The NSBS Equity & Access office is delighted to announce the 2024 winner and runner up of the Race the Law Paper prize.
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Equity and Access
Have Your Say in the 2024 Articling Survey
The Law Society of Alberta, in conjunction with the law societies of British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, is seeking feedback on the types of training and mentoring articling students are receiving, issues related to discrimination or harassment and how prepared articling students feel to practice law in the 21st century.
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2024 Articling Survey: watch for a link next week to have your say
If you are a current articling student, new lawyer (under five years of call), principal, firm recruiter or mentor of articling students, keep reading.
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Ruck Report Update
The Society is pleased to provide an update on the Ruck Report.
Shawna Paris-Hoyte appointed Executive Director of African Nova Scotian Justice Institute
The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI) proudly announces Shawna Paris-Hoyte as its new Executive Director.
International Women’s Day
The Society’s Gender Equity Committee (GEC) conducted a survey in September 2022 to address lawyers’ experiences with gender-based harassment and discrimination in legal workplaces. We are pleased to present the findings in this report