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Law Society Bencher and Human Rights Monitoring Group Chair Teresa Donnelly presented Dr. Fiona Sampson with a Human Rights Award at a special ceremony held in Toronto on February 27, 2019.
The Law Society of Ontario presented a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD), to Angela Swan, today, at its Call to the Bar ceremony at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto.
The Law Society of Ontario expresses grave concerns regarding human rights violations against members of the legal profession across the globe.
On December 21, 2018, regulations were filed to amend the Rules of Civil Procedure, O. Reg. 536/18 and O. Reg. 537/18.
The January 1, 2019 changes are summarized on the Ministry of the Attorney General website and the Ontario Regulatory Registry.
The Law Society of Ontario expresses grave concerns regarding human rights violations against members of the legal profession across the globe.
The Law Society of Ontario’s governing body today approved an option for lawyer licensing that retains the two, current transitional training pathways, with significant enhancements, as recommended by the Law Society’s Professional Development and Competence Committee.
Convocation will be held on December 10, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. View the materials and join the live webcast.
Capping off a year that has been marked by changes big and small, the Law Society of Ontario has been named as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2019. This is the 13th year in a row that the Law Society has received this distinction.
Convocation was held on November 30, 2018. View the archived webcast.
The Law Society’s governing body today approved modest increases to the annual fees that lawyers and paralegals will pay to the Law Society in 2019. Lawyers will pay an additional of $18, resulting in an overall, annual fee of $2,201, while paralegals will pay an additional $15, for a total of $1,115.
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