Members who are applying for membership in another jurisdiction may be required to provide a Certificate of Standing from their home jurisdiction along with their application.  Certificates of Standing are also required for members who are applying for an Inter-Jurisdictional Practice Permit in another jurisdiction (in accordance with the provisions of the National Mobility Agreement).

A Certificate of Standing confirms the following information:

• Date of Admission;
• Present Status with the Law Society of New Brunswick;
• Professional Conduct Record (complaints, competency, formal disciplinary proceedings, custodianship/trusteeship, practice restrictions, claims on the Compensation Fund);
• Personal History (criminal proceedings, bankruptcy, judgments); and
• Any other relevant information that may affect your application for admission.

NOTE:  Certificates will not be issued until payment has been received.  Please allow two weeks for processing.

You will receive your certificate from the Member’s Portal once it has been approved.

A Certificate of Notary may be required for members who send correspondence to foreign governments and for organizations who will only accept a document notarized by a New Brunswick lawyer.

A Certificate of Notary confirms the following information:

• Name
• Date of Admission
• That you are a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the Province of New Brunswick
• That you are Public Notary for the Province of New Brunswick pursuant to section 1 of the Notaries Public Act, R.S.N.B., 2011, c. 197

NOTE:  Certificates will not be issued until payment has been received.  Please allow two weeks for processing.

You will receive your certificate from the Member’s Portal once it has been approved.

For all other situations that require proof of membership, the Law Society of New Brunswick can provide members with a letter confirming status.  The letter confirms the following information:

• Name
• Date of Admission
• Present Status
• That you are a member in good standing

How to request a Letter Confirming Status

The cost for this letter is $57.50 (tax included).  Payment can be made by cash, cheque or money order.  Cheques should be made payable to the “Law Society of New Brunswick”. 

NOTE:  Letters will not be issued until payment has been received.  Please allow two weeks for processing.

Please send us your request in writing to the following coordinates and send along your payment to:

Executive Director
Law Society of New Brunswick
68 Avonlea Court
Fredericton, NB   E3C 1N8
Fax: (506) 451-1421
general@lsbnb.ca

We will contact you when your letter is ready for pick up or has been sent in the mail.