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Annual Report 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2007 President’s Message 1 New Initiatives Intended to Ensure Competence and Professionalism By Jim Peacock, QC, President 2007-2008 To commemorate the 100th year of the Law Society The year 2007 was not only about these celebrations effective for the 2007 July session. of Alberta, the Benchers were very privileged to as the Law Society achieved important goals in • Reviewing extensively the LSA’s Assurance Fund launch in 2007 its Pro Bono Law Alberta legacy becoming a model regulator. The public has high to identify the underlying guiding and operating project. expectations of lawyers, and as a regulator, we have principles of the fund, and improving the to ensure that: we have a sound understanding The speed with which this initiative has been claims process. The new Assurance Fund rules of what expectations are reasonable; we are embraced and supported by key stakeholders enable timely and efficient processing of the taking appropriate steps to assess whether those and the work that had already been done led legitimate claims of clients whose money was expectations are being met; and we are effectively me to believe that we would leave Alberta with a misappropriated by a lawyer. keeping both lawyers and the public well informed meaningful legacy. I have not been disappointed. Jim Peacock, QC about what we are doing. In addition to these, the Benchers have worked Pro Bono Law Alberta began in spring 2007, laying extremely hard on behalf of the lawyers in Alberta a foundation for addressing some of the access to In 2007, the Law Society of Alberta approved new to explore, discuss, debate and develop other steps justice difficulties facing needy Albertans. initiatives that are intended to ensure competence that ensure the continued high standards that we and professionalism. These include: aspire to. While the demands of service to the legal The anniversary celebrations served to highlight in profession are significant, the experience has been the minds of the public the important role that lawyers • Moving forward on a continuing professional a rich and rewarding one. have played and continue to play in the growth and development initiative that is intended to ensure development of Alberta. The centennial provided the that the assurance we give the public of lawyers’ Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the Law Society of Alberta with a significant opportunity competence and professionalism is matched by President of the Law Society of Alberta. to turn the public and legal spotlight onto itself, to reality. commemorate its honourable standing today, and to • Approving rule changes to improve and streamline share its vision for the future with Albertans. the CPLED education and admission process, Vision Mission The Law Society of Alberta will be recognized as a model for protecting To serve the public interest by promoting a high standard of legal the public interest and preserving the fundamental principles of justice services and professional conduct through the governance and through a self-regulated, independent and trusted legal profession. regulation of an independent legal profession. 2 Strategic Plan Implementation Report The Law Society of Alberta supports the competence of its development, environmental scanning, practice review and loss Supporting the regulated members and pays attention to developments in prevention. other law societies. The 2007 budget provided for new staff resources in the area Competence of In Alberta we support the competence of lawyers through of quality assurance, standards and professional development. CPLED (the bar admission program), CLE, practice advice, Keeping in mind our strategic priorities, and the vision articu- Regulated Members the Equity Ombudsperson, libraries, the Alberta Law Review, lated by the Benchers, we have explored, planned and imple- Don Thompson, QC, Executive Director Assist, our developing program for continuing professional mented programs and activities to fulfill these areas. Don Thompson, QC GOAL 1: To serve the public interest by promoting and en- Issue Accomplishments To Date suring high ethical standards and high standards 1 Continue working on issues of safety of trust property and compliance • A national working group now established on trust accounting. of competence on the part of all those seeking audits. • They are working on a project to collect data about trust accounting and trust theft, as well as a project plan for dealing admission to and practicing law in Alberta. with a variety of issues 2 Determine length of time for matters to proceed through complaints to • Goals for informal and formal complaints have been set. GOAL 2: hearing, and make necessary changes to meet those timelines. To preserve and demonstrate the value of a self- 3 Determine what LSA is trying to accomplish in the area of unauthorized • Completed in December 2005. We will prosecute where an unauthorized practitioner is a risk to the public. regulated