What should ‘Diversity’ and ‘Inclusion’ look like in your Practice?

By Barton Soroka, B.A, J.D; Merchant Law Group LLP My name is Barton Soroka. I am a white, queer, cisgender man who graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2017. While attending Law School, I was the LGBTQ Student Community representative on the Dalhousie Student Union, a member of OUTLaw—our LGBTIQQ2SA+ campus group, and served on...

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Mental Health and the Law – Let’s Talk About It

By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator It is no secret that lawyers live stressful lives. Stress is inherent in the job description and it has become part of the landscape. But for a profession built on sharp minds, are lawyers not due for a little TLC? Mental health is a major conversation in the world today because of the importance...

Bill 163, The Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2018

On April 2, 2019, Bill 163, The Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2018, passed third reading. The Law Society is excited to move towards a more modern approach to regulation, and Bill 163 helps us do that. The amendments to the Act pursuant to Bill 163 are multifaceted and will positively impact the regulation of the practice of law and delivery...

New Journal Issues- April 2019

By Sara Stanley, Library Technician Canadian Criminal Law Review Volume 24, Number 1 (March 2019) Revisiting the Conditional Sentence of Imprisonment After 20 years: Is Community Custody Now an Endangered Species? / Andrew A. Reid and Julian V. Roberts Fighting the Culture of Complacency: A Comparative Analysis of Pretrial Delay Remedies in Canada and the United States / Myles Anevich...

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...