DR Updates
November 9, 2020
Membership Renewals Are Open
Today we sent emails to the membership about the renewal process. Please ensure that lawyers in your organization have followed the necessary steps by December 4, 2020 in order 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...
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August 7, 2020
Remote Executing of Certain Documents and Remote Witnessing of Wills by Electronic Means Legislation Now Permanent
The Law Society is happy to announce that today, the Government of Saskatchewan repealed the temporary emergency regulations related to remote execution of certain documents and wills and replaced those regulations with permanent regulations allowing for remote execution of documents via electronic means (i.e. video calls) to continue long-term beyond the end of the public emergency period. This is a significant development in...
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August 4, 2020
Feedback on Using Technology in Legal Practice
This is a friendly reminder to complete this short survey on the use of technology within your firm or organization. Thank you.
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July 21, 2020
Survey Request – Cloud Computing and Member Technology
In the fall of 2019, the Law Society formed a Cloud Computer Working Group to provide advice to the Society on issues related to cloud computing and the emerging issues it presents to our members. The key responsibilities of the Working Group include: Monitoring changes in technology and regulation, as they relate to cloud computing that may affect the Society...
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June 8, 2020
Lawyer’s Guide to Reopening the Office
As Saskatchewan enters Phase 3 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan on June 8, with the increase in gathering size, along with the expansion in the scope of businesses and services able to be safely provided, your law firm may be considering a return to the bricks and mortar office. As your firm contemplates appropriate measures to take into account when developing return...
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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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