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Locum Number	Areas of Law	Locum Profile	Locations	Work Setting	Availability	Languages
L101	Real Estate, Wills & Estates	I was called to the Alberta Bar in 2011 and I started my own practice in 2015. I work as a sole practitioner from my home office in Central Alberta. My practice has focused on Wills and Estate Planning, and Real Estate transactions. I can provide legal research and document review services. I can assist with overflow work, and fill-in when a sole practitioner or small firm lawyer is away. I am available for part-time work throughout the year. I am located in Central Alberta, and I can travel as required. I can provide on-site or remote services.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L102	Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property	I have a particular interest in civil litigation and intellectual property (trademark and copyright) matters. I am available to assist with drafting trademark applications and will guide and manage the file from application to registration, including addressing any questions from Examiners or litigating opposition proceedings. On the general civil litigation side of matters, I can offer assistance with research and legal writing, mediations and Provincial Court matters including agency appearances. I am available for work throughout the year.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L103	Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Litigation, Construction, Education, Insurance, International, Mediation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Wills & Estates	I was called in 2009. My practice focuses on litigation, real estate and estate planning and administration. I am also experienced in many other areas of law. I have recently completed the ADRIA training to become a Qualified Mediator. I am skilled in managing, training, and leading complex teams as well as building and managing firms and practices. My experience includes work with national, regional, and small firms. I maintain my own very limited practice and occasionally engage in creating or teaching various levels of legal education. I am a sole practitioner and occasionally engage in creating or teaching various levels of legal education. I prefer work in and around Calgary or can be available remotely. I learn quickly, enjoy meeting new people and appreciate new challenges.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time
L104	Civil Litigation, Construction, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Wills & Estates	I am a lawyer with 30 years' experience in most areas of law. I undertook custodianships for the Law Society of Alberta for several years and cleaned up and wound-up law practices in most areas of law, with the exception of immigration. My work now is primarily in the estate, personal injury and real estate fields.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L105	Family & Domestic	I have been practicing in family law since 2016, and as a registered collaborative lawyer since 2019. I have experience both in and out of court, as a sole practitioner and supporting others. My current practice is almost entirely virtual, and I am comfortable supporting clients throughout the province. I am available to provide extra support as needed, or to babysit files for a lawyer who needs a break.	Edmonton	Remote only	Part-time
L106	Aboriginal, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy & Insolvency & Receivership, Civil Litigation, Charities & Not-For-Profit, Competition, Constitutional & Human Rights, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Criminal (Defence), Criminal (Prosecution), Education, Labour & Employment, Entertainment, Environmental & Natural Resources, Health, Immigration, Indigenous, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Mediation, Municipal, Pensions & Benefits, Personal Injury, Privacy, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Wills & Estates, Administrative & Boards & Tribunals	I am available for remote work but can be in Alberta when necessary for meetings, mediation, trials etc. I enjoy Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, Personal Injury, Labour and Employment, International, Corporate & Securities, Arbitration & Mediation, Wills & Estates, Constitutional, Construction law and am interested in Aboriginal, Immigration, Education law as well. I am open to any area except family law. I practiced law successfully for about 10 years and enjoyed all of my experiences. References are immediately available upon request.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	Remote only	Full-time or part-time
L107	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Arbitration & Mediation, Corporate & Commercial, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Wills & Estates	I was called in 1988. My practice has focused on corporate and commercial and wills and estates. I also have extensive experience in mediation. I can work in South/Central Alberta, primarily in and around Calgary but would be prepared to relocate for an extended contract. I am available to travel as required. Available for work throughout the year.	Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time
