Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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October 23, 2019

Access to Justice Week Project Highlight – SALI

With Access to Justice Week fast approaching (Oct 20 – 25), we’d like to take this opportunity to highlight the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information project (SALI). The SALI project was launched by the Law Society and several other legal information providers to improve access to legal information for Saskatchewan residents through the public library system. Please view and share...

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October 22, 2019

Small Urban and Rural Committee Tour kicks off Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week

By Shari Thompson, Student Professional Development Strategist at the College of Law To kick off Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week, the Small Urban and Rural Committee (SURC), was pleased to host this year's tour to North Battleford, on Friday, Oct. 18th. Our hosts included NORSASKLAW where eleven students ranging in all three years had a tour, breakfast treats, and a Q and A...

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October 22, 2019

Legal Services Supply Gap in Saskatchewan: Temporarily Offering Tax Incentives to Lawyers for Providing Pro Bono Services

Jelaina Germain, JD Candidate (University of Saskatchewan) “While almost half of Canadians will experience a legal issue in any given three-year period, many people do not resolve their legal issue with the assistance of a lawyer due to being unable to…afford the cost of legal services”.1 I. LEGAL SERVICES MARKET IN SASKATCHEWAN There is a large gap in the legal...

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October 21, 2019

CBC Radio coverage of legal coaching pilot project

The goal of the Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundled Services Pilot Project (LCUP) is to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope retainers. Legal coaching helps to reduce costs by offering legal coaching so that clients are able to represent themselves. Lisa Eisin, Ontario lawyer and legal coach, and Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal...

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October 21, 2019

PLEA launches free Agreement Maker for family law disputes

Many people with legal issues arising from family breakdown would like to resolve them by agreement but are not sure where to start. The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) now has a free-of-charge Agreement Maker available on familylaw.plea.org. Individuals who want to access this tool can get started by creating a free account and then selecting “I want...

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October 18, 2019

Free Legal Resource Fair to kickoff Access to Justice week

The Legal Resource Fair in Saskatoon during Access to Justice Week 2017. Access to justice has become a major issue in Canada as legal services have become increasingly unaffordable for many citizens. Over their lifetime, most Canadians will experience some legal problems whether due to divorce, the workplace, owning a small business, or dealing with a family member’s estate. Due...

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