Unlocking Your Legal Toolkit: Free Resources for Alberta's Lawyers
Presented by the CBA Alberta Young Lawyers North Section
Starting your legal career can be challenging, but you’re not alone. This session will introduce articling students, law students, and new lawyers in Alberta to key free resources available through the Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA), the Canadian Bar Association (CBA Alberta), Lawyers’ Assist, and the Law Society of Alberta. Learn how to access professional development, mentorship, mental health support, and practice management tools—all designed to help you succeed in the early stages of your legal journey. Get practical tips on where to start and how to make the most of what's already available to you.
PRESENTERS
Loraine Champion, KC (Executive Director for Alberta Lawyers' Assistance Society [ASSIST])
Maddison Croden (Board Member, CBA Alberta Board)
Christine Sanderman (Executive Director for Legal Education Society of Alberta [LESA])
Michael Oxman (Education Counsel, Law Society of Alberta)
MEETING DETAILS
| Date: |
Monday, September 8, 2025 |
| Time: |
12:00 Noon (MT) |
| Location: |
CBA Alberta Edmonton office
1501, Rice Howard Place, Tower 2 | 10060 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton |
Participant Disclaimer
Due to rising food costs, we cannot accommodate drop-in attendees. If you have not registered for the in-person event by the RSVP deadline indicated above and would still like to attend the event, you are welcome to register by webcast or watch the recording on demand once it is available.
All materials related to this event are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellations made no later than 48 hours prior to the event are eligible for a refund. On-demand or non-subscribers who confirm and do not attend will still be charged the registration fee. Section subscriptions are non-transferrable, nor are substitutions permitted at meetings. You must be a current national CBA member to attend.
