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Locum Number	Areas of Law	Locum Profile	Locations	Work Setting	Availability	Languages
L101	Real Estate, Wills & Estates	I was called to the Alberta Bar in 2011 and I started my own practice in 2015. I work as a sole practitioner from my home office in Central Alberta. My practice has focused on Wills and Estate Planning, and Real Estate transactions. I can provide legal research and document review services. I can assist with overflow work, and fill-in when a sole practitioner or small firm lawyer is away. I am available for part-time work throughout the year. I am located in Central Alberta, and I can travel as required. I can provide on-site or remote services.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L102	Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property	I have a particular interest in civil litigation and intellectual property (trademark and copyright) matters. I am available to assist with drafting trademark applications and will guide and manage the file from application to registration, including addressing any questions from Examiners or litigating opposition proceedings. On the general civil litigation side of matters, I can offer assistance with research and legal writing, mediations and Provincial Court matters including agency appearances. I am available for work throughout the year.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L104	Civil Litigation, Construction, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Wills & Estates	I am a lawyer with 30 years' experience in most areas of law. I undertook custodianships for the Law Society of Alberta for several years and cleaned up and wound-up law practices in most areas of law, with the exception of immigration. My work now is primarily in the estate, personal injury and real estate fields.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time
L107	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Arbitration & Mediation, Corporate & Commercial, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Wills & Estates	I was called in 1988. My practice has focused on corporate and commercial and wills and estates. I also have extensive experience in mediation. I can work in South/Central Alberta, primarily in and around Calgary but would be prepared to relocate for an extended contract. I am available to travel as required. Available for work throughout the year.	Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time
L113	Immigration	I was called in Alberta and Ontario in 2021. I practice exclusively solicitor-side immigration law, including applications for citizenship, permanent residency, provincial nomination programs, family class sponsorship, work permits, study permits, visitor visas and transit visas. I see clients in English, French, Urdu and Hindi. For the proper compensation, I am willing to travel or relocate. I'm available throughout the year. I can support you part-time or on a contract basis for specific files.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English, Francais, Urdu and Hindi
L114	Family & Domestic, Immigration	Called to the bar January, 2005. Areas of practice; Family, Immigration, Estate Planning.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	Farsi (Persian), Kurdish (Kurmanji, Sorani), Turkish.
L118	Labour & Employment, Family & Domestic, Immigration	I graduated from the University of Alberta law school. I was called in Alberta in 2016 and in Northwest Territories in 2019. I am experienced in family and child welfare law, immigration law, employment law, wills and estates law. I am good at legal research and writing. I can offer discounted rates for research and writing projects. I am on time for deadlines. I am based in Edmonton and am available for part-time remote work throughout the year. If compensated, I am willing to travel.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	Remote only	Part-time	Tamil
L119	Civil Litigation, Criminal (Defence), Family & Domestic, Real Estate	I am a 4th year call (called August 2020) and have spent my whole career running my own firm. I am currently working part time and raising my two young children. I practice out of Cold Lake but would like to eventually grow my practice into a mobile firm that travels to rural communities. I would be available to aid in executing documents for clients you may have in the area, and assisting other solo practitioners with practice management (I have created a number of Power Automate Flows to manage emails, onboard files, manage to do lists, and create internal reports/records).	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	Remote only	Part-time	English
L120	Construction, Corporate & Commercial	Experienced Commercial lawyer with over 15 years corporate and commercial experience. Have been a partner at a major Calgary law firm and held the lead legal role (7 years combined) with two TSX listed companies. Currently providing virtual General Counsel services to certain clients, but available at times on a part time basis for transactional and commercial work.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L121	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Civil Litigation, Constitutional & Human Rights, Corporate & Commercial, Criminal (Defence), Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant	I was called in 1981. For 10 years operated a general practice, including legal aid criminal and divorce. 1990-2003 mainly real estate work. 1996-1998 contract with Edmonton Landlord & Tenant. Changed careers to university teaching. Taught business law at the University of New Brunswick 2006-2023. Currently teaching business law at Cape Breton University.	Edmonton	In-person and remotely	Full-time	English
