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April 24, 2020
Friday Tip – Finding Irwin Law Books on Des Libris
By Ken Fox, Research Librarian Last week I told you how to access the Irwin Law book collection through the Des Libris ebook platform. This week I will give you a few tips on finding texts using Des Libris. The Des Libris library that Saskatchewan lawyers have access to includes more than 80,000 titles on every subject under the sun....
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April 23, 2020
Department of Justice COVID-19 Information
The Department of Justice website now has two new webpages related to COVID-19 that may be of assistance: Protecting Public Safety and the well-being of Canadians: Legislative and other measures – Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) / also available on the Open Government Portal: This webpage was created to provide the latest information on legislative and other measures (such as Charter Statements)...
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April 23, 2020
Volunteer with Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA)
This is part of a series of blog posts celebrating National Volunteer Week. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please visit our website. The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA), plea.org, was incorporated in 1980 as a non-profit, non-government organization that exists to educate, inform and empower through law-related education. The organization is funded by the Law Foundation of...
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April 22, 2020
Volunteer with CLASSIC
This is part of a series of blog posts celebrating National Volunteer Week. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please visit our website. Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc. (CLASSIC) provides free, professional and confidential legal services for low-income members of our community who otherwise cannot afford legal advice or representation. CLASSIC works toward social justice with...
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April 20, 2020
Volunteer with Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan
This is the first in a series of blog posts celebrating National Volunteer Week. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please visit our website. Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) is a non-profit, charitable organization that is not funded by the government. PBLS operates two main programs: (1) the Free Legal Clinic program and (2) the Panel Program. All PBLS services...
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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...
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