Law Society of Saskatchewan
Find Legal AssistanceMember ProfileMember ResourcesContact
  • 0
    Cart
  • My Account
  • About Us
      • News
        • Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
        • Podcast
        • ReSource
        • Videos
        • Benchers’ Digest
        • Case Mail
      • Mission and Values
      • Committees
      • Convocation
      • Benchers
      • Annual and Financial Reports
      • Contact Us
  • Initiatives
      • Access to Justice
        • Future of Legal Services Initiative
          • The Limited Licensing Pilot
        • Limited Scope Legal Services – Information for the Public
        • Limited Scope Legal Services – Information for Lawyers
        • Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week
      • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
        • Demographic Data Collection FAQ
        • Equity Office
      • Legal Information
        • Legal Information Guidelines
        • Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information
      • Truth and Reconciliation
        • Additional Resources
        • Information on Indigenous Class Action Settlements
      • Saskatchewan Justicia Project
  • Regulation
      • Definition of the Practice of Law and Unauthorized Practice of Law
      • Firm Regulation
        • Designated Representative (DR) Hub
      • New Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Practice Program
      • Act, Code and Rules
        • The Legal Profession Act, 1990
        • Code of Professional Conduct and Amendments
        • Law Society Rules, Amendments and Practice Directives
        • Rules Concordance – Read More
      • Hearings, Decisions and Rulings
        • Hearing Committee Adjudicator Roster
        • Pending Discipline Matters
        • Discipline Decisions
        • Conduct Review Database
        • Ethics Rulings Database
        • Pending Admissions and Education Matters
        • Admissions and Education Decisions
        • Disqualification and Reinstatement
      • Lawyers with Practice Conditions/Restrictions
      • Lawyer Trusteeships and Successors
      • Potential Complaint Outcomes
        • Ethics Committee
        • Competency Committee
        • Conduct Investigation Committee
  • Public
      • Finding Legal Assistance
      • Find Legal Assistance Search Guidance
      • Get Legal Information, Resources, and Options for Assistance
      • What to Expect From Your Lawyer
      • Looking For Lost Wills
      • Making a Complaint
        • Complaints Process
      • Common Client Concerns
        • Understanding Lawyers’ Fees
        • Quality of Service
        • Conflict of Interest
        • Confidentiality
        • Withdrawal
        • File Transfers
      • Common Client Concerns
        • Role of an Estate’s Lawyer
        • Role of Opposing Lawyer
        • Breach of Trust Conditions/Undertakings
        • Lawyer’s Conduct in Court
        • Lawyer’s Outside Interests
  • Lawyers and Students
      • Becoming a Lawyer in Saskatchewan
        • Students-at-law
        • Transfer Lawyers
        • International Applicants
        • Western Canada Competency Profile
      • Becoming a Principal
      • Career And Volunteer Opportunities
        • Students Seeking Articles
      • Membership Services
      • Mentorship Program
      • Awards, Bursaries, Scholarships
      • Locum Registry
      • Expanded Practice Advisor Program
      • Forms and Fees
        • Law Society Forms
        • Trust Account Forms
      • Western Conveyancing Protocol
        • Protocol for Saskatchewan
      • Practice Resources
        • General Resources
        • Successor Listing
        • King’s Bench Rules
      • Health and Wellness
      • Pro Bono Legal Services
  • Legal Resources
  • CPD
      • CPD Activities
        • CPD Calendar of Activities
        • CPD On Demand (Subscription)
        • Recorded Versions Shop
        • Study Group Resources
      • CPD Policy
        • Reporting CPD Hours
        • Eligible CPD Activities
        • Remedial CPD Plan Information
        • FAQs for Members
        • FAQs for CPD Providers
      • Contact Us
      • Volunteers
      • Presenter Section
  • Shop
Law Society of Saskatchewan Access to Justice Legal Coaching and Unbundling Pilot Project (LCUP) launches practice group and evaluation

The information provided on this blog is to, the best of our knowledge, accurate and up-to-date as of the date of posting. However, please be aware that information can change rapidly and without notice. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information presented after the posting date. It is advised that readers exercise due diligence and independently verify the accuracy of information they find on this blog news feed. Here are links to the most current information available in relation to our Membership, Saskatchewan Case Law, and Saskatchewan Legislation.

