New Name, New Place, Same People, Same Priorities

Effective January 1st 2012, the Legal Resource Centre has changed its operating name to the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta (CPLEA).

We believe our new name better reflects our identity and purpose as a public legal education (PLE) organization.

Visit us at our new location in the Ironwood building at: 
#800, 10050 - 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2J1

In The News

LRC is Looking for Interns

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The LRC is looking for five bright and talented interns. The internships are part of SCIP (Servicing Communities Internship Program). What that means is that current university or college students can gain valuable experience and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology will provide them with a $1000 bursary for completion of their internship. Here’s the positions we are looking to fill…

1. Children’s Literature Expert

LawCentral - Linking You to Legal Information, Education and Help

Friday, October 28, 2011

The Legal Resource Centre hosts LawCentral, a suite of three web portals: LawCentral Alberta, LawCentral Canada, and LawCentral Français.

What can LawCentral do for you?

LRC featured along with our Planning for the Future resources in the Edmonton Journal

Monday, May 16, 2011

LRC staff lawyer, Carole Aippersbach was featured in the Edmonton Journal discussing the Older Adult Knowledge Network (OakNet)'s plain language booklets about Planning for the Future (booklets include Making a Will, Making a Personal Directive,  and Making a Power of Attorney.)

Read the complete article on the Edmonton Journal website.

Grandparents Stepping Into The Gap

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Our lawyer, Carole Aippersbach, spoke with SEE Magazine about the rights and responsibilties of grandparents raising their grandchildren.

Grandparents can choose to take on kinshipcare, or adopt the child(ren) and each option comes with its own rewards and challenges.

 

You can read the article on SEE Magazine's website: Grandparents Stepping Into The Gap