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August 13, 2019
What are you doing this summer? – CPD Summer Replay Series
Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator Summer can be a busy time between work, vacations to the lake, and all that patio weather. The CPD Department has traditionally gone quiet during these months, working through our planning for the fall activities and looking ahead to the new year. While we do offer recorded, OnDemand versions of many of our past activities,...
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June 12, 2019
Pride Month – There’s always learning to be done
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator If you haven’t heard, June is Pride Month! What a great opportunity for us to reflect on the LGBTQ+ community and barriers they may face accessing justice. As a law profession, it is important that we continue improving our understanding and our inclusiveness, so we represent all peoples to the best of our ability....
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May 10, 2019
CPD Live Streams: We Are Listening
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator The Law Society of Saskatchewan hosted our first Live Streamed CPD seminar on May 1, 2019. After some years of hosting noon hour webinars, this was another strong step towards offering accessible education options to our members. The Live Stream – which is accessed through a web link – was very well received by...
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March 28, 2019
Day in Review: Legal Basics for Boards Seminar
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society held two full day seminars covering the basics of being a board director for lawyers. Thank you to all 120+ attendees for your involvement and rapt attention. The day began with an overview of directorship from Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. (McDougall Gauley, Saskatoon) touching on...
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March 7, 2019
Legal Basics for Boards: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
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...
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February 28, 2019
An Introduction to Class Actions
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...
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