L122	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Bankruptcy & Insolvency & Receivership, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Labour & Employment, Environmental & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, International	After my admission in September 2023, I established my independent law firm as an engineer-turned-lawyer. Operating under the tradename Banoo Law Canada, my firm specializes in corporate and commercial legal services, primarily focused on industrial, natural resources, and environmental enterprises. Banoo offers its services as an outside counsel or in a GC capacity. The firm’s core expertise lies in legal, technical, and economic analysis of contracts, negotiation, and drafting of commercial documents. Additionally, Banoo has the capability and the experience to guide in-house teams through M&A activities, including process audits, legal project management, and advising senior executives on post-merger integration. In addition to its core business, Banoo offers other law firms as co-counsel services. These engagements include drafting legal documents, supporting litigation teams, and managing transaction files. Additionally, Banoo has the tools and expertise to conduct Canadian, US, and international case law and statutory research across various subject matter domains.	Calgary, Edmonton	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English, French and Farsi (Persian)
L123	Aboriginal, Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Family & Domestic	I was called in 2008. I articled and was an associate lawyer in a law firm specializing in Aboriginal Law representing First Nations governments. I have appeared at all levels of Court including the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2018, I began taking family law files - working in every aspect of family law. My experience and expertise includes drafting pleadings of all kinds, applications, trial work, appeals, mediation, drafting agreements, policies, governance, research and legal opinions. I am available part-time, throughout the year. Preference is remote work however, I could accommodate travel in southern Alberta.	Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Drumheller	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L124	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Arbitration & Mediation, Charities & Not-For-Profit, Education, Labour & Employment, Family & Domestic	I practiced law in Nova Scotia between 2003 and 2021, specializing in family, employment and labour, workplace training and investigations, and wills and estates law. I am now located in Lethbridge, Alberta. I have strong research and drafting skills. My prior experience before attaining my law degree was as a post-secondary educator, so I particularly enjoy preparing and delivering educational services such as employer seminars on workplace legal issues.	Lethbridge, Medicine Hat	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L125	Charities & Not-For-Profit, Civil Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Education, Entertainment, Environmental & Natural Resources, Family & Domestic, Immigration, Indigenous, Real Estate	I was called in 2018. My practice has been a combination of family law, immigration law and real estate transactions. Forty percent of my family practice has involved child custody and support matters - the other forty percent involved assisting clients with their immigration matters. The completion of real estate transactions has been roughly twenty percent, and I am looking to gain experience within the area of corporate commercial. I am available to travel as required and assist firms looking for support within the areas indicated above.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L126	Civil Litigation, Constitutional & Human Rights, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate	I am a lawyer in Calgary, Alberta. I am available for remote work. I am very familiar work, having worked in-house for a global engineering company and in private practice for a mid-size firm. I was called to the bar in 2007 and have experience in construction law, litigation including trial experience. I have also negotiated contracts internationally in the USA, Canada and Latin America. I have worked in large settings as well as small and mid-sized firms. I am seeking an opportunity to work with someone who is interested in working collaboratively, which is in keeping with my approach to the practice of law.	Calgary	Remote only	Full-time or part-time	English, Spanish
L127	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Criminal (Defence)	Criminal defence lawyer doing mostly duty counsel now including mental health review panel hearings. 1980 call. Semi-retiring. Have done some general practice work.	Edmonton	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L130	Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate	I was called in 2021. I worked exclusively with a well established firm in NE Calgary. I worked primarly in the Corporate, Wills and Real Estate departments. I have now started my own law firm and am looking to offer my services for the mentioned ares of practice. I currently also teach Real Estate Law at SAIT.	Calgary	Remote only	Part-time	English, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi
L129	Corporate & Commercial, Criminal (Defence), Family & Domestic, Immigration	I was called in 2023. My practice has focused mainly on Criminal Defense and a little on family. I can work in Calgary. Available for work throughout the year.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time	English
