Application for Enrolment in Bar Admission Program as a Articled Clerk Application for Enrolment in Bar Admission Program & as an Articled Clerk Step 1 of 9 - Applicant Information 0% Part A—Person and Contact Information Part A — Personal and Contact Information1. Applicant InformationNOTE: This application must be completed legibly. Do not skip any questions. Omissions or inaccuracies will result in processing delays. The answers to Part 1 must be sworn/affirmed before a notary public (or Commissioner of Oaths, if in Nova Scotia). If the space provided for any answer is insufficient, you may attach additional pages to this form provided they are duly signed. Given Name(s) Surname Preferred Name (optional) Have you ever used a different name (formal or informal), surname, or given name? Yes No State the changes:(Required)If the change in name was made by court order, attach a certified or notarized copy of the order. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 50 MB. Date of Birth Month Day Year Home Address City Province/State Postal Code Country Personal TelephonePersonal Email Work Email (if known) We will use your personal email to contact you with information, notices, or any deficiencies regarding your application. It is your responsibility to notify us of any changes to your email address, phone number, home address or any other contact information. 2. Firm and Principal InformationPrincipal Name (firm or individual lawyer) Supervising Lawyer Name (if firm is principal) Articling Firm Firm Street Address Firm ProvinceNova ScotiaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukonFirm City Firm Postal Code Firm Phone NumberPrincipal Email/Firm Email Part B — Education3. State all universities attended (with location of each), dates of graduation, and any degrees granted.University #1University Graduation Date Degrees Granted University #2University Graduation Date Degrees Granted University #3University Graduation Date Degrees Granted University #4University Graduation Date Degrees Granted 4. Were you ever expelled from university or law school? Yes No 5. Has disciplinary action ever been instituted against you by any university or law school? Yes No 6. Have you applied for registration as a student-at-law or articled clerk in any other jurisdiction? Yes No 7. Have you ever been expelled or suspended from a bar admission program by a law society or other organization running such a program? Yes No Part C – Employment8. Are you lawfully entitled to be employed in Canada? Yes No If you are not lawfully entitled to be employed in Canada you are unable to article.If you are not a Canadian Citizen or do not have Canadian landed imigrant status, please provide particulars of your work permit or other authorization. 9. Have you ever been discharged, suspended, or asked to resign from any employment? Yes No 10. Are you, or have you ever been, a member of a law society (within or outside of Canada)? Note: The Canadian Bar Association is not a law society. Yes No If "yes," please note the date of admission and current status. Part D — Good Character11. Do you presently have a record for having been found guilty of a criminal offence? Yes No 12. Are there outstanding charges against you pertaining to a criminal offence? Yes No 13. Have you ever been successfully sued in a civil action relating to fraud? Yes No 14. Are there any ourstanding civil judgements against you or any actions outstanding against you that may result in a civil judgement? Yes No 15. Have you ever made an assignment in bankruptcy or petitioned into bankruptcy, or filed a proposal to creditors? Yes No 16. Have you at any time not obeyed an order of any court requiring you to do or abstain from doing any act? Yes No 17. Have you ever been suspended, disqualified, censured or had disciplinary action instituted against you as a member of any profession or organization? Yes No 18. Have you ever been denied or had revoked any licence or permit, the procurement of which required proof of good character? Yes No 19. Have you ever been refused registration as a student-at-law or articled clerk? Yes No 20. Have you ever had your articles terminated? Yes No 21. Is there, to your knowledge or belief, any event, circumstance, condition or matter not disclosed in your replies to the preceding questions that touches or may concern your conduct, character and reputation, and that you know is or believe might be thought to be an impediment to your admission or warrant full inquiry by the Society? Yes No Note:You have indicated "yes" to a question in Part B, C, or D other than #8, please attach all relevant documents, including any court orders with full particulars or send a follow-up email to [email protected] Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 10 MB. Authorization and UndertakingPlease read the below statement and indicate that you agree to authorization and undertaking.Consent(Required) I grant to the Society full authority to make enquiry from any police authority or other authority with regard to any criminal record or with regard to any of the matters referred in Part D, and I authorize all persons enquired of pursuant to this authorization to provide all information requested. I undertake to the Society that I will report to the Society at my earliest convenience should anything occur before or during my articling period that would alter my responses to any of the questions contained in Part 1 and Part 2 of my application. I further undertake that I will at all times well and truly keep and perform all of my obligations as an Articled Clerk and will follow the rules and requirements of the Society. I also hereby undertake to comply with all ethical guidelines and rules governing lawyers in the Province of Nova Scotia, including the Code of Professional Conduct, as the definition of “lawyer” therein includes an “articled clerk.” I agree to the above authorization and undertakingDeclatation(Required)I, the Applicant for enrolment as an Articled Clerk, DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE that the statements contained in my Applicant's Questionnaire — Part 1 are complete and true in every respect. AND, I make this solemn declaration believing it to be true and know that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath. By clicking this box, I DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE