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Law Society of Nunavut

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Law Society of Nunavut
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ
Nunavumi Maligaliuqtit
Barreau du Nunavut
AbbreviationLSN
Formation1999
TypeLaw society
Legal statusactive
HeadquartersIqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Region served
Nunavut, Canada
Official language
English
French
Inuktitut
President
Alison Crowe
CEO
Nalini Vaddapalli
AffiliationsFederation of Law Societies of Canada
Websitelawsociety.nu.ca

The Law Society of Nunavut (Inuktitut: ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; Inuinnaqtun: Nunavumi Maligaliuqtit; French: Barreau du Nunavut) is the law society responsible for licensing and self-regulation of the legal profession in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is based in the territorial capital of Iqaluit. The society was established in 1999 when Nunavut was created from portions of the Northwest Territories, most LSN members were formerly members of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories.

LSN operates in English and French, with an additional legal aid hotline offering services in Inuktitut.

Governance

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The Society has governing executive headed by a President and 4 other officers. The administrative unit has 3 members headed by a Chief Executive Officer.

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