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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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