Law Society of New Brunswick

The Law Society of New Brunswick (French: Barreau du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the statutory body charged with the regulation of the legal profession in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

The Law Society is a member of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, an association of the fourteen provincial and territorial bodies governing the legal profession across Canada.^[3]

In 1846, the Law Society was incorporated as the "Barristers' Society" for the "purpose of securing in the Province a learned and honourable legal profession, for establishing order and good conduct among its members and for promoting knowledgeable development and reform of the law".^[4]

The objects and duties of the Society are: (1) to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice; (2) to preserve and protect the rights and freedoms of all persons; (3) to ensure independence, integrity and honor of its members; (4) to establish standards of education, professional responsibility and competence of its members and applicants to membership; (5) to regulate the legal profession.^[4]

• Law Society of New Brunswick
• The Legal Excellence Program - Atlantic Region, Department of Justice (Canada), archived from the original on 2013-04-19, retrieved 2018-10-13