New at CPLEA.

• Author: Conley, Lesley

Lesley Conley is a Project Coordinator with the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta.

Join us for CPLEA's new free Workshop Series!

In this issue of LawNow, we are highlighting our upcoming free workshops. Every year CPLEA leads workshops for front-line service providers, teachers, librarians and other information service providers.

Building on our past successes, CPLEA is pleased to offer 5 new workshops for 2019/2020.

Workshop registration includes continental breakfast, coffee and tea.

Register online by November 25, 2019.

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Location: Compass Place Boardroom

(2nd Floor, 10050-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2J1)

Does your work include helping people who occasionally face legal problems? Are you unsure of what you can and cannot say about the law to a client? Only certain people are authorized to give legal advice while many other people can provide legal information. It is important to recognize when a client is dealing with a potential legal issue so that they can get the resources and help that they need.

Workshop registration includes continental breakfast, coffee and tea.

Register online by January 13, 2020.

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Time: 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Location: Compass Place Boardroom

(2nd Floor, 10050-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2J1)

Does your work include helping people who occasionally face legal problems? Are your clients going through separations or divorces? On January 1, 2020, Alberta's Matrimonial Property Act becomes the Family Property Act. Under the Family Property Act, the rules for dividing property when a marriage breaks down have been extended to the breakdown of an adult interdependent relationship.

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Workshop registration includes continental breakfast, coffee and tea.

Register online by March 16, 2020.

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Time: 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Location: Compass Place Boardroom

(2nd Floor, 10050-112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2J1)

Does your work include helping people who occasionally face legal problems? Do your clients rent a home? There are a wide variety of issues that may pop up in housing ranging from human rights and public health to privacy concerns. To help your clients get the right help and referrals to deal with a housing problem, it's important to understand the housing...