Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Legal Research
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.
August 31, 2020
Ambitiously Innovative: Your Legal Resources Update
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian While our physical Law Society library spaces will remain closed until further notice, we’re pleased to resume more regular text circulation for members. Since Covid-19 emerged this past March, we’ve strived to boost your access to online resources and nimbly pivoted to serve you virtually. We’re enthusiastically supporting you at full capacity. Whatever you need,...
Read More +
August 28, 2020
Live Chat with Your Law Society Librarian!
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Starting Monday, August 31st, it’s going to be even easier to connect with us for information and research assistance. We’re launching our brand-new live chat feature! Just head to the Legal Resources page and enter your question in the chatbox on the bottom right of the screen. And that’s it! Either Ken Fox or I,...
Read More +
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...
Read More +
June 12, 2020
Free Webinar: Online Legal Resources in the Age of Covid-19 (CPD 282)
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Online Legal Resources in the Age of Covid-19 (CPD 282) Thu, Jun 18, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST Registration Fees: Absolutely Free! While your physical Law Society library locations might be closed due to coronavirus, rest assured you still have access to one of Canada’s leading online legal resource collections. As a Saskatchewan member,...
Read More +
June 10, 2020
Legal Resources Update: Can COVID-19 Help Us Build a Better Law Library?
https://videopress.com/v/O1Xzz4Wq?preloadContent=metadata By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian You may have heard that the Law Society’s office and library locations are closed until further notice due to COVID-19. Despite the closure, your top-notch law librarians and information professionals continue to operate at full capacity on a remote basis. We’re actively exploring how we can maximize your access to resources and best serve...
Read More +
April 17, 2020
Research Tip – Irwin Law: Essentials of Canadian Law – ONLINE!
By Ken Fox, Reference Librarian The library is still closed, and will be for some time, it seems. But some of you have still been asking for legal texts, which means that you, possibly a great many of you, are still out there doing legal work. When lawyers ask for legal texts, they often ask for them by name: Sullivan...
Read More +