1282 lawyers practised in private practice with 443 law firms of which 56% are sole practitioners.
The qualification process to become a lawyer in Manitoba includes having successfully completed the combination of the bar admission courses and a period of articles.
[5] Since 2002, bar admission requirements have been fulfilled by completion of the courses offered by the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED), a joint initiative of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
It states: "The purpose of the society is to uphold and protect the public interest in the delivery of legal services with competence, integrity and independence.
The Society's mission statement is a "public well-served by a competent, honorable and independent legal profession," with a mandate to act in the public interest to ensure that lawyers in Manitoba practice competently and ethically.