Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for The Lighter Stuff
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.
September 18, 2019
Legal Skies Podcast Ranked in Top 10
The Law Society is proud to announce that our newly launched Legal Skies podcast is ranked number 7 out of 123 podcasts in the non-profit category on Apple Podcasts. Please view our two offerings and help us get into the top 5! S1E1: Professor Keith Carlson – Gladue Rights DatabaseS1E2: Stan and Nikki Johnson – Resilience Training Our next episode...
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June 28, 2019
Law Society former member receives Saskatchewan Order of Merit
The Law Society of Saskatchewan would like to congratulate former member Dr. William F. Ready, Q.C., one of the recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit 2019. Established in 1985, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a prestigious recognition of excellence, achievement and contributions to the social, cultural and economic well being of the province and its residents. The Order...
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May 15, 2019
CPLED Bar Admission Program Award of Distinction
The Law Society is pleased to honor each of Alyshea Sparks and Curtis Clavelle with the Award of Distinction. Alyshea and Curtis achieved the highest marks of students registered in the 2018-2019 CPLED Bar Admissions Program. Alyshea Sparks attended the University of Saskatchewan where she earned her three-year Bachelor of Political Studies degree with Distinction in 2017 and her Juris...
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January 2, 2019
Legal Sourcery Inducted into Clawbies’ Hall of Fame
After winning the Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie) for Best Canadian Law Library Blog three times, Legal Sourcery has been inducted into the Clawbie Hall of Fame! Legal Sourcery: Sharing a reliable mix of practical tips, events, library news and resources, and legal developments and happenings in Saskatchewan–all in an personable and engaging way–Legal Sourcery has still got that “info-cool factor” we...
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December 11, 2018
2018 Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie) Nominations
By Alan Kilpatrick It’s time to nominate your favorite Canadian legal blogs for a Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie)! The Clawbies were established in 2006 to showcase the high-quality legal blogs being published in Canada. You can tweet your nominations with the #clawbies2018 Twitter hashtag. The deadline for nominations is December 21st, 2018. Here are the Law Society of Saskatchewan...
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November 8, 2018
Book Review: Full Disclosure
By Brooke Sittler I am one of a small group of tax litigation counsel at my office in Saskatoon. Several years ago, one of our counsel received a beautiful and unusual gift from her spouse. In an act of pure devotion to his wife and as a nod to her nerdy obsession with the Supreme Court he had, over the course...
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