CEO; Distinguished Service Award Recipients; Court Notices

*Note: To view eBulletins prior to 2018, please visit the Latest from the Law Society.

Billing and filing deadlines calendar

The Law Society has created a free online calendar that lists all Law Society and Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association major filing and billing deadlines throughout the year. This includes dates for annual membership fees, indemnity levy, Trust Safety filings, Continuing Professional Development and more.

You can add this Google calendar to your mobile or desktop. This will allow the calendar to fully integrate with your current calendar, making it easy to view and plan for upcoming deadlines. Updates to the calendar will be made regularly throughout the year and your device will automatically reflect any changes.

For more information on how to access this online calendar, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.

To reference our billing and filing deadlines online, please visit this link.

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