Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education is Changing the Way New Lawyers Prepare for Practice
October 15, 2019
Calgary, Alberta – The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) is changing the way new lawyers are trained by introducing a new Bar admission program called the Practice Readiness Education Program or PREP, which will officially launch in July 2020 to more than 800 students. ... Read More
AdvocateDaily.com: CPLED program provides lawyers a chance to give back
September 30, 2019
The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education’s (CPLED) new bar admission program offers lawyers an opportunity to give back to their community, says the organization’s CEO Kara Mitchelmore. The Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) is designed to teach articling studen... Read More
CPLED is Moving
September 25, 2019
On November 12, we will be moving to a new space on 11th Avenue in the heart of the Beltline in Calgary, Alberta. The move will take place over the long weekend prior and will not affect regular office hours. Our new mailing address will be: Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED)... Read More
AdvocateDaily.com: CPLED transforms students into competency-trained lawyers
August 27, 2019
AdvocateDaily.com interviewed Dr. Kara Mitchelmore, Chief Executive Officer and Janet Pierce, Education Consultant & Project Manager recently on CPLED's new competency framework. "Law schools teach students the intricacies of the legal system and its guiding statutes, but not necessarily all of ... Read More
Strength in Numbers
August 26, 2019
How Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are redefining Bar admission. When Don Thompson, QC came to the Alberta Law Society 20 years ago, the quality of Bar admission programs was on his mind. “I had been working with the British Columbia Law Society and there were some conversations amongst Alb... Read More
The Mind of a CPLED-Trained Lawyer – CPLED’s new Competency Framework
August 06, 2019
To be called to the Bar, students require more than knowledge of the law; candidates must demonstrate that they have the competencies, skills and character to practice law to the highest standard. New lawyers need to have the communication skills and understanding of how to practice law, as well ... Read More