L131	Aboriginal, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Indigenous	I was called in 1993. Since then, I have worked mainly as a Commercial Lawyer in the Oil Industry. I have worked as In-House Legal Counsel at a number of different companies, including Chevron Canada. I have also worked as a Land Manager, Regulatory Specialist and Commercial Representative. I currently work part time at my own private practice. I can work in Calgary. I am available to travel as required. I am available to work throughout the year.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L133	Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Litigation, Constitutional & Human Rights, Criminal (Defence), Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant	Enrolled with LSA in Jan 2022 and in India in 2001. Extensive civil litigation experience in the Delhi High Court. The law firm deals with Family Law, Real estate, Business Transfer, Civil Litigation, Immigration, and Criminal Defence.	Edmonton, Red Deer	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English, Punjabi, Hindi
L134	Criminal (Defence), Criminal (Prosecution)	I was called in 2018. My experience is primarily in litigation (criminal law) but I am open and interested in new opportunities.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L133	Corporate & Commercial	I was called to the Alberta bar in 2011 and the Saskatchewan bar in 2022. My professional experience includes (1) practicing in corporate finance and M&A at a national law firm; (2) in-house experience with a Canadian-based midstream oilfield service company where I practiced in all areas in which their business units operated; and (3) in-house experience with a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company as a member in their Corporate Secretary Department. In August 2019, I resigned from my position to raise my children. Since September 2022, I have provided contract legal work for a small group of affiliated companies based in Saskatchewan and Alberta. My current schedule requires a remote working arrangement with flexible and reduced working hours. I can currently commit to a maximum of 15-20 hours per week. I can work during business hours on Friday, during non-business hours on Monday-Thursday and throughout the weekend. For transactional files, exceptions may be made if required.	Calgary, Edmonton	Remote only	Part-time	English
L135	Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Environmental & Natural Resources, International	I was called to the bar in August 1993, After 5 years of litigation, I changed my career path to focus on corporate and commercial matters. For the last 24 years I have been in house counsel for a few of Canada's largest energy companies. I have significant experience in both domestic and international oil & gas matters, mergers & acquisitions, commercial negotiations, joint venture management, large scale construction and development projects, procurement contracts, employment law, litigation management and providing general legal advice. Ideally looking for a long term contract placement but will consider other arrangements.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L137	Aboriginal, Administrative & Boards & Tribunals, Constitutional & Human Rights, Corporate & Commercial, Environmental & Natural Resources, Family & Domestic, Immigration, Indigenous, International, Landlord & Tenant	I am a third-year call with a broad background and a focus on regulatory, oil and gas, environment, and indigenous law. Previously, I worked as in-house counsel at a federal oil and gas regulator. Prior to that, I completed my articles at a national corporate commercial law firm and clerked at the courts in Ottawa. I have extensive experience in research, writing, drafting, and advocating for clients before lower levels of court and administrative tribunals.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English, Urdu
L136	Corporate & Commercial	I was called to the Alberta bar in 2011 and the Saskatchewan bar in 2022. My professional experience includes: practicing in corporate finance and M&A at a national law firm; in-house experience with a Canadian-based midstream oilfield service company where I practiced in all areas in which their business units operated; and, in-house experience with a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company as a member in their Corporate Secretary Department. In August 2019, I resigned from my position to raise my children. Since September 2022, I have provided contract legal work for a small group of affiliated companies based in Saskatchewan and Alberta. My current schedule requires a remote working arrangement with flexible and reduced working hours. I can currently commit to a maximum of 15-20 hours per week. I can work during business hours on Friday, during non-business hours on Monday-Thursday and throughout the weekend. For transactional files, exceptions may be made if required.	Calgary, Edmonton	Remote only	Part-time	English
L139	Corporate & Commercial, Labour & Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Litigation, Construction	Bilingual, experienced corporate counsel with 20 years of expertise in providing guidance on a range of issues including contracting and corporate commercial matters, litigation management, risk assessment, regulatory, internal investigations, corporate governance and various levels of stakeholder communication.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English and French
L141	Criminal (Defence), Labour & Employment, Immigration	I have been practicing law for 1 year and I have experience in Criminal Defence Law, Labour & Employment Law and Immigration Law.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L143	Civil Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Labour & Employment, Family & Domestic	I am a Sixth-year call (2019). Available for Calgary downtown or north hills (i.e., Harvest, Country, Panorama, etc.). I have a full practice but might be able to provide part-time assistance depending on need. Strongest practice area is family law, with litigation experience in civil, business, and employment, and planning/admin experience for estates.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Part-time	English
