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In light of National Aboriginal Day this Friday, the Law Society of British Columbia is launching a new mentoring program aimed at supporting aboriginal lawyers.

Coinciding with National Aboriginal Day, the Law Society has launched a new program designed to retain and advance Aboriginal lawyers in BC.

Many lawyers will be out of work if the profession doesn't consider radical reforms of how it does business in the face of 21st-century challenges and consumer anger.

The British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association recently released an "Agenda for Justice," which calls upon the Government of BC to enact franchise legislation in that province in order to provide protection to small business franchisees.

Johnston Heights Secondary student Tony Wang won first place at the Law Week 2013 speech contest, held last month in the vintage courtrooms at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The Ministry of Justice's Explanation of the New Supreme Court Civil Rules.

Starting May 27, 2013, non-urgent foreclosure matters will only be scheduled in Masters Chambers in Vancouver on Mondays and Thursdays. Urgent applications can continue to be scheduled as needed.

In this case, the Canadian Bar Association together with the Law Society of British Columbia sought to declare a new tax on legal services invalid. They did so by asserting that the law was unconstitutional because it was too vague.

April has been a month of opportunities for public speaking. On April 12, three J.L. Crowe students traveled to Vancouver to take part in the Provincial Speech Championship held at Crofton House.

Members of the legal community are gathering this week in Vancouver for a two-day conference on how to fix the broken legal system.