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What you need to know about GST numbers
When you first apply for a lawyer vendor number at LABC, Form-A on this Forms web page asks you to provide your GST number. This is essential for us…

Fee waiver: OurFamilyWizard co-parenting app
Would your family law clients benefit from a co-parenting app? OurFamilyWizard — a secure app and platform for better communication between co-…

Need to reach us?
For general inquiries about the Lawyer Portal, LABC Tariffs, fee requests, invoices, vendor numbers, disbursements, contract dates, and our experts’…

Billing tip: ensuring sufficient detail for timesheet descriptions
For hourly contracts, our Lawyer Support team and Audit and Investigation Department review timesheets to ensure accurate billing. A common issue…

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…

Billing tip: Invoice notes section
Many of you are familiar with the notes section on Legal Aid BC (LABC) invoices. When you bill LABC, you see “Invoice notes – for your reference…

Billing tips for travel
With many of us back from vacations, we’d like to remind you about a popular billing topic: travel. Here are some helpful tips to remember when…

Family Management Conference tips and new Provincial Court forms
In case you missed it, the Provincial Court recently posted a list of six helpful tips for Family Management Conferences. In addition, as of…

Family law contracts: secondary legal issues
Do you have questions about what is covered and billable under the Family Standard Contract where property division may be marked as a secondary or…

Request transcripts of good decisions
Have you received a favourable decision for your client and feel other counsel or LABC clients would benefit from the decision being reported? LABC…