Book Title: Legal Research for Alberta Legal Professionals
Subtitle: A comprehensive guide to developing and refining legal research skills for legal assistants and paralegals in Alberta
Edited by Ashley Stasiewich
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Book Description: This open textbook is designed to support non-lawyer legal professionals, particularly paralegals and legal assistants in Alberta, in developing essential legal research skills. Unlike many existing resources, which are created with lawyers in mind and are often expensive or inaccessible, this textbook is tailored to the unique responsibilities of paralegals and legal assistants. These professionals frequently perform specialized tasks, including conducting legal research, sometimes with limited formal training or direct supervision. By providing practical, accessible, and role-specific guidance, this resource aims to strengthen their capacity to contribute effectively to their workplaces and to the broader legal community.
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Book Description
This open textbook is designed to support non-lawyer legal professionals, particularly paralegals and legal assistants in Alberta, in developing essential legal research skills. Unlike many existing resources, which are created with lawyers in mind and are often expensive or inaccessible, this textbook is tailored to the unique responsibilities of paralegals and legal assistants. These professionals frequently perform specialized tasks, including conducting legal research, sometimes with limited formal training or direct supervision. By providing practical, accessible, and role-specific guidance, this resource aims to strengthen their capacity to contribute effectively to their workplaces and to the broader legal community.
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Legal Research for Alberta Legal Professionals Copyright © 2026 by MacEwan University Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Educational: Law / legal studies
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Legal Research for Alberta Legal Professionals Copyright © 2026 by MacEwan University Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Please cite this work as follows: Stasiewich, A. (2026). Legal Research for Alberta Legal Professionals. MacEwan Open Books. https://doi.org/10.31542/b.gm.10