The Law Society of the Northwest Territories

Publications

The Law Society publishes many documents, including the Rules of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories. The Law Society receives its governing authority from the Legal Professions Act and refers to certain documents from other legal associations. All documents are available on this website in Adobe's PDF format. For other formats, or for inquiries regarding the Society's publications, please contact the Law Society office.

Arctic Obiter

The Law Society's newsletter, the Arctic Obiter, is sent to active members and students-at-law. Click here to see past and current editions.

Weekly Bulletins

Weekly Bulletins are sent to active members and students-at-law to inform them of news, updates, meetings, education events, and more. Click here to see past bulletins.

Rules of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories
Part 1: Rules of the Law Society Jun 2010
Part 2: Schedule A - Fees Jul 2009
Part 2: Schedule B - Forms
[For a list of Law Society forms, please see Forms on this site.]
Code of Professional Conduct
CBA Code of Professional Conduct Jan 2010
Guidelines for Practising Ethically with New Information Technologies Sep 2008
Legal Profession Act
Legal Profession Act R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.L-2  
Policies
Policy Manual Mar 2010
Policy Directives Feb 2010
Practice Advisories
Guidelines for Lawyers Acting for Survivors of Aboriginal Residential Schools  
Photocopying a Client's File  
Production Orders - New Investigative Powers  
Banking Procedures for Payments in Excess of $25 Million  
Death or Disability of Sole Practitioners  
Destruction of Closed Client Files  
Additional Information
Infosheet: Continuing Professional Development  
Principles of Civility
Principles of Professionalism for Advocates
Principles of Civility for Advocates

The Advocates' Society
Apr 2009
Jul 2001