The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) is hosting a half-day, webinar on Wednesday March 29, 2023 from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
This webinar is free for all participants. If you can attend this webinar, please send a brief email to [email protected] indicating your intention to attend and we will send you a Zoom link for the webinar. We look forward to having you.
Agenda:
1:00pm-1:15pm – Hilary Peterson, PLEA’s Legal Program Coordinator, will provide a brief introduction of the Shift Project and address any recent changes. 1:15pm-2:15pm – Hilary Peterson will provide a presentation focusing on supporting Indigenous clients and trauma-informed practice. Brief question period to follow. 2:15-2:30pm – Showing of Occupational Health and Safety’s webinar video highlighting the changes to the Saskatchewan Employment Act video 2:30-3:30pm – Lawyer Larry Kowalchuk, KowalchukLaw, will provide important insight when assisting clients with matters involving the Human Rights Code, Workers’ Compensation, Occupational Health and Safety and collective agreements. 3:30pm-4:00pm – Questions and Discussion
The Law Society of Saskatchewan has qualified this webinar for 3 CPD hours total which all qualify for Ethics.
The Legal Profession Act from 1907, and its more recent iteration, The Legal Profession Act, 1990, delegated to the Law Society of Saskatchewan the responsibility to govern the legal profession in the province, and it mandates that the profession be governed in the public interest.
Our independence from the government is primary to our mission; it is important to the administration of justice and is fundamental to maintaining a free and democratic society that respects the Rule of Law. That is, the legal profession is uniquely positioned in society to provide a check and balance on government power by ensuring citizens who are in conflict with the government have access to impartial legal representation and ensuring accountability in all areas of society.
The Legal Profession Act from 1907, and its more recent iteration, The Legal Profession Act, 1990, delegated to the Law Society of Saskatchewan the responsibility to govern the legal profession in the province, and it mandates that the profession be governed in the public interest.
Our independence from the government is primary to our mission; it is important to the administration of justice and is fundamental to maintaining a free and democratic society that respects the Rule of Law. That is, the legal profession is uniquely positioned in society to provide a check and balance on government power by ensuring citizens who are in conflict with the government have access to impartial legal representation and ensuring accountability in all areas of society.
