Conferences and Workshops

Formations, workshops and conferences

Practical legal training tailored to your reality

Ms. Sophie-Anne Décarie designs and delivers training sessions for businesses, organizations, professional associations and educational institutions.

With more than twenty years of experience in litigation, business law, real estate law, mediation and arbitration, she takes a practical approach based on real-life situations, recent case law and the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, managers and professionals.

Each activity is tailored to the organization’s objectives and the participants’ profiles. Training can be offered in person or remotely, in the form of a conference, interactive workshop, in-company training session or professional development program.

Customized training

Because every organization is unique, content is developed according to its objectives, industry and the challenges it faces.

Training can be offered individually or combined to create a fully customized learning program. Several topics can be combined within a single activity or developed as a series of conferences or workshops addressing the specific needs of your organization.

Training may be designed to:

  • develop a team’s legal knowledge;
  • prevent disputes and reduce legal risks;
  • improve contractual practices;
  • support entrepreneurs in their business decisions;
  • support managers in carrying out their responsibilities;
  • promote a better understanding of the legal obligations applicable to their organization.

Training Catalogue

Business Law

  • The Four Essential Contracts for Every Business: a flagship training session covering the key contracts that help structure a business, protect its activities and prevent disputes.
  • Legal forms of business entities.
  • Contracts with clients and suppliers.
  • Shareholders’ agreements.
  • Employment and service contracts.
  • Business transfers.
  • Distribution and franchise agreements.
  • The obligations of directors and officers.
  • Preventing conflicts between shareholders.

Real Estate and Construction

  • Commercial leases.
  • Latent defects.
  • Warranties applicable to real estate.
  • Key issues in real estate law.
  • Preventing real estate disputes.

Employment Law

  • Employees or self-employed workers: how to make the right choice?
  • Employer responsibilities.
  • Preventing workplace conflicts.

Dispute Prevention and Resolution

  • Negotiation.
  • Private methods of dispute prevention and resolution.
  • Conflict prevention mechanisms.
  • Strategic dispute management.

Training for Lawyers

  • The ABCs of practicing law in a private firm.
  • File management.
  • Client relations.
  • Law firm billing and administration.

Legal Education

  • Introduction to law.
  • Fundamental rights.
  • Women’s rights.
  • Debt collection.
  • Conferences tailored to specific issues or developed according to your needs.

Organizations That Have Trusted Her

Over the years, Me. Décarie has provided training and conferences to a diverse clientele, including businesses, professional associations, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, community organizations, lawyers, professionals, as well as entrepreneurs launching or growing their businesses.

She has worked with, among others:

  • the Quebec Bar;
  • the Association de la construction du Québec (ACQ);
  • the Outaouais Entrepreneurship Centre;
  • the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de l’Outaouais;
  • the Association des gens d’affaires professionnels (AGAP);
  • the Centre des jeunes dirigeants;
  • Collège Nouvelle Frontière.

A Practice-Focused Approach

Me. Décarie’s experience before the courts, in mediation and in arbitration informs each of her training sessions. Her objective is to provide clear, practical legal knowledge that can be directly applied to the participants’ reality.

Each conference or workshop combines legal principles, recent case law and examples drawn from real-life situations to help participants better understand their rights and obligations, make informed decisions and prevent disputes before they arise.