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Legal Aid Connect survey: Have your say!
We hold Legal Aid Connect events in a variety of BC communities throughout the year. These events provide opportunities for us to listen, learn, and…
Expanding Lawyer Demographic Data: online engagement sessions
LABC will soon be inviting private bar legal aid lawyers to voluntarily share more of their demographic data in our
Lawyer payments: April long weekend
Due to the April long weekend, Legal Aid BC’s offices will be closed on: April 18, 2025 (Good Friday) April 21, 2025 (Easter Monday…
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 UBC Allard School of Law’s free Resume Book
Looking to hire an articling student? The University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law’s Career Services Office (CSO) invites you…
Trauma-informed course for lawyers
LABC is pleased to welcome Myrna McCallum who will be presenting an online trauma-informed course for lawyers. If you’re unfamiliar with Myrna’s work…
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…
Transcript service provider change update
As originally advised in Notice to Counsel #127, the Government of BC recently announced a change in court transcript provider to Veritext Canada,…
Legal aid navigators help clients with interrelated needs
Do your clients have non-legal issues that take time away from your work on their legal matter? Legal aid navigators can help. These LABC staff…
LABC is introducing a new Legal Aid Navigator Program
This fall, Legal Aid BC is soft launching a program to support our clients with issues not covered by their legal aid contract. The program will…