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Joan Bilsland is a knowledge management research lawyer, supporting the firm's litigation and dispute resolution group in all offices.

Overview

Prior to her current role, Joan was a research lawyer at the firm, with a focus on commercial, environmental and health law litigation files.

Joan works extensively with our articling and summer students, instructing them in research strategies and legal writing skills. She also contributes to the firm's artificial intelligence initiatives for adoption, review and planning.

Joan is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Legal Research & Knowledge Management Section, having previously served on the section executive. She is also an Associate American Bar Association member. She has taught research and writing courses for the Canadian Bar Association, Legal Education Society of Alberta and Toronto Association of Law Libraries.

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Alberta, BA, 1986, with distinction
  • York University, MA, 1988
  • University of Alberta, LLB, 1990
  • University of Western Ontario, MLIS, 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1991
  • British Columbia, 1995

Insights

Albertas Limitation LawsGuide

Alberta's Limitation Laws

October 31, 2016
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Scott H. D. Bower KC & Joan Bilsland
Host Liability 10th EditionGuide

Host Liability, 10th Edition

June 13, 2016
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Joan Bilsland & Scott H. D. Bower KC

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Scott Bower and Joan Bilsland Discuss Party Host Liability

December 11, 2014
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Joan Bilsland & Scott H. D. Bower KC