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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: February 24, 2021
March bursaries for upcoming webinars
LABC continues to offer bursaries for continuing professional development courses that are relevant to your legal aid practice.
Family law: DOJ free online training courses
The Department of Justice has been developing free online training courses, professional training materials, and public legal education and…
Legal aid contracts: What clients need to know
Communicating contract details with your clients ensures that everyone is on the same page about expectations.
Courthouse Libraries BC offers free family law resources
Courthouse Libraries BC (CLBC) offers a variety of in-person and remote-access resources for lawyers during the pandemic.
Out-of-custody criminal duty counsel survey results
Feedback gathered through an informal survey of lawyers who provide out-of-custody criminal duty counsel services shows what is working with the new…
From LAB issue: February 4, 2021
Criminal law: Pre-trial conference billing tip
Pre-trial conferences (PTCs) are billable once per information, even if there are multiple attendances.
CERC evaluation survey: Phase two
The second phase of the Criminal Early Resolution Contracts (CERCs) evaluation survey is underway.
Reminder: Year-end invoicing
As our fiscal year-end quickly approaches, we’d like to remind you to please keep your LABC billings up to date and bill us for any work completed up…
February and March bursaries for upcoming webinars
LABC continues to offer bursaries for continuing professional development courses that are relevant to your legal aid practice.
New and existing resources: Lawyer Portal
Be sure to check the Lawyer Portal regularly as we continue to add materials and resources to support your practice.