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In April, the Law Society of Ontario’s Board of Directors (also known as Convocation) approved a five-year pilot project – now named Access to Innovation (A2I) – which will allow providers of innovative technological legal services (ITLS) to serve consumers while complying with operating conditions that protect the public.
September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This federal statutory holiday received Royal Assent in June and is intended to honour the lost children and residential school survivors, their families and communities. This is an important commemoration of the painful history and the impacts of residential schools which continue today.
The Law Society is implementing a Vaccine Policy for all employees and visitors.
As part of its mandate, the Law Society recommends and makes appointments to a variety of boards, councils and committees. The following appointments were recently made:Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for Ontario - East and North Region
Adebayo OdutolaFederal Judicial Advisory Committee for Ontario - West and South Region
Luwam Lily Tekle
The Law Society is currently seeking applications from qualified lawyers and paralegals for the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee.
Events
Access to Justice Week 2021
Save the Date for the sixth Access to Justice (A2J) Week scheduled for October 25 to 29, 2021!
More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
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