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The Legal Aid Brief (LAB) is a newsletter for the tariff bar. See all the latest articles by issue below.
From LAB issue: December 12, 2024
Legal Aid Connect 2024 events: thanks, Vancouver and Victoria!
LABC staff hosted four successful Connect events in Vancouver on November 19 and Victoria on November 20 – 21. These sessions consisted of lunch and…
Lawyer Portal update: court locations
LABC uses the information you enter on your profile page in the Lawyer Portal to help assign appropriate lawyers for our cases. One valuable piece of…
Holiday payments schedule
As we near the end of 2024, LABC’s finance team is busy processing final payments and financial documents for this year. Please note the following…
Parents’ counsel update: Nak’azdli Whut’en Chief and Council
The Ministry of Children and Family Development advises that, as of December 18, 2024, Nak’azdli Whut’en Chief and Council have been added to the…
From LAB issue: November 21, 2024
Clicklaw website refresh
You may recall Courthouse Libraries BC’s soft launch of its Clicklaw website refresh in June. Since then, they’ve completed the final details and…
Free workshop! Strengthening Bonds: Culturally Responsive Mediation for South Asian Families
Join Mediate BC and the South Asian Legal Clinic of BC at the online workshop Strengthening Bonds: Culturally Responsive Mediation for South…
Family duty counsel roster requirements
Family duty counsel (FDC) provide summary legal advice and limited representation in court to self-represented litigants. Legal Aid BC (LABC)…
Lawyer orientation manual updates
We’ve updated our lawyer orientation manual. What You Need to Know About Legal Aid Work is a helpful reference tool to learn more about legal aid…
Parents’ counsel update: Taku River Tlingit First Nation and Piapot Nation Family Services
The Ministry of Children and Family Development advises that, as of November 6, 2024, Taku River Tlingit First Nation and Piapot Nation Family…
Family Law in BC website transfer
Legal Aid BC will be transferring ongoing management of the Family Law in BC website to the Justice Education Society of BC (JES) in mid-December.…