Summer On-Demand Learning Library

Welcome to CBA Alberta’s Summer On-Demand Learning Library. In this library, we’ve compiled a selection of recent on-demand PD. Summer is a great time to check it out and get a head start on the CPD Plan that you have to submit to the Law Society of Alberta by October 1.

• Straight Talk About The State of Mediation Practice – An Improved Path Forward for All
• Rapid-Fire Tips to Capitalize on the Benefits of Arbitration
• Ways to Motivate Settlement at Different Litigation Stages
• Do’s and Don’ts of Mediation

• What Works and Doesn't Work with Arbitrators

• Mediation Survival

• ADR Processes in Large Commercial Matters

• Insight into Review Officer Assessments
• Discussion on the Business Corporations Act (Alberta)
• Hanging Your Shingles – The Real Truth (Lessons Learned, Helpful Tips)
• So You’ve Been Sued: ALIA Process When People Complain
• Privacy Obligations for Lawyers and Law Firms
• Social Media and the Practice of Law

• The View From The Bench: A Chat With Alberta's Chiefs

• Effectively Working with Other Counsel

• Director’s Personal Liability

• Judgement Enforcement 101

• ALIA 101 and Common Issues/Practice Tips

• Top Audit Findings and Best Practices

• Large Litigation: Managing Complex Civil Litigation
• Crisis Management: Corporate Counsel's Role in Crisis Prevention
• Straight As? Or Straight Ehs? An Abbreviated Analysis of Annoying and Also Amazing Advocacy

• Effective and Persuasive Chambers Advocacy – Tips and Tricks for Young Lawyers to Enhance and Perfect their Chambers Advocacy Skills

• Practicing Law in the Insurance Industry: A Panel Discussion from Industry Leading Legal Experts about Navigating the Unique World of Law and Insurance

• Thinking Like an Adjudicator

• Running for Bencher 101, from Former and Current Benchers!
• Navigating Your Career Next Steps
• Interesting Careers in Law

• Alternatives to Private Practice

• Choosing a Practice Area After Your Articling Year: Strategies and Tips for Articling Students

• Making the Most of Pro Bono

• A Roundup of Electricity and Renewables Policy Changes for Alberta
• Wait, What!? What the Supreme Court Actually Said in the Impact Assessment Act Reference
• Rock-hosted Mineral Resource Development: The New Regulatory Framework

• Recent Judicial Decisions of Interest to Energy Lawyers

• Alberta Utilities Commission's Hydrogen Inquiry Report

• Navigating Patent Strategies in the Oil and Gas Industry

• How To Get Your Life Back… and still grow a thriving business
• Suicide Awareness
• Steps To Safety: Fall and Fire Prevention

• Lawyering Well: How to Survive and Thrive in Law by Working Smarter Not Harder

• Lifesaving Skills: Recognizing the Signs, Symptoms, and Emergency Response for Heart Attacks and Strokes

• A Grief Symposium

• The Legal World at your Fingertips: A Refresher Featuring New Resources and Remote Services at Alberta Law Libraries
• Document Management – Summiting the Mountain, Optimizing Workflow, Document Organization and File Storage
• Generative AI and Legal Research
• Generative AI and the Practice of Law
• New Features CanLII Has to Offer: Live Demonstration
• The Modern Lawyer’s Guide to Implementing Cybersecurity Solution
• How to Research and What Assigning Lawyers Look For

• A Conversation with Mickey Amery, Alberta Minister of Justice
• 2024 Federal Budget
• Chiefs, Commissions, and Councils (Oh My?): Municipal police budgeting, governance, and accountability

• Constitutional Law in Divided Times

• The Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in Reference Re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23

• Provincial Approvals and Municipal Decision Makers: Canmore (Town of) v Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Ltd, 2023 ABCA 278