Federation of Law Societies of Canada

The Federation of Canadian Law Societies is the national coordinating body of Canada's 14 law societies.

History

The federation was formed in 1972 to coordinate policies of provincial and territorial law societies.

The federation recommended that a proposed law school at Trinity Western University be approved by individual law societies.[1][2] A number of law societies did not agree to accredit the school.[1]

Reforms

In 2002, it formulated the National Mobility Agreement which facilitated the practice of law across provincial jurisdictions.

Likewise, in 2009, the federation's Task Force on the Common Law Degree released its final report, which recommended the common law law societies adopt a national minimum requirement for those seeking to enter bar admission programs. It proposed that law schools teach certain minimum competencies, a stand-alone ethics course, and possess certain institutional minimums. It would also affect the Federation's National Committee on Accreditation which permits the admittance of foreign educated students.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jessie Legaree: Will I be a future victim of ever-narrowing diversity?". National Post. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  2. ↑ "B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Christian law school". CTVNews. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

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