Legal Coaching and Unbundling Pilot Project (LCUP) launches practice group and evaluation

November 16, 2020

With the LCUP pilot project now well underway, we have been preparing to launch two new initiatives: (1) a practice group for LCUP participating lawyers and (2) a pilot project evaluation.

  • Practice group

A recent survey of LCUP participating lawyers indicated significant interest in the formation of an online network or practice group for lawyers to share ideas and ask questions of other lawyers offering unbundled services.

The first meeting of the practice group took place on September 28 and the second on October 26, 2020. The September 28 meeting was a discussion amongst local lawyers about “Lessons learned on how to charge, bill, and promote legal coaching and unbundled services”. The October 26th session kicked off the 5th annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week, a 1-hour webinar focused on how unbundled services have worked in several Canadian jurisdictions (BC, AB, ON). The goal of the webinar is to encourage lawyers to offer unbundled services and inform the public about how these services work.

  • Evaluation

Research on unbundled legal services in other Canadian jurisdictions has yielded exciting results, showing a high rate of satisfaction among both clients and lawyers. The LCUP Working Group is now conducting similar research in Saskatchewan with the launch of the LCUP pilot project evaluation. The results of the pilot project evaluation will contribute to a growing collection of data from across Canada which will help inform legal practice, policy development and empirically-informed scholarly writing on the topic. We are grateful to the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research, for their financial support in conducting the evaluation.

The ‘nuts and bolts’ of the pilot project evaluation are as follows:

  1. Who is involved?  Lawyers who have signed up for the pilot project have been invited to participate in the evaluation, as will their clients who have received legal coaching and/or unbundled legal services.
  2. What is happening?  Upon finishing a limited scope retainer or legal coaching file, the lawyer and the client are invited to separately complete a very brief online survey of their experiences to gauge satisfaction with and views on providing limited scope and/or legal coaching work. We will also be in contact with participating lawyers half-way through the pilot project evaluation about their experience to date. Note: Participation in the evaluation is completely voluntary. Lawyers responses WILL NOT be linked to client responses, and all data will be collected anonymously, securely, and confidentially by the Social Sciences Research Lab at the University of Saskatchewan. The study has received ethics approval.
  3. When is the evaluation taking place? Lawyer and client feedback is being collected online for one year, from Fall 2020 to Fall 2021. The data will be analyzed at the end of this information-gathering phase. All participants will receive a copy of the evaluation.
  4. Where is the evaluation taking place? Links to the lawyer and client surveys are available on the main page of www.sklcup.com. To directly visit the feedback forms, please click here:
    Client feedback form  |  Lawyer feedback form

Get involved

We’re looking for more lawyers to help improve access to justice and client services. Join the Saskatchewan roster of lawyers who provide legal coaching and/or unbundled services and pilot project evaluation. Email Kim Newsham at [email protected] to join the roster and to be notified about new resources and training events related to unbundled services and legal coaching as they become available. Questions related to the evaluation can be directed to Brea Lowenberger, Director of CREATE Justice and Access to Justice Coordinator at [email protected].

Share this:
    

Archives

Categories

SUBSCRIBE

Subscribe for the latest news from our blog "Legal Sourcery".


Submit News Post

Submission Guidelines

Online Tools

  • Search
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use

Quick Links

  • About Us
  • LSS Initiatives
  • For Lawyers & Students
  • For the Public
  • Regulation
  • CPD

Subscribe Now

Subscribe for the latest news from our blog "Legal Sourcery".

Stay Connected

Twitter
Facebook
Linkedin

© 2025 Law Society of Saskatchewan. Website & Hosting by OmniOnline