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Fires, Fires, Everywhere The last few weeks have been tumultuous for many of us.

As all our readers know, Assist had its genesis with lawyers in the recovery community in the early 1980's.

Recreation and the Code of Conduct A few weeks ago, I shared a summer reading list compiled from our Red Mug Coffee Circles participants who discussed their proposed summer reading and...

Be Nice to an Articling Student Day I read an article recently that posits that mandatory articling periods put women at greater risk of sexual harassment: “Women, The Articling Term,...

The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Ah--the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.

The Assist Summer Reading Portfolio Last week, the Red Mug Coffee Circle community came together to share what we were reading this summer, what we wanted to read this summer if...

Assist - Your Partner in Lawyer Well-Being Competencies - Part 2***Correction*** This blog, as it was originally published, contained an error regarding the current CPD period.

Alberta lawyers have enjoyed a sabbatical from filing CPD declarations for the last three years or so while the Law Society of Alberta created a new Continuing Professional Development program.

Oh Canada, Our Home and Imperfect Land What does Canada Day mean to you?   Our history is not all sunshine and light, a group of pioneers pulling together to build a great...

On Being a Happy Lawyer Happiness and practicing law don’t always go together the way peanut butter and jam do.