Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.
May 7, 2020
New PLEA Resource – COVID-19 & The Law
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for most people. Governments have responded with laws and programs to keep people safe and to help them during this time. Understanding the new laws and programs is important. Understanding how this situation can affect your existing legal rights and obligations in many areas of life is also important. PLEA has developed the COVID-19...
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May 6, 2020
New practice areas in the “Find a Lawyer” feature of the website for legal coaching and limited scope practitioners
We are pleased to advise that we have again expanded the practice areas in the Find a Lawyer feature of the Law Society website to include: “Legal Coaching” and “Limited Scope” practitioners. During these challenging times, it is important to ensure that members of the public, and other users of the Find a Lawyer function of the website are able to identify service providers...
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May 5, 2020
Online Training: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Family Law Practitioners
PATHS will be offering our Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Family Law Practitioners training online June 1 to 4. The training will take place over 4 afternoons (1- 4:30 pm), Monday, June 1 to Thursday, June 4. The training content is the same as is offered during the two-day in-person training. This training will provide an overview of...
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May 4, 2020
Changes to PREP admission requirements for 2020/2021
In the face of challenging times, we must be adaptable. In direct response to concerns from students and the legal profession related to the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to change the admission requirements for the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) for the 2020/2021 year. Admission requirements Students with a Canadian common law degree or Certificate...
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May 4, 2020
CanLII Is Now Accepting Book Proposals
For some time now, we have been partnering to make existing content available on CanLII, and we are grateful for how the community has embraced that work. Now, we are launching a house publishing program and inviting submissions that strategically meet the needs of researchers on CanLII. It has been two years since we launched law reviews on CanLII, and eight since...
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May 1, 2020
New Resources on Digital Security
The Law Society of Saskatchewan is creating a series of videos on digital security. While this will focus on home device usage, given the uptick in working from home, the information applies to computers and devices at any location. There will be 5 videos in the series, hosted by Craig Zawada, Q.C.: Introduction to digital securityPassword tipsConfiguring a home network...
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