Skip to content
  • Public
  • Legal Profession
  • Careers
  • Member Sign In

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society

Directory of Lawyers
  • Public Resources
    • Help Finding a Missing Will
  • Concerns with a Lawyer
    • How We Process Complaints
    • File a Complaint Against a Lawyer
    • Complaint Form
    • Request for Review
    • Lawyers’ Fund for Client Compensation
  • News & Events
    • Latest News
    • Notices
    • Public Hearings
    • Discipline Decisions & Dispositions
    • Events
      • Upcoming Events
      • Submit an Event
  • About Us
    • Who We Are and What We Do
    • How We Regulate
    • Council & Committees
      • Acknowledgement of Systemic Discrimination
      • 2023 Council Election
      • Current Council
      • Council Meetings
      • Committees
    • 2024-2026 Strategic Plan
    • Equity & Access
    • Truth and Reconciliation Working Group Updates
    • Awards & Appointments
    • Annual Reports & Financial Statements
  • Contact Us
News / COVID-19 FAQs and Updates

COVID-19 FAQs and Updates

Our office is closed to the public as our staff work remotely during our office hours (8:30 am-4:30 pm). Our office will be open to the public Monday-Friday starting Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

To connect with us:

  • Call our main switchboard at 902-422-1491
  • Email our staff – review our staff directory
  • Drop mail/parcels in our designated drop boxes outside of our office
NSBS Library

The Society’s Library is open to members/authorized secondary clientele on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only. Learn more.

Please note that we do not require paper copies of applications:
  • Email your scanned articling application to articling@nsbs.org
  • Email your scanned transfer application to admissions@nsbs.org.
  • Email your scanned changes in category application to aoconnor@nsbs.org.

Note that you can scan documents using most smartphones.

Additional questions? Connect with us at info@nsbs.org or review our contact information.

Society’s Library Open by Appointment Only

Published on May 3, 2022May 9, 2022

The Society’s Library is open to members/authorized secondary clientele on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only.

Continue reading about Society’s Library Open by Appointment Only

Category COVID-19 FAQs and Updates, Library, Society News

COVID-19 FAQs for Lawyers

Published on January 5, 2022October 20, 2023

The Society’s COVID-19 FAQs for Lawyers will support you as adapt procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continue reading “COVID-19 FAQs for Lawyers”
Category COVID-19 FAQs and Updates

Updated COVID-19 Lawyer’s Guide to Reopening the Office

Published on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

If you are considering reopening your office, you should have an operation plan in place. Review our steps to reopening the office.

Continue reading about Updated COVID-19 Lawyer’s Guide to Reopening the Office

Category COVID-19 FAQs and Updates

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society

  • Who We Are and What We Do
  • Practice Resource Search
  • NSBS Regulations
  • Code of Professional Conduct
  • Lawyers’ Insurance Association of Nova Scotia
  • Nova Scotia Lawyers Assistance Program

Contact Us

T: 902 422-1491

F: 902 429-4869

E: General inquiry

More info
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

© Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, 2025. All rights Reserved.