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Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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September 5, 2019
Law Society Library Space Update
The Law Society’s space on the second floor of the Regina Queen’s Bench Courthouse is being reduced this fall to allow for increased space for the courts to better serve needs. While we use this welcome opportunity to deal with older materials no longer relevant to practicing members, we are updating our space and modernizing the way we support our...
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August 30, 2019
Using Resources Differently
By Karen Sawatzky, Director of Legal Resources, Manitoba Law Library Inc., Law Society of Manitoba Reblogged with permission from Great LEXpectations Legal literature studies show that lawyers usually read texts in chunks, finding the specific section that is relevant to the issue they are researching, and ignoring the rest. The finding aids (Table of Contents and Index) are invaluable in...
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July 17, 2019
Canadian Association of Law Libraries Podcasts
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) partnered with vLex for an exclusive podcast series in which Colin Lachance, interim General Manager of North America for vLex, carried out brief interviews with CALL / ACBD 2019 conference speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and organizers about their experience at the May 2019 conference, what’s hot...
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June 4, 2019
New Journal Issues – May 2019
By Sara Stanley, library technician The Criminal Law Quarterly Volume 66, Number 4 (April 2019) Editorial: The SNC Lavalin Controversy: The Shawcross Principle and Prosecutorial Independence Criminal Appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada Antic: First Principles and Beyond / Mangesh Duggal “Reasonable Steps”: Amending Section 273.2 to Reflect the Jurisprudence / Lucinda Vandervort Judges’ Knowledge and Beliefs Concerning the...
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December 19, 2018
Public Access to Legal Information
By Alan Kilpatrick The Law Society Library is open to the public. We are a strong supporter of access to justice and improved access to legal information in Saskatchewan. We encourage you to visit our library and take advantage of our print resources and expertise. Members of the public are welcome to use our print resources during regular business hours. ...
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December 12, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About the Law Society Library: Value, Innovation, and Service
By Alan Kilpatrick This talk was presented at the University of Regina Academic and Special Library Celebration Symposium on December 6th, 2018. Good morning. I’m excited to be here to speak about law libraries, because working in a law library is an experience I’ve found to be deeply rewarding. I’d like to take this opportunity to provide some background on...
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