Advanced Workplace Investigations Training for Lawyers | LESA
Do you conduct workplace investigations or other administrative investigation functions? Are you looking to enhance your practice and develop practical skills? Join us for a unique opportunity in this hands-on, two-day workplace investigations training designed especially for lawyers in collaboration with the LESA.
Utilizing and expanding on established investigation principles, this course will address:
- Principles of legally defensible investigations including investigator selection and biases, principles of natural justice and procedural fairness, and legal conflicts of interest.
- Investigation planning and case management including techniques on how to clearly establish the scope and incidents and begin to plan specific areas of investigation and lines of questioning.
- Trauma informed investigation interviewing including an understanding of trauma and its impact on issues of credibility, interview approaches, and the elicitation of maximum information.
- Understanding person-on-person allegations of misconduct including an examination of the evolution of law and case law, and defining the elements related to harassment, bullying, sexual harassment, and human rights discrimination.
- Investigating high conflict, querulous, vexatious, and dark triad personalities including how to identify dark triad personalities/high conflict persons and create strategies and techniques to investigate cases involving manipulation, deceit, and counter-allegations effectively and successfully.
- Conducting credibility assessments including case law and the systematic application of ten credibility factors.
- Investigation analysis and findings including the application of an analytical two-pronged test, balancing the probabilities, and coming to a definitive finding that withstands the highest level of legal scrutiny.
Working through a case study, the course will culminate in participants applying principles in mock investigation interviews, where they will assess credibility and come to legally defensible findings on the allegations. Online registration is available for the live broadcast only.
This program is not being recorded and will not be made available as an on-demand program.
TRAINERS
Bob Stenhouse | CEO & Founder
Bob first made his mark as a decorated and nationally recognized serious and organized crime investigator with the RCMP. A pioneer and innovator, Bob was a leader on an elite team of undercover investigators who changed the way cold case homicide investigations were conducted. The techniques developed in the early 1990’s were internationally groundbreaking and have come to be known as Mr. Big investigations.
Lauren Hanon, LLB/BCL | Director, Legal Quality Assurance
Lauren Hanon is a lawyer and investigator with experience in workplace, faith-based, and regulatory investigations. Her work in private practice, government, and Indigenous communities has shaped her approach to fair and impartial investigations. Lauren’s legal training, emotional intelligence, and commitment to unbiased processes ensure thorough and respectful handling of cases. She understands the personal toll of investigations and strives to be kind and just.
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This program is proudly presented in collaboration with LESA (Legal Education Society of Alberta).
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