Presentation
Lecture: Global Trends in Lawyer Regulation
University of Saskatchewan, Gertler Family Lectureship in Law Honouring the Robert McKercher Family
(2013)
Abstract
This is a recording of a talk about Global Trends in Lawyer Regulation that was delivered at the University of Saskatchewan in 2013 as the Gertler Family Lectureship in Law Honouring the Robert McKercher Family. The subsequent article was entitled Laurel S. Terry, Trends in Global and Canadian Lawyer Regulation, 76 Saskatchewan L. Rev. 145 (2013).
In 2012, Australian regulators Steve Mark and Tahlia Gordon and the author, who is a U.S. academic, documented a number of global trends in lawyer regulation. See Laurel S. Terry, Steve Mark, & Tahlia Gordon, Trends and Challenges in Lawyer Regulation: The Impact of Globalization and Technology, 80 Fordham L. Rev. 2661 (2012). Their article concluded that regulators face issues in common regarding “who” is regulated, “what” is regulated, “when” and “where” regulation occurs, “how” it occurs, and “why” it occurs.
Terry's Gertler lecture and the resulting article examined Canadian lawyer regulation in light of the global trends Terry, Mark, and Gordon previously identified. The lecture and article asked whether there is evidence in Canadian lawyer regulation of these same who-what-when-where-why-and-how issues. They conclude that these trends are indeed present in Canada and explains why it is important for Canadian lawyers, regulators, clients, and other stakeholders to be aware of these global trends. The article also addressed the issue of whether these trends matter in a jurisdiction such as Saskatchewan that is not a global financial center on the order of New York, London or Toronto. The answer the article provided was “yes” – these trends are relevant to Saskatchewan and to jurisdictions throughout the world that care about lawyer regulation.
Keywords
- legal profession,
- Canada,
- regulatory trends,
- global trends
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Citation Information
Laurel S. Terry. "Lecture: Global Trends in Lawyer Regulation" University of Saskatchewan, Gertler Family Lectureship in Law Honouring the Robert McKercher Family (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laurel_terry/30/