Law Society of Manitoba

The Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) is the self-governing regulatory body of the legal profession in Manitoba, Canada. Membership in the LSM is required in order to practice law in the province.

Law Society of Manitoba
AbbreviationLSM
Formation1877
TypeLaw society
Legal statusactive
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters200 – 260 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Region served
Manitoba
Membership (2020)
2,153[1]
Official language
President
Lynda Troup[1]
CEO
Leah Kosokowsky[1]
Websitewww.lawsociety.mb.ca

As of the end of 2020, the LSM had 2153 members with active practicing status: 1821 practicing within Winnipeg, 251 within Manitoba but outside of Winnipeg, and 81 outside of Manitoba.[1]

The LSM also operates the Manitoba Law Library (also known as the Great Library), housed on the 3rd floor of the Manitoba Law Courts building.[2][3]

Overview

The Society sets its own admission requirements. The qualification process to become a lawyer in Manitoba includes having successfully completed the combination of the bar admission courses and a period of articles.[4] Since 2002, bar admission requirements have been fulfilled by completion of the courses offered by the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED), a joint initiative of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

The LSM sets the standard of conduct for lawyers within its membership, and disciplines those lawyers who do not meet such standards. The goal of the Society is a "public well-served by a competent, honorable and independent legal profession," with a mandate to act in the public interest to ensure that lawyers in Manitoba practice competently and ethically.[5][6]

References
  1. https://lawsociety.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Annual-Report.pdf
  2. "Manitoba Law Library". The Law Society of Manitoba. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. "About Great LEXpectations". Great LEXpectations. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. "Law Societies and Bar Associations". University of Victoria Faculty of Law. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Law Societies and Bar Associations
  5. "Law Society of Manitoba - Mandate". Consumerinformation.ca. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
  6. "Mission and Values." Law Society-of Manitoba. 2017.
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