The Law Firm Practice Management Assessment Tool (the “Assessment Tool”) is a central mandatory feature of the Law Society’s proactive approach to regulating law firms. There are two versions of...
Read More +On January 1, 2023, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 235 came into force. Subsection 4(1) prohibits non-Canadians from purchasing, directly or indirectly,...
Read More +In 2020, as part of our ongoing efforts to diversify our legal resources, we negotiated free online access for all members to DivorceMate, a cloud-based software for calculating child and spousal...
Read More +We have sent emails to the membership about the renewal process. Please ensure that lawyers in your organization have followed the necessary steps by December 9, 2022, to avoid late payment...
Read More +We are pleased to announce that the formal launch of the online Practice Management Assessment Tool (“Assessment Tool”), pursuant to the Firm Regulation Rules, will begin on November 1, 2021. As...
Read More +Part 1: Firm Registration and Appointment of Designated Representatives *COMPLETE* All laws firms in the Province have completed this requirement. Thank you for your active engagement with this process. We...
Read More +Designated Representatives play an important role in facilitating various communications from the Law Society with the members of the firm, one such area pertains to complaints against members of the...
Read More +During the continued uncertainty caused by Covid-19, the Law Society of Saskatchewan is increasing its efforts to keep our members and the public informed on all matters relating to legal...
Read More +What does this mean for firms? 1. Firm Registration & Appointing a Designated Representative A primary contact person in each firm will receive an email asking them to confirm information...
Read More +The Prairie Law Societies conducted a pilot project in 2017 to test a new resource that would help firms assess the robustness of their practice management systems and firm culture....
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