that the statements contained in my Application for enrolment as an Articled Clerk are complete and true in every respect. AND I make this solemn declaration believing it to be true and know that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath. Preferred Article Start Date June 1 Other (To be approved by the Society) Other Date Month Day Year NOTE: Before you are eligible for the call to the Bar you must successfully complete your articles and the Bar Admission Program which consists of PREP and the Society’s Cultural Competence Workshop.Are you being paid to article? Yes No My intention is to register with CPLED for: PREP Accelerated PREP The upcoming PREP schedules can be found on the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) website and the Bar Admission Program Schedule is noted below.Payment for PREP will be made by: Firm Applicant Both The Bar Admission Program currently consists of the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) (regular program offered in Nova Scotia twice per year beginning in June and December or accelerated program offered beginning May 30, 2022) and a one-day Cultural Competence Workshop. The date of the Cultural Competence Workshop is to be determined. Details will follow once finalized.NOTE: All dates and timing as well as course order and session delivery are subject to change. Applicant’s Questionnaire – Part 2NOTE: The Applicant’s Questionnaire – Part 2 must be completed by the applicant only. Part 2 can remain private and will not be disclosed to the Principal/firm.Voluntary Equity and Diversity DisclosureThe Society is committed to increasing opportunities for all law graduates from communities that have historically been underrepresented in the legal profession. The Society is working with the Department of Justice, Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia law firms to make the legal profession more representative of the public it serves. One aspect of this initiative requires gathering relevant data on the representation of individuals from equity deserving communities in programs of the Society. Your voluntary response to the question below will assist our understanding of equity and diversity in the legal professionI am a member of one or more of the following communities: African Nova Scotian Black Mi'kmaq Indigenous Racialized Person with a Disability 2SLGBTQIA+ Other (Option to specify) Option to specify: Applicant’s Questionnaire – Part 2NOTE: The Applicant’s Questionnaire – Part 2 must be completed by the applicant only. The information contained in this section will not be provided to your principal except as required by law.In asking the questions in Part 2, the Society is seeking information pertaining to your fitness to practise law pursuant to regulation 3.3.1. The Society’s obligation to protect the public interest operates alongside the lawyers’ ethical obligation to respect the human dignity and worth of all persons and to treat all persons with equality and without discrimination. To that end, the Society will endeavour to deal with issues of capacity without causing unnecessary pain and anxiety for applicants, without discouraging those who need help from seeking it and without contributing to the stigma surrounding mental health issues in particular.In order to protect your right to privacy, the information you provide will be held in confidence, and will only be provided to the Credentials Committee where it is deemed relevant to a concern regarding your fitness to practise law, and only after you have been notified of the information to be provided to the Committee. The practice of law is often rigorous, demanding a high level of functioning. Any circumstance that would render you incapable of practising law competently puts clients’ interests at risk, and harms the profession’s reputation. Having said that, the Society recognizes that everyone experiences pressures in life, and we all respond to those pressures differently. You may be quite capable of practising law competently, in spite of your past difficulties. It is the Society’s goal, as the governing body of the profession, to determine if an applicant has an impairment that effectively disables that individual from carrying out the functions normally required of a lawyer. To this end, the Society is looking for information about conditions you are currently experiencing and that could impair your ability to article. The Society is not looking for information about past conditions that have been resolved and are not currently affecting your ability to complete the duties of an Articled Clerk. You need only report current circumstances that could affect your ability to perform the duties of an Articled Clerk.The fact that you may have sought professional assistance for a problem is not a bar to enrolment. In most cases, evidence of having sought professional assistance is positive evidence, as it suggests that you are actively seeking to deal with the circumstances and take control of your life. On behalf of the Society, LIANS operates the Nova Scotia Lawyers Assistance Program (NSLAP), which is completely confidential and open to all lawyers, their families and their staff. It is available to you once you are enrolled as an Articled Clerk. The Society actively encourages individuals to seek the education and assistance they need. The NSLAP can be contacted at 1-866-299-1299 and offers resources online at nslap.ca.If you would like to discuss a personal concern confidentially, please contact the Director, Education & Credentials, or the Staff Lawyer, Education & Credentials, at 902-422-1491.In asking the following question, the Society is not concerned with issues that have been satisfactorily resolved and do not affect your present ability to practise law competently.2. Based upon your personal history, your current circumstances or any professional opinion or advice you have received, are you currently experiencing any condition that is reasonably likely to substantially impair your ability to perform the duties of an Articled Clerk? Yes No If the answer is “yes” to question 4, please provide a general description of the “impairment” that is likely to substantially impair your ability to perform the duties of an Articled Clerk. (Depending upon your response, the Society may ask for additional information from you or another appropriate source.)
