Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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January 3, 2017

Clawbies Announced!

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld The Canadian Law Blog Awards (Clawbies) were announced on December 31st and Legal Sourcery is proud to be named a runner up in the Best Law Library Blog category. Congratulations to the winner, Robeside Assistance, the blog of the County of Carleton Law Association in Ottawa. Other winners include: 1. The Fodden Award for Best Canadian...

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November 21, 2016

New Executive Director at the Law Society of Saskatchewan

By Erin Kleisinger, QC, Incoming President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan “I have had the great privilege throughout my career of working with and learning from many committed professionals who have displayed integrity, decency and intelligence. I fundamentally believe in the value of the legal profession and its importance in maintaining a free and democratic society, based on the...

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October 26, 2016

Highlights from Day 5 of Access to Justice Week

By Brea Lowenberger, Access to Justice Coordinator and Alexandra Santos, Just Rights student group member A previous post announced the launch of the Architects of Justice program in Saskatchewan. On Monday, October 24, members of the Just Rights student group participated as volunteers in the launch of the program. This is what law students had to say about the volunteer experience:...

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October 26, 2016

Highlights from Day 4 of Access to Justice Week

By Jocelyn Gagne Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan Didn’t catch Day 4 of Access to Justice Week? Here are some highlights… In “A Spotlight on Legal information for Newcomers: Launch of PLEA’s Newcomer Website and Initiative”, staff from PLEA engaged in a travelling launch tour to locations around Saskatoon to share about NewLI. As described in detail in our earlier post on...

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October 25, 2016

Highlights from Day 2 of Access to Justice Week

By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Didn’t catch Day 2 of Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week? Here are some highlights... On Wednesday, October 19, the College of Law hosted a career panel for law students and lawyers on “doing law differently” called Creating Your Career in the 21st Century: A Panel on Emerging Career Opportunities and New Ways...

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October 25, 2016

Access to Justice Week Highlight – National Focus on A2J Initiatives

By Brea Lowenberger Access To Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law On Tuesday, October 25th, The Honourable Mr. Justice Cromwell, recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Chair of the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, will be presenting “Movement on Access to Justice or An Access to Justice Movement?...

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