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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.
March 20, 2020
Legal Resources Has Your Back
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Due to the ongoing situation with coronavirus, the Law Society’s Library locations in Regina and Saskatoon have been closed to members and the public. Despite the closure, our top-notch legal librarians and skilled information professionals are working remotely and still here to support you. We’ll continue to add value to your legal work during...
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March 6, 2020
Dispelling the Myth of Spinsters and Shushers: The Role of Women in Shaping the Law Society Library
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Saskatoon librarian Peta Bates worked for the Law Society from 1979 to 2012. This article was originally published in the Benchers' Digest, Volume 30, Issue 3. The Law Society of Saskatchewan Library has been an innovator and a leader among Canadian law libraries since the 1970s. No history of our library is complete without acknowledging...
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January 24, 2020
Book Training with a Law Society Librarian
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian (Regina) It’s no secret that Law Society of Saskatchewan members have access to the best collection of legal resources available to members of any law society in the country. Unfortunately, if your legal research and resource skills are lacking or less than stellar, you’re missing out. Can you afford to lose the competitive advantage in...
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January 17, 2020
What’s a Bit of Space?
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian (Regina) You may have heard that the Law Society’s library space on the second floor of the Regina Queen’s Bench Court House was being reduced to allow for increased space for the Saskatchewan Courts. We are pleased to report that construction concluded earlier this month and that our newly renovated and condensed library is open...
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November 1, 2019
Research Tip: Thousands of Canadian Legal Articles – Free!!
By Ken Fox, Reference Librarian No, I am not talking about HeinOnline. The Law Society of Ontario’s AccessCLE site hosts, at the time of writing, 9,543 CPD articles dating from 2004 to 2019. Here is an overview of the browsable collection. With this many articles available at a single source, best bet might be to use search rather than browse...
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September 9, 2019
Law Librarian On Site
By Alan Kilpatrick Need help with your legal research? Law Society of Saskatchewan librarian, Alan Kilpatrick, will be on-site at RPL’s Central Branch to help guide you through the many legal resources available. Please contact our libraries for further information. Evenings:Monday, September 23: 5:00-8:00 pmMonday, October 28: 5:00-8:00 pmMonday, November 25: 5:00-8:00 pm Afternoons:Thursday, September 12: 1:00-4:00 pm Thursday, October 10: 1:00-4:00 pmThursday, November...
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