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Law students interested in taking the next step to becoming a lawyer in Saskatchewan must consider five key steps.
The five key steps:
- Make sure you are eligible
- Apply to become a Student-at-law
- Secure your articling position and submit proof of entry into articles
- Complete the PREP Bar admission course
- Apply for admission as a lawyer
Step 1: Make sure you are eligible
You must be able to provide either your proof of graduation from a common law faculty of a Canadian university or Certificate of Qualification issued by the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) if your law degree was acquired outside Canada.
Step 2: Apply to become a Student-at-law (Rule 703)
You must be registered with the Law Society of Saskatchewan as a Student-at-law before you can article in Saskatchewan. See the section below for more information.
Step 3: Secure your articling position and submit proof of entry into articles (Rule 705)
It is up to you to obtain an articling position and ensure that you are in compliance with all the rules set out by the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
Step 4: Complete the CPLED Bar admission course (Rule 711)
Students seeking admission to the Bar must successfully complete the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) Bar admission course from the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED).
PREP is a multi-phase course designed to help students develop the competencies required to be admitted to the Bar as an entry-level lawyer. To register for PREP or for more detailed information, program lengths, and start dates visit www.cpled.ca.
Step 5: Apply for admission as a lawyer (Rules 714 and 729)
Provided that all criteria are met, students will be eligible for admission as a lawyer upon completion of their articles and the PREP Bar admission course.
*Please note, effective June 2021, the Law Society has added a recency requirement to its Rules related to the completion of the PREP Bar admission course. Specifically, Saskatchewan students-at-law who complete PREP more than five years prior to their application for admission as a Lawyer will be required to re-take and successfully complete PREP, unless exceptional circumstances exist that justify something less than completion of the full program. For more information, please review the requirements under Rule 714 of the Law Society of Saskatchewan Rules or contact the Law Society at [email protected].