2022 Annual Report
Our Year by the Numbers
For the 12 months ending April 30th
Credentialing
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Credentialing by the numbers |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Admitted |
113 |
137 |
14 |
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Commenced articles |
84 |
90 |
105 |
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Transferred to Nova Scotia |
46 |
69 |
59 |
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Changed from Practising to NP |
115 |
104 |
100 |
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Changed from NP to Practising |
47 |
51 |
57 |
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Lawyers who retired |
43 |
46 |
53 |
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Lawyers who resigned |
25 |
43 |
35 |
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New firm registrations |
32 |
27 |
41 |
Intake Calls & Complaints
Additional Information:
Matters Referred to Hearing - Carried Over:
2020 - 1
2021 - 1
2022 - 1
New referrals to Fitness to Practice Program:
2020 - 2
2021 - 0
2022 - 2
Matters referred to hearing – New matter:
2020 - 2
2021 - 1
2022 - 2
Ethics Inquiries from Members
2021 Statistical Snapshot of the Membership
Each fall we share current statistics about Nova Scotia’s legal profession. The statistical snapshot includes:
numbers of practising lawyers and non-practising (including retired) members,
years at Bar,
geographic distribution,
gender and diversity data,
types of practice, and
areas of law.
Practising Lawyers - Geographic Distribution
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Practising Lawyers – Geographical Distribution (November 30, 2021) |
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# by district |
% by district |
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Halifax Regional Municipality |
1,502 |
69.%9 |
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Southwestern N.S. |
190 |
8.8% |
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Central N.S. |
172 |
8.0% |
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Cape Breton N.S. |
157 |
7.3% |
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Outside N.S. |
128 |
6% |
|
2,149 |
100.0% |
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Type of Practice
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Type of Practice or Employment (2021 Annual Lawyer Report) |
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# of Lawyers |
% |
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Private practice - partner |
547 |
26.2% |
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Private practice - associate/other |
487 |
23.%4 |
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Federal government |
116 |
5.6% |
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Provincial government/legal aid |
411 |
19.7% |
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Sole practitioner |
237 |
11.4% |
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Employed lawyer |
235 |
11.3% |
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All other |
52 |
2.5% |
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Totals |
2,085 |
100.0%
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Years Since Call
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Years since Call (June 30, 2021) |
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2006 (base year) |
2021 |
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0-7 Years |
432 |
25% |
638 |
30.6% |
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8-16 Years |
451 |
25% |
468 |
22.4% |
|
17-26 Years |
448 |
25% |
423 |
20.3% |
|
27+ Years |
432 |
25% |
556 |
26.7% |
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Totals |
1,763 |
100.0% |
2,085 |
100.0% |
Practising Lawyers – Diversity
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Diverse Communities Self-Identified as: |
Individual Identification |
Unique Member Total |
% of total |
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Mi’kmaq |
43 |
2.1% |
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Indigenous |
36 |
1.6% |
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Total Indigenous or Mi'kmaq (Adjusted for those identifying as both.) |
|
61 |
3.0% |
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African Nova Scotian |
48 |
2.2% |
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Black |
44 |
2.3% |
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Total Black or African Scotian. (Adjusted for those identifying as both.) |
|
68 |
3.4% |
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Racialized |
78 |
59 |
2.4% |
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Total identifying as a member of a Black/ANS, Mi’kmaq/Indigenous or racialized community |
178 |
8.4% |
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Persons with a disability |
86 |
77 |
3.0% |
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2SLGBTQ |
94 |
67 |
3.7% |
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Total identifying as belonging to one or more of the listed equity deserving communities |
332 |
13.9% |
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Note: Individual identification column shows the number of respondents identifying in each community. The unique member group totals are adjusted to include individuals only once, even if they identify in multiple communities.