Law Society of Nunavut

Law Society of Nunavutᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ
Nunavumi Maligaliuqtit
Barreau du Nunavut

Abbreviation| LSN
Formation| 1999
Type| Law society
Legal status| active
Headquarters| Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

Region served

| Nunavut, Canada

Official language

| English
French
Inuktitut

President

| Alison Crowe

CEO

| Nalini Vaddapalli
Affiliations| Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Website| lawsociety.nu.ca

The Law Society of Nunavut (Inuktitut: ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; Inuinnaqtun: Nunavumi Maligaliuqtit; French: Barreau du Nunavut) is the law society responsible for licensing and self-regulation of the legal profession in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is based in the territorial capital of Iqaluit. The society was established in 1999 when Nunavut was created from portions of the Northwest Territories, most LSN members were formerly members of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories.

LSN operates in English and French, with an additional legal aid hotline offering services in Inuktitut.

## Governance

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The Society has governing executive headed by a President and 4 other officers. The administrative unit has 3 members headed by a Chief Executive Officer.

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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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