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September 18, 2017
Save the Date – Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law The Second Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week is October 16-21, 2017. The establishment of the Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week is a spinoff of the “Putting the Public First” topic that was addressed by participants at the 2016 meeting of the Dean’s Forum on Access to Justice and Dispute...
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May 25, 2017
The Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI)
By Alan Kilpatrick This talk was presented at the 2017 Saskatchewan Library Association Conference by Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian, BA, MLIS. I am here to share a remarkable library collaboration that is going to revolutionize access to justice and legal information in this province. The Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI) is a new partnership among urban, rural, and...
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October 26, 2016
Highlights from Day 5 of Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger, Access to Justice Coordinator and Alexandra Santos, Just Rights student group member A previous post announced the launch of the Architects of Justice program in Saskatchewan. On Monday, October 24, members of the Just Rights student group participated as volunteers in the launch of the program. This is what law students had to say about the volunteer experience:...
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October 26, 2016
Highlights from Day 4 of Access to Justice Week
By Jocelyn Gagne Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan Didn’t catch Day 4 of Access to Justice Week? Here are some highlights… In “A Spotlight on Legal information for Newcomers: Launch of PLEA’s Newcomer Website and Initiative”, staff from PLEA engaged in a travelling launch tour to locations around Saskatoon to share about NewLI. As described in detail in our earlier post on...
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October 25, 2016
Highlights from Day 2 of Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Didn’t catch Day 2 of Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week? Here are some highlights... On Wednesday, October 19, the College of Law hosted a career panel for law students and lawyers on “doing law differently” called Creating Your Career in the 21st Century: A Panel on Emerging Career Opportunities and New Ways...
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October 25, 2016
Access to Justice Week Highlight – National Focus on A2J Initiatives
By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law On Tuesday, October 25th, The Honourable Mr. Justice Cromwell, recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Chair of the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, will be presenting “Movement on Access to Justice or An Access to Justice Movement?...
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