Law Society of New Brunswick

Law Society of New BrunswickFormation| 1846; 178 years ago (1846)

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Type| Law Society
Legal status| active
Purpose| Public regulator of the legal profession
Headquarters| Fredericton, New Brunswick

Region served

| New Brunswick, Canada

Official language

| English
French

President

| James L. Mockler, K.C.[1]
Affiliations| Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Staff

| 20[2]
Website| lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en/

The Law Society of New Brunswick is the statutory body charged with the regulation of the legal profession in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

The Law Society is a member of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, an association of the fourteen provincial and territorial bodies governing the legal profession across Canada.

## History

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In 1846, the Law Society was incorporated as the "Barristers' Society" for the "purpose of securing in the Province a learned and honourable legal profession, for establishing order and good conduct among its members and for promoting knowledgeable development and reform of the law".[3]

## Role

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The objects and duties of the Society are: (1) to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice; (2) to preserve and protect the rights and freedoms of all persons; (3) to ensure independence, integrity and honor of its members; (4) to establish standards of education, professional responsibility and competence of its members and applicants to membership; (5) to regulate the legal profession.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Law Society of New Brunswick - Council Members". www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca. Law Society of New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. ^ "Law Society of New Brunswick - Our Team". www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca. Law Society of New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
3. ^ a b "Law Society of New Brunswick - History". www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca. Law Society of New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

## External links

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* Law Society of New Brunswick
* The Legal Excellence Program - Atlantic Region, Department of Justice (Canada), archived from the original on 2013-04-19, retrieved 2018-10-13

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Members of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Provincial|

* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Manitoba
* New Brunswick
* Newfoundland and Labrador
* Nova Scotia
* Ontario
* Prince Edward Island
* Quebec
* Bar
* Chamber of Notaries
* Saskatchewan

Territorial|

* Northwest Territories
* Nunavut
* Yukon

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