AI
AI and the Practice of Law
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Afshan Naveed, KC
- District
- Calgary
- Organization
- Dentons Canada LLP
- Location
- Calgary
- Call year
- 2013
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Positions
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Not stated: The statement does not provide enough topic-specific evidence. It does not mean opposition or lack of relevant experience.
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Rural
Rural and Remote Practice
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Regulatory Burden
Regulatory Burden on Solo and Small Firm
Supports regulation that is fair to lawyers, proportionate to risk and deserving of public trust. Its relevance to solo and small-firm burden is inferred; no practice-size policy is proposed.
Evidence and limits
Inferred · Policy principle, Inferred relevance. A narrow, reasonable interpretation or topic connection that is not directly stated. Read the reasoning and limitations.
This work has reinforced for me that effective regulation must be fair to lawyers, proportionate to risk and worthy of the public’s trust.
Risk-proportionate regulation is explicit. A specific position on the burdens of smaller practices is not.
What this doesn't show
- No particular compliance requirement, fee or safeguard is identified for change.
Pathways
Pathways to the Profession
Values professional service through articling supervision and mentoring students and young lawyers. Her personal NCA qualification route is relevant background, but she does not advocate a change to NCA or FTL pathways.
Evidence and limits
Explicit · Policy principle. A relevant principle, priority, issue recognition or reported practice is directly expressed. This does not necessarily mean a specific policy change is proposed.
I have always believed that lawyers have a responsibility to contribute to the communities we serve, and I have acted on that belief as an articling principal, a mentor to students and young lawyers, a pro bono volunteer and a community board member.
The candidate explicitly connects a professional-service belief to supervision and mentoring at entry and early-career stages.
What this doesn't show
- The statement contains no NCA/FTL reform, new law-school proposal or change to regulated professional roles.
A2J
Access to Justice through Allied Professionals
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Candidate statement
As published on the candidate's Law Society of Alberta election profile.
https://www.dentons.com/en/afshan-naveed
Service has always been important to me. I was raised with a strong sense of responsibility to my community and a belief that giving back is both a privilege and an obligation.
My path into the profession was not a straight line. After earning a B.A. at the University of Calgary, I studied law at the University of Edinburgh, was admitted as a solicitor in Scotland and then returned home to requalify through the National Committee on Accreditation. Over fourteen years at Dentons Canada LLP, I have grown from articling student to partner. My insolvency and restructuring practice has taught me to balance competing interests, ask difficult questions and find practical solutions to complex problems. I bring that same approach to governance.
Since February 2025, I have served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta. The role asks a great deal: hundreds of hours each year devoted to committee work, adjudication and policy deliberation. It has also given me a deeper understanding of how the Law Society serves both Albertans and the legal profession. I would appreciate the opportunity to continue as a Bencher.
The Law Society exists to protect the public interest in the administration of justice. I have seen that mandate carried out at the Bencher table, on the Audit & Finance Committee and on the committees on which all Benchers sit, including Credentials and Education, Practice Review and Trust Safety. I have also served on Conduct, Complaint Dismissal Appeal and Reinstatement panels and conducted Mandatory Conduct Advisory Meetings.
This work has reinforced for me that effective regulation must be fair to lawyers, proportionate to risk and worthy of the public’s trust. Self-regulation is a privilege, and it carries a responsibility to exercise it thoughtfully.
Service to the profession and the broader community has been a constant throughout my career. I have always believed that lawyers have a responsibility to contribute to the communities we serve, and I have acted on that belief as an articling principal, a mentor to students and young lawyers, a pro bono volunteer and a community board member. Serving as a Bencher has been a meaningful extension of that commitment, and I would be grateful for your support to continue it.