Legal research memos available

Legal Aid BC has an arrangement with Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to provide BC’s legal aid lawyers with legal research memoranda from LAO.  
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The memos are intended to help lawyers prepare cases for legal aid clients. They’re organized by area of law (Aboriginal, criminal, family, immigration, and refugee), cover a range of topics, and are regularly updated. They aren’t intended to replace your own research. 

How to make a request: 

  • Log in to the Lawyer Portal. 

  • In the Resources & News section, select the Legal Research Memoranda category. Here you’ll find the LAO LAW catalogue of memos and the form you can use to request a copy from us. 

  • Fill out the request form and email it to Lawyers.Resources@legalaid.bc.ca.

Please note: 

  • You will receive your memos by email. 

  • Copies are not available by regular mail or fax. 

  • There is a limit of two memos per legal aid contract. 

Please email Lawyer Resources if you have any questions.