In addition to the introduction
of its Equity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous
Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School
of Law, the Government
of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the
members of equity - seeking groups to enter the
legal profession.
Accepting, in particular, that, generally speaking, the transformation initiatives to empower
black and women practitioners have been met with some reluctance and resistance on the part
of some
of members of the
legal profession and industry broadly; and acknowledging that
black and women practitioners have not been treated in line with the foundational constitutional values
of equality; the right to equal access; the right for everyone to choose and practice their
profession freely, and