Alberta Law Society Vote Upholds Rule to Make Lawyers Take Specified Mandatory Professional Development Training

Alberta Law Society Vote Upholds Rule to Make Lawyers Take Specified Mandatory Professional Development Training
The Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary, Alta., on March 11, 2019. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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The Alberta Law Society (LSA) announced that following a vote at a special meeting Monday, the society will retain the power to prescribe the professional development courses lawyers must take, on threat of suspension for noncompliance.

In a vote of 2,609–864, of 3,473 total votes cast by eligible Alberta lawyers on Feb. 6, the resolution was defeated by a large majority.