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Yukon Law Society
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The Yukon Law Society has administrative relationships with the Yukon Law Foundation and the Canadian Bar Association - Yukon Branch. The executive of the Yukon Law Society consists of no less than six members, four elected from the resident membership and two non-members appointed by the Commissioner in Executive Council. The executive positions have been President, Vice-President (Admissions), Vice President (Discipline), Secretary, and Treasurer. Every lawyer practicing in the Yukon must maintain membership in the Yukon Law Society. The Yukon Law Society was formerly the Yukon Bar Association. The name officially changed in 1971. The first executive members were Eric Nielsen, President; Robert W. Miller, Secretary; and Allan R. Lueck, Treasurer. Function: The Yukon Law Society's primary duty is to serve and protect public interest in the administration of justice and to preserve the rights of all persons in the relationship between members and clients. Its focus is threefold: to consider, discuss and take action in all matters pertaining to the practice of law and the administration of justice in Canada generally, and in the Yukon Territory; to represent the legal profession in the Yukon Territory; and to establish or adopt and to enforce appropriate Codes of Legal Ethics in the Yukon Territory. The Yukon Law Society serves its members by offering Continuing Legal Education classes, informing practitioners of legislative decisions, coordinating insurance coverage, and organizing social events. It recommends guidelines for legal fees and establishes rules regarding the administration of trust accounts which clients have entrusted to their lawyers. Complaints against members of the legal profession are investigated by the Discipline Committee of the Law Society.