DR Updates
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 students-at-law who have commenced their articling term. The Law Society will still require articling principals to complete Form A-9 confirming that their articling student is suitable to be admitted as...
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March 25, 2020
New COVID-19 HR Related FAQs
COVID-19 is challenging us to answer some very real and important questions to our staff quickly. Do we have all the information and are we certain about the answers? What are the ramifications if we get it wrong? The Law Society has also been challenged to absorb all of the information coming at us and in some cases we have still be left...
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March 23, 2020
Beware of Cybersecurity Risks During COVID-19 and Working From Home
As professionals and staff adopt the recently implemented remote working arrangement to reduce the risk associated with COVID-19, it is important to understand that this increases Cyber related risk. Cyber criminals thrive in stressful and confusing times. Knowing that the population is preoccupied dealing with monumental change, they have well-rehearsed playbooks that seek to exploit distributed workforces using remote connections....
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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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March 23, 2020
Message From the Executive Director
We feel the time has come for firms to take seriously the prospect that working remotely to serve the needs of your clients will soon be a reality. The timeframe for this can probably be more accurately estimated in days rather than weeks. For the good of our membership, other stakeholders in the justice system and the public we serve,...
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March 20, 2020
Corporations Branch – Suspension Order for Strike Off Provisions
Click here for a message from the Director or Corporations and Registrar of Co-operatives regarding the suspension of strike off provisions. Heightened Responsiveness The Law Society recognizes the heightened importance of being responsive in this time of crisis. To that end, we will be monitoring our primary email ([email protected]) 7 days a week in order to respond to urgent member inquiries as they arise. Phishing...
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