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Browse below to find out about some of Legal Info Nova Scotia's recent innovative initiatives providing Nova Scotians with practical help to deal with everyday legal problems.
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App will help employees deal with workplace sexual harassment
Oct. 4, 2021.
An app can now help Nova Scotians deal with sexual harassment at work. The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia released Safe at Work, a free web-based app to employers across the province. The app gives them resources for employees who have faced sexual harassment to help them deal with the situation. Safe at Work is produced in partnership with technology provider
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Artists’ legal supports find new home
Oct. 19, 2021.
The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce a partnership with the Artists’ Legal Information Society. Artists in Nova Scotia will continue to receive the legal information and support they need through LISNS, effective this week.
LISNS will now host NSALIS’ publications; A Legal Guide for Writers, A Legal Guide
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Workplace Sexual Harassment: MDW law blog
April 14, 2021. Lawyer Alix Digout with MDW Law, blogs about the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia's Workplace Sexual Harassment Legal Advice Program. Alix is a lawyer affiliated with LISNS' Workplace Sexual Harassment Legal Advice Program.Fight for justice after being sexually harassed
May 12, 2021. CBC News spoke with LISNS Nicole Slaunwhite about the challenges faced by employees who experience sexual harassment at work. Read "One woman's frustrating, futile fight for justice after being sexually harassed" article here.Sexual harassment and human rights
April 19, 2021. CBC News spoke with LISNS Nicole Slaunwhite about the effect of limitation dates for human rights complainants who experience sexual harassment at work. Read "Another sexual harassment complainant turned away from the Human Rights...Accessible public legal information
April 18, 2021. The Canadian Business Quarterly - Columns, "Making public legal information accessible for individuals, businesses, and the Canadian...Public Navigators in the NS legislature
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Public Navigator Project
Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia receives recognition from provincial Minister of Justice at House of Assembly
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NOVEMBER 3, 2016 | HALIFAX – The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia was formally recognized today in the House ofPublic Navigator Project Recognition
The Public Navigator Program won the Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia Branch, (CBA-NS) 2016 Law Day Award.
It has been receiving both national and local recognition as a groundbreaking initiative which is viewed as:
- helping self-represented individuals in
New Small Claims Court app
New App Launches to Help Self-represented Nova Scotians in Small Claims Court
October 30, 2017 | HALIFAX – Today, the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) is launching the Small Claims Court App, designed to assist people representing themselves and considering an action in Small Claims Court. A first of its kind
...Award Winning Public Navigator Project - National Recognition
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