By Alan Kilpatrick I am presenting Amplifying Legal Information and Assistance Access Through Collaboration & Partnership: SALI in 2023 at the 2023 Canadian Association of Law Libraries Conference on Tuesday, May 30th, 1:30pm. Here is the session description: The Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information (SALI) initiative is a collaborative partnership among justice stakeholders and libraries ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Want to learn more about Canada’s laws? Are you experiencing a legal issue and need some information about the law? Then stop by the Regina Public Library or the Saskatoon Public Library for free legal information assistance. We’re here to help you find legal information and teach you how to use legal ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Check out three recent Legal Skies podcast episodes I participated in: S4E3 – Access Free Saskatchewan Legal Resources (23 June 2022)Continuing professional development (CPD) content is an important research source for the practice of law. More than 800 documents focused on Saskatchewan law are now available on CanLii. Learn more about what’s available ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick This talk was presented at the 2021 Canadian Association of Law Libraries Conference as a lightning talk. Good afternoon.  Welcome to Confessions of a New Law Library Director, my lightning talk for CALL/ACBD 2021.  Six months into 2020, and a short time before becoming a first-time father, I became a new law ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Are you attending the virtual CBA Mid-Winter Meeting 2021 this week?  The Law Society’s Legal Resources team is hosting a virtual exhibitor booth this year.  What can we do for you? Please stop by our booth “virtually” to connect with us over video and text chat! This is a great opportunity to ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Are you attending the virtual CBA Saskatchewan Mid-Winter Meeting 2022?  The Law Society’s Legal Resources team is hosting a virtual exhibitor booth this year.  What can we do for you? Please stop by our booth “virtually” to connect with us over video and text chat! This is a great opportunity to connect with members of ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Legal Skies Podcast, S3 E2, Librarians and Access to Justice What role do legal information professionals (otherwise known as law librarians) play in the legal industry? To learn more, we speak to three guests in today’s Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal Skies podcast episode: Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick Queen’s Bench forms now have a new home!  Starting now, you can access editable Word versions of legislated Queen’s Bench Forms directly through the Publications Saskatchewan website here.  As you may know, the Law Society has created and published editable versions of the Queen’s Bench Forms for the benefit of members and ..read more

By Alan Kilpatrick The second session in the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information (SALI) project’s 2021 Virtual Conference Series took place on Wednesday, May 5th: Navigating Government Publications, Legislation, and Information with Publications Saskatchewan. The session brought together a unique mix of information workers, practicing lawyers, and justice stakeholders to discuss legal information access.  Marilyn, Shelley, and Allie ..read more

Saskatchewan’s Libraries By Alan Kilpatrick, Librarian On Wednesday, March 31st, the Law Society of Saskatchewan co-hosted a kickoff session for the 2021 Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information (SALI) Project Virtual Conference Series. Nearly one hundred attendees participated in our two-hour kickoff session, Expanding Legal Information Access Through Saskatchewan’s Libraries.  The attendees, a mix of librarians ..read more