Other concerns have
kept public sector lawyers from doing very much volunteer legal work but Crown counsel in three provinces are now able to carry out pro bono work with far less exposure to legal claims and less risk of running into conflicts of interest.
The association says the Investissement Québec lawyers are the only members of the organization representing
Quebec public sector lawyers without a new collective agreement in place.
Looking at the more than nine million visitors in 2013, it's clear that the law society investments that make CanLII possible routinely save the profession (including thousands
of public sector lawyers and justice officials) millions of dollars that would otherwise be spent searching commercial services and thereby inflating the cost of legal services for everybody.
We have solicitors and
public sector lawyers and academics as well as barristers.
I felt that
public sector lawyers had it too easy: The fact that they were supplied with both guaranteed work and money without having to search for them bred complacency and poor client service.
When lawyers leave private practice and go in - house many may feel they are no longer easily able to pursue pro bono work, but the reality is corporate and
public sector lawyers have skills that are in demand.
Consultations are also in progress to develop a self - assessment process that will address the needs of in - house corporate and
public sector lawyers.
Our government and
public sector lawyers have advised clients across the full spectrum of the public sector and in many different jurisdictions.
We're also starting the consultation process to develop a process for in - house corporate and
public sector lawyers.