and independent legal profession. practice. GOAL 3: 4 Move ahead with continuing professional development issues • The program design has been agreed upon, and the implementation plan is underway. To uphold and preserve the fundamental prin- 5 Determine strategy around communication issues • In February 2006, the Benchers adopted the strategy developed by the Communications Committee. ciples of justice, including the rule of law, the independence of the bench and bar, effective and 6 Determine what services ASSIST will provide and associated costs. • Completed for 2006-2007, and incorporated into budget equal access to justice and to promote equity 7 Explore what should be done in addition to the already identified ap- • Pro Bono Law Alberta has been launched. The Board is moving forward with the plan and the Advisory Board has been and diversity in the legal profession. proach to pro bono work. struck. Sustainability of Law Society Means we have accomplished, and look ahead to where in other settings. Frequently this requires access to development, practice advice, the equity we want to go, and what we see developing in the a lawyer. But for many individuals, access to legal ombudsperson, law libraries, the Alberta Law Better Access to Justice future. services is beyond their means. Review, a short-term counselling and referral program, environmental scanning to identify best Beginning with 144 lawyers in 1907, and growing As lawyers and as Canadians we tend to take What are we doing about this? The Law Society of practices, practice review and loss prevention. to an active membership of 8,000 lawyers 100 for granted the rule of law, and the role of our Alberta has a long history of working to increase years later, the Law Society of Alberta is building profession in sustaining its important role in access to legal aid. As our centennial legacy project, We have much to be proud of in the past 100 years on its past accomplishments and rising to its future our societal interactions. Canadians rely on the we have launched Pro Bono Law Alberta, a network of service by the legal profession. While there are challenges. law every day: it protects our rights, resolves to facilitate even more pro bono work by lawyers, challenges ahead, our record of addressing emerging We’ve come a long way in 100 years – yet we conflict in a civilized fashion, provides orderly and to find innovative pro bono projects between issues in relevant and meaningful ways shows that continue to address the changing needs of the government, and provides certainty in commercial partners. We are working with other law societies we are up to the challenge. public, and how we can best serve those interests. transactions. across Canada to explore increases in the supply of The Law Society of Alberta has been a leader in This is our centennial year, of which we can all be At the same time, we are cognizant of how difficult legal services for ordinary Canadians. regulating the legal profession in Canada and proud. There will be, and have been, a variety of it is for average Canadians to access justice. For We also support the competence of our regulated internationally, and we intend to continue to hold celebratory events to mark this milestone in our most people, access to justice means getting lawyers, through the Alberta bar admission course, ourselves to the vision of being a model regulator. history. This is also a time to take stock of what advice and representation, before the courts and continuing legal education and professional Highlights of the Year 2007 3 Pro Bono Law Alberta Network Pilot Project to Test Cheque Imaging Continuing Professional Development Media and the Law Seminar 2007– Launched Services Plans Required “Bans, Blogs and Boundaries” Pro Bono Law Alberta was launched to Alberta’s legal pro- The Law Society of Alberta embarked on a pilot project in The Benchers have approved the implementation of a Con- Guest speaker Ian Hanomansing, anchor of CBC News: fession as the legacy project celebrating the 100th anniver- 2007 to test cheque imaging services. The Canadian Pay- tinuing Professional Development (CPD) program for all ac- Canada Now drew upon his own experiences in speaking sary of the Law Society of Alberta. The not-for-profit network ments Association set the new deadline for new cheque tive members of the Law Society of Alberta. This will come about reporting news within the current legal framework. In was launched in two cities – in Calgary on May 23 and in specifications to September 2, 2008. In August 2008, the As- into effect by March 2009. The new program will require speaking about “Bans, Blogs and Boundaries” at the 2007 Edmonton on May 24. sociation will begin to implement electronic cheque imaging. the preparation of annual CPD plans. Lawyers will develop Media and Law Seminar, he echoed many of the experiences Chinook Credit Union initiated this project with the Law So- their plans and advise the LSA on an annual basis that they shared by the panellists in the three sessions.
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