Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Encyclopedia
The Federation of Canadian Law Societies is the national coordinating body of Canada
's 14 law societies. It was formed in 1972 to coordinate policies of provincial and territorial law societies
.
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 proposes 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.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's 14 law societies. It was formed in 1972 to coordinate policies of provincial and territorial law societies
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
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Reforms
Although the Federation started off as more of a talk-shop, it has become more active in creating policy. 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 proposes 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.