L142	Charities & Not-For-Profit, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Labour & Employment	Experienced and well-regarded Calgary corporate lawyer with 14 years corporate commercial experience with top-tier firms in Calgary in the financial services and energy space plus 10 years experience in-house with both large and small organizations, including acting as Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Privacy Officer. Led significant transactions. Very experienced drafting and negotiating commercial agreements of all kinds. Very collaborative and team-oriented. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. I have also served as a long standing member of the board of directors. Available for either full or part time transactional or corporate governance work, either in-office or remote. Very interested in promotion of mental health and wellness, which is a passion of mine.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L144	Aboriginal, Competition, Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Intellectual Property, International, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant	I am licensed to practice law in Alberta (2011) and New York State (2002), and I live in Calgary. As both an Alberta and U.S. lawyer, I possess over 10 years of experience gained in-house within multinational corporations and in leading international law firms advising on a broad range of commercial law, contracts, regulatory, and compliance matters in the agricultural, energy, mining, and minerals, and other industries across multiple jurisdictions. I have significant experience in the supply and procurement of goods and services, infrastructure and construction projects, corporate structuring and governance, intellectual property, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, joint ventures, technology and licensing matters, commercial real estate matters, securities, privacy matters, first nations matters, litigation and employment matter management, insurance matters, plus an array of other commercial matters.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L145	Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Litigation, Construction, Insurance, Personal Injury	See www.peterkinpc.ca - Called in 2004 in Ontario and 2010 in Alberta. 20 years of experience as a civil litigation lawyer. My practice includes insurance coverage and tort litigation in cases involving personal injury, property damages, and other complex liability exposures. Throughout my career, I've represented insurers and insureds in litigation and coverage matters in applications, trials, and appeals in Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Before establishing my own practice, I was a partner in a Western Canadian law firm with offices throughout Alberta and British Columbia. I practiced as a litigator in the firm's Insurance Department with a focus on insurance coverage matters, from file inception to the appellate level. I have a passion and commitment to teaching, learning, and fostering knowledge about the law. It was a privilege to teach Insurance Law as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Alberta Law School in Edmonton. I continue to teach law at a post-secondary institution in Calgary. I've also written extensively on insurance coverage matters and have been published in the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law.	Calgary	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	English
L146	Family & Domestic	I am Articling with a law firm currently (Family/Domestic). I was previously a Legal Assistant with this firm. I have 12 years experience as a lawyer In-House Counsel from Mumbai, India.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie	Remote only	Part-time	English, Hindi and Marathi
L148	Entertainment, Labour & Employment	I am a fifth-year lawyer in Calgary with extensive experience handling labour & Employment law (employee and employer side), human rights law, and privacy law. I have led or been second counsel on several Alberta Court of Justice, King’s Bench, and Court of Appeal trials/applications and have participated in numerous discoveries and mediations. I am available full-time or part-time.	Calgary, Edmonton	In-person and remotely	Full-time or part-time	Chinese Mandarin
147	Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Immigration, Privacy	I was called in 2023. My practice has focused on corporate and commercial litigation, including breach of contract, business torts, and shareholder disputes. I have trial experience and work in Southern Alberta, primarily in and around Calgary but would be prepared to relocate for an extended contract. I am available to travel as required. Available for work throughout the year.	Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer	In-person and remotely	Full-time	English
L143	Immigration	I was called to the bar in Alberta in 2020. My practice focuses solely on solicitor-side immigration law, covering a wide range of applications for temporary and permanent residence, including work permits, study permits, visitor visas, super visas, LMIA applications, family sponsorships, permanent residence applications under various economic immigration programs, and citizenship. I can assist on a part-time or contract basis and am available for work throughout the year.	Calgary	Remote only	Part-time	Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu