Legal Skies - a podcast by the Law Society of Saskatchewan Law Society of Saskatchewan

In this episode we discuss how internationally trained lawyers become practicing lawyers in Saskatchewan and the resources available for NCA candidates to help them through the process. Our guests include Deborah Wolfe, Executive Director of the National Committee on Accreditation and Law School Programs, at the Federation of Law Societies of Canada; Titli Datta, Associate at Miller Thomson and president of the Saskatchewan chapter for Global Lawyers of Canada; and Ada Aja, articling student at Gates Law. The resources highlighted in this episode are:
Legal Research and Writing course from the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal EducationLaw 372 - Admin Law podcast from Oliver Pulleyblank, adjunct professor of law at Allard School of LawAdministrative Law podcast from Craig Forsese, law professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Branch

Continuing professional development (CPD) content is an important research source for the practice of law. More than 800 documents focused on Saskatchewan law are now available on CanLii. Learn more about what's available on Canlii from our guests Sarah Sutherland, President and CEO of Canlii, and Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

In 2021, Statistics Canada released the Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS) to identify the kinds of serious legal problems people face, how they attempted to resolve them, and how these experiences have impacted their lives. Our guests today, Susan McDonald, Principal Researcher at Department of Justice Canada and Kathy AuCoin from the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics at Statistics Canada, discuss the importance of collecting justice data and understanding the access to justice needs in Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada. 

Welcome to Season 4! In this episode we discuss limited scope or unbundled legal services – what it is, why it's an affordable option and where to find a lawyer. Our guests are Tiffany Paulsen, Q.C., Bencher of the Law Society of Saskatchewan and partner at Robertson Stromberg LLP; and Dayna Cornwall, Project Manager for the National Self-Represented Litigants Project. 

We discuss the past, present and future of the University of Saskatchewan's CREATE Justice, which celebrates its fifth anniversary and the upcoming Legal Needs Assessment. The centre, based in the College of Law, is focused on access to justice, innovation and research. Our guests include:


Glen Gardner, Q.C., Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of SaskatchewanBrea Lowenberger, Director of CREATE Justice and Access to Justice Coordinator; and Martin Philipson, Dean of the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan.

In the latest episode of Legal Skies, we speak to guests Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, and Sarah Sutherland, Director of Programs and Projects at CanLII, about artificial intelligence (AI) and legal information.  They discuss the new AI classification system to help find resources easier and more efficient. Click here for more information.