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A leader in local and national affairs involving the legal profession,
Don Thompson joined the Law Society of Alberta in 1999 as the
Deputy Executive Director, and was appointed Executive Director
in 2001. He leads over 80 employees in two major Canadian cities.
Don’s leadership skills have been exemplified through
his work in streamlining business processes that meet local,
provincial and national demands of customers, partners and key
stakeholders in the legal profession. His passion for an accountable,
responsive and proactive association has lead to many successful
initiatives that have raised the profile of the Law Society of
Alberta, and Alberta’s legal profession in general.
Don has also been a leader on the national stage through his
involvement with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, playing
an instrumental role in developing the National Mobility Agreement,
which provides for Canadian lawyers to work, almost unconditionally,
in other Canadian provinces. He has been an author, presenter
and facilitator at national and international conferences and
organizations. His work has included professional competence,
national and international lawyer mobility, and governance of
the legal profession.
Don’s career spans more than 20 years of association management.
Before joining the Law Society of Alberta, Don held a number
of senior positions at the Law Society of British Columbia, most
notably as Deputy Executive Director, where his talents were
instrumental in implementing an advanced technology aimed at
providing a high service, fully integrated membership resource
program, the first of its kind in Canada.
Don holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British
Columbia. He is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Law
Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association and
the Canadian Society of Association Executives. He received his
Queen’s Counsel in 2004.
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