CPLED Enrolment Launches March 2

February 07, 2020

The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) is launching a new Bar admission program in June 2020 called the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP). Launched in partnership with the Law Societies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, PREP was piloted in 2019 to test and refine the program to ensure it will provide the lawyers…

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February 03, 2020

Introducing the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Lawyer Competence Advisory Committees

February 03, 2020

In Fall 2019, the Law Society put out a call for volunteers to participate on a Practice Foundations Advisory Committee. We received over 70 applications and were overwhelmed by the interest from the profession. As a result of the high quality of applications, the Practice Foundations Task Force decided to split the Advisory Committee into…

Congratulations 2019 Recognition of Service Recipients

February 03, 2020

The Law Society’s Recognition of Service Program honours long-standing lawyers in Alberta for their contributions to the legal profession. We would like to congratulate the 30-year and 50-year recipients for reaching this important milestone in their legal career. View the 2019 recipients on our website here. For more information on the Recognition of Service program,…

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January 27, 2020

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January 20, 2020

2020-2024 Strategic Plan and Regulatory Objectives

January 17, 2020

The 2020-2024 Strategic Plan provides direction and focus to our Board (Benchers) and the entire organization, including a framework for decision making, resource allocation and priority setting. Our strategic goals are: Innovation & Proactive Regulation Competence & Wellness Access Equity, Diversity & Inclusion View the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. Regulatory Objectives The core purpose of the…