Shawna Paris-Hoyte appointed Executive Director of African Nova Scotian Justice Institute
March 21, 2024
The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI) proudly announces Shawna Paris-Hoyte as its new Executive Director.
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Congratulations Heather McNeill N.W.L., KC, recipient of the Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession!
September 27, 2023
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).
This award 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. For more information about this award and the nomination criteria is available on our website.
2023 Race and the Law Prize Recipient: Keita Szemok-Uto
June 30, 2023
“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.”
Award for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous Peoples Excellence in the Legal Profession (AMIE)
May 19, 2023
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
NSBS Announces New Director and Advisor of Equity and Access Office
February 15, 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Society will welcome a new Director and Advisor to our Equity and Access Office in the coming weeks. The selection of the incoming Director and Advisor is the product of a months-long and nationwide recruitment process. I want to thank the Society’s Equity Committees for their invaluable contributions during the recruitment and interviewing process.
Gender Equity Committee: Report on Gender Discrimination and Harassment Survey
September 23, 2022
To learn more about barriers resulting from gender-based discrimination and harassment in the present, the Society’s Gender Equity Committee designed and distributed an online questionnaire to members in 2019. This report summarizes these findings and our next step is to research and consider what recommendations the Committee will make to Council and the Society to address the issues and what these results have uncovered.