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Types of membership and responsibilities

The Law Society of Saskatchewan has a variety of membership types:

  • Active Member: a person with a valid practising certificate in accordance with The Legal Profession Act and Rule 719 and therefore entitled to practise law.
  • Canadian Legal Advisor: a member admitted pursuant to Rule 817.
  • Disqualified Member: a member who has been disqualified in accordance with Rule 715, 721 or 724. A Disqualified Member has none of the rights of membership and is not entitled to practise law for the period of the disqualification.
  • Former Member: a person who was a member, but who has resigned, has been appointed to the judiciary or has been disbarred. A Former Member has none of the rights of membership and is not entitled to practise law.
  • Inactive Member: a person who has qualified in all respects to be admitted as a lawyer but has elected not to maintain a practising membership. An Inactive Member has all the rights and duties of membership in the Society, but is not permitted to practise law.
  • Law Professor Member: an Active Member permitted to practise in accordance with Rule 716.
  • Pro Bono Member: an Active Member permitted to practise in accordance with Rule 717.
  • Retired Member: a person who has been granted retired membership status pursuant to Rule 726. A Retired Member is not permitted to practise law.
  • Senior Life Member: a person who has been granted a senior life membership by the Benchers prior to December 31, 2017.
  • Suspended Member: a person who has been suspended pursuant to Rule 1122, 1128 or 1141. A Suspended Member has no membership rights and duties.

Membership Renewals

Membership with the Law Society is renewed on an annual basis.

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Applying to become an inactive member

An inactive member has all the rights and duties of membership except that the member is not permitted to practice law.

If you would like to change your status to become an inactive member of the Law Society, please complete an Application to Change Membership Status Form (Form P-1) and submit to the Law Society (See Rule 727).

Applying to become a retired member

Rule 726: A member may apply to become a retired member if the member is either:

  • At least 55 years of age and has been a member of the Society or the judiciary for not less than 10 years immediately preceding the application, or
  • Permanently unable to practice law due to disability.

A retired member has all the rights and duties of membership except that the member is not:

  • Permitted to practise law, or
  • Required to pay the annual fee.

If you would like to change your status to become a retired member of the Law Society, please complete an Application to Change Membership Status Form (Form P-1) and submit to the Law Society (See Rule 727).

Resigning your membership

A member who has resigned his or her membership has none of the rights of membership and is not entitled to practise law.

If you would like to resign your membership, please complete an Application to Change Membership Status Form (Form P-1) and submit to the Law Society (See Rule 727).

Reinstating your membership

If you have resigned as a member of the Law Society or have reduced your membership to a lesser category of membership, and would like to reinstate your membership, please refer to Rule 728. Note: where an applicant has not been actively practising law within the 5 years immediately preceding the application, there will be a rebuttable presumption that the applicant lacks competency.

If you have ceased to maintain an active membership for more than one year, please complete and submit an Application for Reinstatement (long form) (Form P-2).

If you have ceased to maintain an active membership for one year or less, please complete and submit an Application for Reinstatement (short form) (Form P-3).

For More Information:

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  • Application to Change Membership Status (Form P-1)
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  • Application to Change Membership Status from Active Membership to Pro Bono Membership (Form P-5)
  • Application to Change Membership Status from Active Membership to Law Professor Membership (Form P-7)
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