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Legal aid financial eligibility increase: Standard Family Representation cases
Legal Aid BC has increased financial eligibility for Standard Family Representation cases, effective April 1, 2025. The Net household monthly…
New items and revisions to Criminal and Disbursements tariffs
As communicated in the March 2025 Notice to Counsel #128 (PDF), we’ve revised LABC’s Criminal Tariff (PDF) and Disbursements Tariff (PDF) to include…
Reminder: Free Criminal Law Bootcamp
Are you a junior criminal law lawyer? There’s still time to sign up for a free Criminal Law Bootcamp! Legal Aid BC is pleased to work with the…
Bursary offer: Family law mediation training
We are pleased to offer bursaries to cover mediation training for family lawyers. If you take on legal aid family cases, you may qualify for LABC to…
Qualified mentors wanted: Share your knowledge
Looking for a way to share your knowledge with the next generation of legal aid lawyers? We’re launching a new mentorship program, with generous…
Support for articling student positions at law firms
Legal Aid BC has negotiated with the Law Foundation of BC to establish a one-year articling program in collaboration with the Association of Legal…
Retirement of Brian Coleman, QC
Brian Coleman, QC, a long-serving criminal law lawyer dedicated to legal aid work, recently retired from practice. Brian has been a pillar in the…
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MS Teams links and Law Society of BC Lawyer Credentials
As you are aware, the Court Services Branch currently provides a document containing all courtroom MS Teams links (the “Live Links” document) to the…
Get to know Legal Aid BC’s new CEO
We’re pleased to announce that Wendy Jackson was appointed as LABC’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 3, 2025. Most…