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Law Society requires lawyers to take Indigenous intercultural course
The Law Society of BC requires all lawyers in BC to complete the Indigenous intercultural course by January 2024. The course will help you…
New Lawyer Portal update released
Legal Aid BC is continuing to make improvements to the Lawyer Portal, with a focus on enhancing the system speed. Keep an eye out for upcoming…
MyLawBC and the Family Resolution Center are closing down
Legal Aid BC is looking at ways to refocus our resources where they have the greatest impact, and, as part of this process, we have made the decision…
Closures on September 19
Legal Aid BC and all intake offices will be closed Monday, September 19, 2022, for the provincial holiday. See Notice to the Profession NP30,…
Lawyer Portal outage and payment schedule
The Lawyer Portal will be shut down leading up to the June 27 launch of the upgraded portal.
Lawyer Portal modernization: Launch date, training, and new usernames
As announced in December, Legal Aid BC is “modernizing” the system used for the Lawyer Portal so lawyers who do legal aid work can be better…
Medical-legal expert rate increase
All medical-legal expert rates have increased by 4% as per Doctors of BC increases. The rate change will be reflected in LABC’s systems and the…
Job opportunity at Legal Aid BC: Manager, Criminal, Immigration and Appeals
Legal Aid BC has an exciting new job opportunity! Long-term Legal Aid BC Manager David Griffiths will be retiring later this year and LABC is looking…
Contract stop date reminder
Please check your contract stop dates as several contracts will expire on March 31, 2022, as a result of Notice to Counsel #115 and #116. Please…
Lawyer Portal modernization: Lawyer feedback session
As announced in last month’s Legal Aid Brief, Legal Aid BC is in the process of upgrading the Lawyer Portal.