Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Podcast
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.
July 16, 2021
New Legal Skies Episode – Law Librarians and their Role in Access to Justice
In our latest episode of Legal Skies, we discuss the important role information professionals (i.e. law librarians) play in the justice system and how they are helping expand public access to legal information. Our guests are Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Shaunna Mireau, Past-President of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, and Kim Nayyer, Associate Dean...
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June 3, 2021
Welcome to Season 3 of Legal Skies!
Welcome to Season 3 of Legal Skies! In our first episode of the season, Law Society President Fuloke Laosebikan, Q.C. and Past-President Gerald Tegart, Q.C. discuss how the Law Society responded to the pandemic, how the pandemic changed the legal profession and where we're headed in 2021. For more information about Law Society’s goals and initiatives, check out our 2020...
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November 6, 2020
Check Out The Latest Law Society of BC Podcast Episode!
Our podcast project keeps rolling on. Listen to our latest episode here: https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/our-initiatives/rule-of-law-and-lawyer-independence/rule-of-law-matters-podcast/ In this episode, Catherine Dauvergne, formerly Dean of UBC Law and now VP Academics and Provost of SFU, takes listeners through a comparison of the “thin” and “thick” versions of the rule of law, how we only notice the rule of law when it is being undermined,...
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October 30, 2020
Coming soon… Legal Needs Assessment for Saskatchewan
To better understand the access to justice issues in Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan and the Law Society of Saskatchewan are launching a Legal Needs Assessment. Our guests include Tim Brown, Q.C., Executive Director at the Law Society of Saskatchewan; Brea Lowenberger, Director of CREATE Justice and Access to Justice Coordinator at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law; and...
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October 21, 2020
Legal Skies Podcast S2E7 – Unbundling Legal Services and Upcoming Webinar
Cost is a significant factor for people trying to access legal services. This episode focuses on how unbundling legal services can be a cost effective and efficient alternative for people looking for legal help. Our guests include John-Paul Boyd, an accredited family law arbitrator based in Alberta, Sonali Sharma founder of Athena Law in British Columbia and Lisa Eisen, founder...
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July 16, 2020
Legal Skies Podcast – The Future of Legal Education with Dr. Kara Mitchelmore from CPLED
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of the legal profession especially the admission of new lawyers. Several U.S. states and Canadian provinces are grappling with how to accommodate for remote testing so that law school graduates can be admitted to practice law. Instead of a bar exam, this year the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) launched the...
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