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Law Society of Saskatchewan COVID-19 COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: May 14th Edition

COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: May 14th Edition

May 14, 2020

By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian

The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news.

Each week we aggregate the leading legal news headlines on COVID-19 on topics that matter to you: access to justice, the Courts, legal innovation, legal practice, remote working, students & articling, and wellness.   

Access to Justice

  • Access to Justice: Visionary thinking to update a legacy system | Beverley McLachlin, The Lawyer’s Daily (May 12)
  • Chief Justice of Canada and Minister of Justice Launch Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 | Newswire (May 8)
  • Vexatious in Alberta: A Victory for Self-Reps |Julie Macfarlane & Dayna Cornwall, Representing Yourself Canada (May 12) Podcast

Courts

  • Culture shift will be lasting legacy of COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. chief justice says | Ian Burns, The Lawyer’s Daily (May 12)
  • How hosting a national pandemic summit aided the Nebraska courts system with its COVID-19 response | Lyle Morgan, Legal Talk Network (May 13) Podcast
  • Like everyone else, the Supreme Court of Canada will be working remotely — on Zoom | Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics (May 14)

Legal Innovation

  • After the Pandemic: A conversation about the future of justice | Yves Faguy, CBA National Magazine (May 12)
  • Innovation in the Law: Whose Perspectives Should We Seek? | Heather Douglas, Slaw (May 13)
  • You’re working in the cloud whether you know it or not | Jeffery Lem, Canadian Lawyer (May 13)

Legal Practice

  • A call to action for a better normal | Sharon Roberts & Orlagh O’Kelly, CBA National Magazine (May 8)
  • Online Marketing Is Much More Than Your Law Firm Website | Mark Homer, Attorney at Work (May 12)
  • What can law firm leaders learn from a pandemic? | Susan Smith Blakely, ABA Journal (May 14)

Remote Working

  • Smart Collaboration in the Time of COVID | Ralph Baxter, Legal Talk Network (May 13) Podcast
  • Staying Productive While Sheltering in Place | Ruth Carter, Attorney at Work (May 13)
  • Three Lap Desks for Working Remotely | Matt Reynolds, ABA Journal (May 11)

Students & Articling

  • Doing better for the young out of work | Holly Lake, CBA National Magazine (May 12)
  • Integrity, security key factors for online licensing exams, says LSO exec | Amanda Jerome, The Lawyer’s Daily (May 13)
  • Law Students And Dealing With COVID-19 | Joe Patrice, Legal Talk Network (May 12) Podcast

Wellness

  • How to Grow in Times of Uncertainty | David Neagle , Legal Talk Network (May 13) Podcast
  • Self-Care Tips to Help Women Boost Their Legal Career | Samantha Smith, Attorney at Work (May 14)
  • Staying Supportive And Involved During The Collective Layoffs Experience | Olga Mack, Above the Law (May 11)
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