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By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society will be hosting full day seminars covering the basics of sitting on a board of directors. The seminar will qualify for 5.5 CPD hours. The program is dedicated to a thorough discussion of the responsibilities and best practices of being a...
Read More +By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 12, the Law Society will be hosting a lunchtime webinar for our members covering the topic of class actions. The webinar will qualify for 1.0 CPD hour. Meant to be an introductory presentation, the webinar will include a brief history of class actions in Saskatchewan, how they work and how they...
Read More +By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Thursday February 21st, the Law Society of Saskatchewan collaborated with the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity to present the free webinar “Diversity and Inclusion: Working with LGBTQ+ Clients” to our members. This webinar is worth 1.0 CPD Hour, all of which qualifies for Ethics. Jacq Brasseur (Executive Director, UR Pride)...
Read More +By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator The Law Society was delighted to present the informative family law seminar Through the Eyes of the Child with The Honorable Justice Turcotte as host. We held the event at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Tuesday, November 20th and in Regina on Wednesday, November 21st at the Delta. The morning sessions featured our main...
Read More +By Sarah Rider Did you know you that the Law Society has a collection of Case Studies for Study Groups hosted on the CPD section of our website and accessible for members interested in a flexible and convenient (and social!) way of obtaining CPD Hours? A Study Group involves a group of lawyers getting together to discuss content that meets...
Read More +L'Association des Juristes d'Expression Française de la Saskatchewan (AJEFS) aimerait vous annoncer une modification de la date de son AGA: Assemblée générale annuelle de l’AJEFS Dimanche le 23 septembre 2018 à 11 h (au lieu du 22 septembre) 215 - 308, 4e Ave N, Saskatoon, S7K 2L7 Vous ne pouvez pas y assister en personne? Joignez-vous à nous par conférence...
Read More +By Christine Johnston CPLED Program Director The Law Society welcomed 85 keen, new student members into the CPLED Bar Admissions Course this year. The students kicked off the course with a week in Regina where they received instruction in interviewing and advising skills, legal research skills and proper citation usage for Saskatchewan courts. SLIA, the CBA, the STLA and PBLS...
Read More +By Kara-Dawn Jordan Policy Counsel, Law Society of Saskatchewan In 2017, the Law Society of Saskatchewan re-established its Equity and Diversity Committee. The purposes of the committee are to monitor developments and advise the Benchers on issues affecting equity and diversity in the legal profession; explore and recommend equity and diversity actions/initiatives; and recommend and support ongoing education and awareness training for members of the profession. Over...
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