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Read the Lawyer Orientation Manual to find out more about working with the Legal Services Society.

Interested in doing legal aid work?

Doing legal aid makes you feel good

Join the dedicated team of lawyers who provide legal aid services to thousands of disadvantaged British Columbians each year. Whether you are just starting your legal career or you are a seasoned lawyer, making legal aid work part of your practice will be rewarding and will provide you with many opportunities and benefits.

Top ten reasons to do legal aid work

You will be:

  • helping to make a significant difference in people's lives;
  • contributing to your community;
  • fulfilling your sense of social responsibility;
  • taking on interesting case work in criminal, family, appeal, and immigration law;
  • gaining significant court room experience;
  • working with a variety of cases you may not otherwise experience;
  • receiving access to extensive support services, including
    e-services;
  • benefiting from practice resources;

    LSS is here to help you work with your legal aid clients. Our practice resources include:

    • mentoring projects for lawyers with less than five years' call,
    • free legal research memoranda from Legal Aid Ontario Law, and
    • the following discounts and subscriptions for lawyers who take 12 legal aid referrals within 12 months:
      • free enrollment in the Trial Lawyers Association of BC's Criminal Defence and Family Law Litigation Group List Servers
      • a free subscription to electronic case summaries
      • a 25 percent discount on CLEBC courses.
  • getting paid in a timely and efficient manner; and
  • working with an organization that is committed to helping people with low incomes throughout BC find solutions to their legal issues.

At the Legal Services Society, access to justice isn't just a slogan; it's what we do.

If you are ready to sign up to take on legal aid cases, simply complete these three steps.

If you have questions about doing legal aid work with LSS, please send us an e-mail.