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Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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August 27, 2020
Law Society Launches New Website
The Law Society is excited to announce the launch of a more user-friendly website! The new site will go live on Thursday night, August 27. This change is part of the Law Society’s efforts to improve communication with the membership and the public, Based on user feedback from our 2018 Communications survey, we have made the website easier to navigate....
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July 31, 2020
New Hearing Administrator position created for adjudicative process
We are pleased to announce that following an open selection process, Greg Walen, Q.C. has been appointed by the Benchers to serve as Hearing Administrator for the Law Society of Saskatchewan. The Hearing Administrator role is new to the Law Society. Core duties will include participating in the adjudicator selection process; act as the primary case management official on all...
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July 31, 2020
Embedded Law Librarians in the Public Library: Saskatchewan’s Law Librarian On-site Initiative
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian This talk was recently presented at the 2020 Canadian Association of Law Libraries Virtual Conference. You can watch the recording here: [embed]http://vimeo.com/442784391[/embed] Legal information professionals can play a crucial role in helping the public locate, access, and connect with reliable sources of legal information. Our competitive set of skills, our intimate knowledge of the...
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July 30, 2020
Applications Open for Library Technician position
Do you have a passion for providing excellent information services and desire to reimagine what the law library could be? If so, the Law Society of Saskatchewan has an opening on its team for a permanent Library Technician in Saskatoon. Under the direction of the Librarian, the Library Technician participates in the daily workflow of the Saskatoon library branch, as...
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July 14, 2020
Change of Address: O’Brien’s Forms is Moving to Westlaw Next!
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Earlier this year, Thomson Reuters announced that the popular online version of O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms was moving to the Westlaw Next (WLN) platform. Incorporating O’Brien’s content directly into WLN’s powerful platform offers enhanced searchability, usability, and integration for practitioners, researchers, and law librarians alike. You can check out the increased functionality you’re gaining through...
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July 9, 2020
Court of Appeal Decision
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has rendered a decision in relation to Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz.
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