The Society’s Library is open during Courthouse hours (8:30-4:30) and after hour access is available with membership card. To gain after hours access, have your member card ready to present to the Commissionaire.
Please be advised that during the main office closure of Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, Law Stamps will continue to be available through the NSBS Library located at The Law Courts, seventh floor, 1815 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1S7. This temporary arrangement has been established to ensure uninterrupted access to Law Stamps services while our main office undergoes renovations. Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at nsbslib@nsbs.org or 902-425-2665.
Library Supports for Lawyers
The Society’s Library supports all members – with a focus on practising lawyers and articled clerks – with the following:
- Identifying relevant materials to help answer an information need;
- Troubleshooting difficulties with online information sources;
- Determining if material in the Halifax Barristers’ Library is available for loan;
- Borrowing circulating materials;
- Accessing materials from another library through interlibrary loan;
- Carrying out a legislative history; and
- Obtaining a copy of a case, statute or article not directly available to the lawyer.
We do not perform in-depth research for lawyers. Contact us for a current list of researchers who provide legal research services.
Library Resources
These online resources licensed for lawyer use are available on the library user computers at the Barristers’ Library in Halifax, and the Simon J. Khattar Memorial Barristers’ Library in Sydney:
- HeinOnline (U.S. and Canadian journals, U.S. primary law and case law links)
We provide access to current, practical Canadian legal resources to meet the basic needs of practising lawyers in Nova Scotia and the information needs of Society staff.
The Society provides desktop access to the Irwin Law eBook Collection, offering full-text Canadian legal commentary for members.
Find the Lawyers’ Reading Room on the navigation bar in the members area of the Society’s website. Access is restricted to members of the Nova Scotia Bar, and NSBS staff.
NSBS Library & Information Services
The Law Courts, seventh floor
1815 Upper Water Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1S7
T: 902 425 2665
Toll-free: 1 866 219 1202
F: 902 422 1697
nsbslib@nsbs.org
Questions? Contact the Library at nsbslib@nsbs.org or call 902-425-2665
Lawyers' Reading Room
Find the Lawyers’ Reading Room on the navigation bar in the members area of the Society’s website. Access is restricted to members of the Nova Scotia Bar, and NSBS staff.
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Legislation
Nova Scotia’s Office of the Legislative Counsel provides bills, statutes and proclamations from the 1998-1999 session to date, as well as Statutes at Large, 1758 to 1835. The most current Table of Public Statutes and Index to Local and Private Acts are also provided.
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