Family Law Clinics: Prince Albert

Call to Action: Trusted Intermediary – Legal Information Network (TI-LI) at CALL Conference

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications  One thing I have discovered over the last few years is if you want to develop an innovative project, enlist librarians. I have had the privilege of working with extremely knowledgeable library staff at the Law Society and through the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI). Librarians play a...

University of North Texas Open Access Symposium 2019

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications  The tenth annual University of North Texas (UNT) Open Access Symposium was held May 17-18 at UNT Dallas College of Law. The theme this year was “Is Open Access an Answer for Access to Justice?” and featured presentations and interactive sessions led by legal scholars and practitioners from Harvard, Duke,...

Dean’s Forum on Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications  The seventh meeting of the Dean’s Forum on Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice (the Dean’s Forum) was held on March 13, 2019. The Dean’s Forum is an initiative that engages justice community stakeholders in Saskatchewan, including the Law Society, in a dialogue about access to justice and the future...

Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundling Services Pilot Project

As we posted on February 27, 2019, a small Working Group has been established in Saskatchewan to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope retainers through the “Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundled Services Pilot Project”. The purpose of the project is to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope retainers....

SALI Project – Detecting Legal Problems Videos

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications  The Law Society is a proud partner of the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI) and launched a public campaign for this project in October 2018. The objective of the SALI Project is to increase access to legal information for Saskatchewan residents through collaboration between justice stakeholders and trusted...