The Francophone Justice Network is offering a course in legal French for lawyers starting this fall.
Co-ordinator Anne Pelta says while there are many who speak French proficiently, their confidence level often dips when it comes to legalese.
“It’s very different, and what we’ve noticed is that there are a lot of lawyers have studied French at some point…and then went away to study law” in English. “After four or five years of not speaking, not hearing French, they don’t feel comfortable speaking it, and they don’t feel comfortable servicing clients in French.”
She says interest in the pilot project is high, and she’s encouraging those who want to register to do so early on the Law Society’s website.