DR Updates
March 23, 2023
Mandatory Principal Training
At February 2023 Convocation, the Benchers approved amendments to the Law Society Rules to implement a mandatory principal training course. Amendment to Rule 704 requires that all lawyers who wish...
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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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February 22, 2022
CPLED Launches Accelerated PREP
The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) received feedback from students of the challenges they experienced balancing competing priorities between their Bar admission program and their articles. To address this concern...
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April 7, 2021
Training Opportunity for Your Firm’s Associates
We all know that upskilling junior lawyers adds value to your firm, so encourage your articling students and associates to attend the Law Society of Saskatchewan’s Boot Camp for Junior...
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March 30, 2021
Flexibility in Articling Requirements And PREP
We are now one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and we cannot know the full impact of the lingering pandemic on firms. Therefore, we are highlighting the following changes and...
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May 25, 2020
Announcing the Launch of Our New CPD OnDemand Platform
The Law Society is offering a unique solution to continue supporting member competency during the COVID-19 pandemic. After 10 years of hosting various CPD Activities, the CPD Department is piloting...
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May 8, 2020
Flexibility in Articling Requirements and PREP
In light of COVID-19, the following changes and informational items will allow flexibility to students and firms: Changes to duration of articling term for current and incoming students The Law...
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March 27, 2020
New Resources About Business and Economic Supports
We understand that law firms are in the midst of accommodating significant changes to their workforce and how everyday business is conducted. We recognize that the potential impact on law...
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March 25, 2020
COVID-19 and Reduction in Articling Term
Effective March 31, 2020, as a temporary response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Law Society is reducing the 12-month articling requirement to a minimum of 8 months for those...
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