2021 Annual Report
Our Year by the Numbers
For the 12 months ending April 30th
Credentialing
Credentialing by the numbers |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Admitted |
136 |
113 |
137 |
Commenced articles |
67 |
84 |
90 |
Transferred to Nova Scotia |
59 |
46 |
69 |
Changed from Practising to NP |
96 |
115 |
104 |
Changed from NP to Practising |
54 |
47 |
51 |
Lawyers who retired |
58 |
43 |
46 |
Lawyers who resigned |
27 |
25 |
43 |
New firm registrations |
23 |
32 |
27 |
Intake Calls & Complaints
Additional Information:
Matters Referred to Hearing - Carried Over:
2019 - 0
2020 - 1
2021 - 1
New referrals to Fitness to Practice Program:
2019 - 1
2020 - 2
2021 - 0
Matters referred to hearing – New matter:
2019 - 1
2020 - 2
2021 - 1
Ethics Inquiries from Members
2020 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
Practising Lawyers – Geographical Distribution (November 30, 2020) |
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# by district |
% by district |
Halifax Regional Municipality |
1,449 |
69.4% |
Southwestern N.S. |
203 |
9.8% |
Central N.S. |
174 |
8.4% |
Cape Breton N.S. |
149 |
7.2% |
Outside N.S. |
114 |
5.5% |
2,089 |
100.0% |
Type of Practice
Type of Practice or Employment (2020 Annual Lawyer Report) |
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# of Lawyers |
% |
Private practice - partner |
559 |
27.3% |
Private practice - associate/other |
456 |
22.3% |
Federal government |
116 |
5.7% |
Provincial government/legal aid |
378 |
18.5% |
Sole practitioner |
232 |
11.3% |
Employed lawyer |
229 |
11.2% |
All other |
78 |
3.8% |
Totals |
2,048 |
100.0%
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Years Since Call
Years since Call (June 30, 2020) |
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2007 (base year) |
2020 |
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0-7 Years |
432 |
25% |
599 |
29.2% |
8-16 Years |
451 |
25% |
469 |
22.9% |
17-26 Years |
448 |
25% |
405 |
19.8% |
27+ Years |
432 |
25% |
575 |
28.1% |
Totals |
1,763 |
100.0% |
2,048 |
100.0% |
Practising Lawyers – Diversity
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Diverse Communities Self-Identified as: |
Individual Identification |
Unique Member Total |
% of total |
Mi’kmaq |
43 |
2.1% |
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Indigenous |
32 |
1.6% |
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Total Indigenous or Mi'kmaq (Adjusted for those identifying as both.) |
|
61 |
3.0% |
African Nova Scotian |
45 |
2.2% |
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Black |
48 |
2.3% |
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Total Black or African Scotian. (Adjusted for those identifying as both.) |
|
69 |
3.4% |
Adjust for those both Black or ANS and Indigenous or Mi'kmaq. |
|
-8 |
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Racialized |
67 |
50 |
2.4% |
Total identifying as a member of an indigenous or racialized community. |
172 |
8.4% |
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Persons with a disability |
61 |
61 |
3.0% |
2SLGBTQ |
76 |
76 |
3.7% |
Adjust for those who identified in multiple communities. |
-25 |
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Total who identify as one or more of the listed diverse communities |
284 |
13.9% |