DR Updates
February 6, 2023
Updates to the Online Practice Management Assessment Tool
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 the Assessment Tool accessible – one for sole practitioner firms and one for multi-lawyer firms. Implementation of the Assessment Tool began in April 2021, and is gradual in nature rolling...
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February 3, 2023
Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
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, any residential property situated in Canada. Further, and importantly for lawyers and other professionals involved in real estate transactions, the Act makes it an offence for any person or entity to...
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January 18, 2023
Your Firm’s Access to DivorceMate Is Changing Soon
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 support. Unavoidably, a recent business decision made by DivorceMate is ending your firm’s free access to this product. To support firms, DivorceMate has offered a fifty-percent discount to all members. The reduced price...
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November 16, 2022
Member Renewal Is Open
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 penalties. If your organization plans to issue one cheque covering renewal fees for multiple lawyers, each lawyer in your organization must complete the online renewal process before we process the...
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October 22, 2021
Practice Management Assessment Tool
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 you may recall from our earlier communications, volunteer firms were sought to participate in the initial launch of the Assessment Tool which is now nearly concluded. We are happy to share...
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January 25, 2021
Reviewing Next Steps in Firm Regulation
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 appreciate the cooperation of Designated Representatives (“DR”) over the course of this last challenging year. Your contributions have been invaluable in the communication process. Part 2: Online Assessment Tool...
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May 28, 2020
Complaints Process & Role of Designated Representative
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 firm. The Law Society has several fundamental tasks when investigating complaints including: to protect the public and satisfy their demand that a self-regulating profession is accountable for its members’ actions and,...
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March 23, 2020
Additional Resources for Working From Home
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 services and the administration of justice in this province. Our management team and the Benchers are working hard to not just maintain services, but ramp up support for lawyers and...
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January 1, 2020
New Firm Regulation Rules took effect January 1, 2020.
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 about the firm and to appoint a Designated Representative (“DR”). The DR acts as the point person or liaison for the firm and is responsible for all communications on behalf...
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June 23, 2017
Final Report – Law Firm Practice Management Pilot Project 2017
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. The Law Firm Practice Management Assessment Tool (the “Assessment Tool”) helps a firm recognize its strengths and provides things to consider where opportunities for improvement are identified. The expected outcomes of the...
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