L108	Family & Domestic, Immigration	I am licensed to practice in Alberta and Ontario. I was called to the bar in 2019. I currently practice as a sole practitioner based in Calgary, Alberta. My practice has focused on family and matrimonial disputes, including parenting, property division and support. I have experience in family morning and special chambers with viva voce evidence, King's Bench appeals, as well as solely conducting a 5-day parenting trial earlier this year. In addition to family law, my practice is also focused on immigration matters, including judicial review application, removal proceedings, refugee hearings and appeals, as well as visa applications, sponsorship, economic migration and corporate immigration matters. I prefer to work remotely but can be available for in-person matters. I am willing to travel.	Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Drumheller	Remote only	Part-time	English, Sinhala
L109	Criminal (Defence)	I was called in 2018. I practice exclusively criminal defence - with a special focus on appellate and written advocacy. I am in Calgary but can travel to Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, etc. Please let me know once it has been posted.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	Hebrew
L110	Corporate & Commercial, Criminal (Defence), Entertainment, Family & Domestic, Immigration, Personal Injury, Privacy, Real Estate	I was called in January 2023. My practice has focused on criminal, family and matrimonial disputes, personal injury, real estate, corporate/commercial, and immigration. I have extensive court advocacy experience and have coordinated on a number of trials. I can work in Central Alberta, primarily in and around Edmonton, particularly as an independent contractor working on files remotely and within agreed timeframe. I am available to travel as required but with sufficient notice. Available for work throughout the year.	Edmonton	Remote only	Part-time	English, Yoruba, and Pidgin English
L111	Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Environmental & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Real Estate	I am an experienced in-house counsel with over 20 years experience. I have worked in large corporate legal departments for some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies. I have a broad range of expertise in corporate/commercial matters and an in-depth knowledge of the oil & gas industry. I have worked on countless A&D transactions, construction projects, employment matters, procurement agreements, IP and seismic data ownership agreements. If you have a short term project, or longer term needs, I can help.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L112	Competition, Corporate & Commercial, Labour & Employment, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Privacy	I have a strong background in corporate/commercial law and intellectual property. As an in-house lawyer for 10+ years, I am adept at practicing various areas of law including employment and privacy.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L113	Immigration	I was called in Alberta and Ontario in 2021. I practice exclusively solicitor-side immigration law, including applications for citizenship, permanent residency, provincial nomination programs, family class sponsorship, work permits, study permits, visitor visas and transit visas. I see clients in English, French, Urdu and Hindi. For the proper compensation, I am willing to travel or relocate. I'm available throughout the year. I can support you part-time or on a contract basis for specific files.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English, Francais, Urdu and Hindi
L114	Family & Domestic, Immigration	Called to the bar January, 2005. Areas of practice; Family, Immigration, Estate Planning.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	Farsi (Persian), Kurdish (Kurmanji, Sorani), Turkish.
L115	Civil Litigation, Criminal (Defence), Labour & Employment	I was called in January, 2020. I have practiced both civil litigation and criminal defence. While practicing civil litigation, I primarily focused on employment, contract, and oil and gas law. I have experience assessing reasonable notice periods and negotiating settlements, conducting questioning, drafting memorandums and briefs, and appearing in Chambers. With respect to criminal defence, I have experience running bail hearings, conducting contested sentencing hearings and joint-dispositions, as well as appearing in Trial. I have appeared in both the ABPC and ABKB while managing files and acting as support counsel. I am available to work in Calgary, and plan to relocate to the city in short order to facilitate working in person, or remotely.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L116	Bankruptcy & Insolvency & Receivership, Civil Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Entertainment, Family & Domestic, Immigration, Intellectual Property	I am a recently qualified lawyer having been admitted in February 2023. I also represent a demographic of Internationally-trained lawyers that has grown substantially in Alberta over the last couple years. My experience includes Civil and Commercial advisory work across a diverse range of cases mainly through the LSA's Lawyer Referral Service. I also have experience preparing immigration applications and Judicial reviews challenging a variety of decisions, such as the refusal of visa applications at the Federal Court as well as family law experience preparing and arguing or opposing various child, spousal support and guardianship applications at both Provincial and KB Court levels. I am open to different areas of law, namely in commercial, civil, immigration and family law. I will also consider remote and in-person opportunities from across Edmonton, Central Alberta and Calgary. I am particularly interested in opportunities to reduce opportunity barriers for access to justice and to supporting the most vulnerable of litigants.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English, Yoruba