The Law Society of British Columbia

The Law Society of British Columbia

The Law Society of British Columbia is a self-regulatory organization responsible for the regulation of lawyers in British Columbia, Canada. Its primary mandate under the "Legal Profession Act" is to uphold the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons, ensuring the independence, integrity and honour of British Columbia lawyers and establishing standards for the education, professional responsibility and competence of British Columbia lawyers. Subject to its primary mandate, the Law Society also has a mandate to regulate the practice of law in British Columbia and to uphold and protect the interest of British Columbia lawyers. [cite web
title =Legal Profession Act
work =Statutes of British Columbia, 1998
publisher =Queen's Printer
url =http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/98009_01.htm#section3
accessdate = 2008-04-06] rp| s. 3

The Law Society is governed by a board of directors known as "Benchers", composed of 25 lawyers elected by the members of the Law Society, up to six non-lawyer Lay Benchers appointed by the government, and the Attorney General of British Columbia. The Attorney General is typically represented in this role by the Deputy Attorney General. [cite web
title =Legal Profession Act
work =Statutes of British Columbia, 1998
publisher =Queen's Printer
url =http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/98009_01.htm#section4
accessdate = 2008-04-06] rp| s. 4

The Benchers are responsible for governing and administering the affairs of the Law Society including setting standards for admission, conduct and competence. These are established through the "Rules" [cite web
title =Law Society Rules
publisher =The Law Society of British Columbia
url =http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/publications_forms/rules/rules_toc.html
accessdate = 2008-04-06] and the "Professional Conduct Handbook" [cite web
title =Professional Conduct Handbook
publisher =The Law Society of British Columbia
url =http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/publications_forms/handbook/handbook_toc.html
accessdate = 2007-07-26] .

The Law Society is a member of the Federation of Law Societies, the national coordinating body of Canada’s 14 law societies.

Anyone who believes that a lawyer has been incompetent or has misconducted him or herself may make a complaint to the Law Society. [cite web
title =Legal Profession Act
work =Statutes of British Columbia, 1998
publisher =Queen's Printer
url =http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/98009_01.htm#section26
accessdate = 2008-04-06] rp| s. 26

References

External links

* [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/ The Law Society of British Columbia]
* [http://www.flsc.ca/ The Federation of Law Societies]
* [http://www.lcs.gov.bc.ca/BRDO/boardView.asp?Board=Law%20Society%20of%20British%20Columbia/ Province of British Columbia]


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