We’re pleased to announce that Raymond Wagner KC is the recipient of the Society’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award (DSA).
Awards & Appointments
Congratulations Heather McNeill N.W.L., KC, recipient of the Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession!
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is pleased to announce that Heather McNeill N.W.L., KC is the 2023 recipient of the Society’s Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession (AMIE).
King’s Counsel Applications and Nominations Now Open
The Advisory Committee on King’s Counsel Appointments, chaired by the Honourable Justice Cindy A. Bourgeois, will convene in the fall to consider candidates for the next King’s Counsel appointments.
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2023 NSBS Presidents’ Leadership Award Recipients
A special congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the NSBS Presidents' Leadership Award Cierra Mateo and Leandra Bouman.
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2023 Race and the Law Prize Recipient: Keita Szemok-Uto
“Thank you to the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. I am honoured and humbled to receive this award. As a Canadian with mixed Asian heritage, writing this paper was a deeply engaging and rewarding experience for me."
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Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession (AMIE)
The Society is seeking nominations for the Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession (AMIE), which recognizes outstanding Mi’kmaq and Indigenous lawyers within Nova Scotia who have contributed to their community, their Nation, the legal profession and to the Society