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The Battle for Legal Aid Continues

BC Law Watch — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:19 +0000

The Trial Lawyers Association of BC announced that Phase 2 of the duty counsel [legal aid lawyer] withdrawal is now in effect until February 14th. The withdrawals are being made to raise awareness about insufficient legal aid funding…

New LEAF Report Connects Aboriginal Women with Legal Services

BC Law Watch — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:15:53 +0000

As reported on the Clicklaw blog, a new report from West Coast LEAF notes a serious gap in availability and accessibility of legal services for Aboriginal women.

Mapping the Gap: Linking Aboriginal Women with Legal Resources and Services was…

Access Pro Bono: 2011 Fall Newsletter

BC Law Watch — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:08:51 +0000

The Access Pro Bono (APB) Fall 2011 Newsletter was recently released. Included in this issue is the the 2011/2012 Mid-Year Report, which provides some impressive statistics on APB’s achievements. So far this year, APB lawyers have donated 3,175…

New Access to Justice Resources

BC Law Watch — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:44:12 +0000

Two new legal aid/access to justice resources to share today:

We Need Legal Aid
The Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch has launched a public education campaign for additional legal aid funding in BC, called We Need Legal Aid.…

New Civil Guidebooks for Self-Representing Litigants

BC Law Watch — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:04:51 +0000

BC’s Justice Education Society (JES) recently published two new civil guidebooks, available at SupremeCourtBC.ca. The publication of “Discharge from Bankruptcy” and “Small Claims Court Appeals” bring the collection to 24 guidebooks designed to assist…

Amici Curiae Pro Bono Paralegal Program Seeking Volunteers

BC Law Watch — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:32:26 +0000

The BC Paralegal Association is seeking volunteers for its Amici Curiae Pro Bono Paralegal Program. The program is “designed to help the public who need help in drafting applications and pleadings in civil and family matters.”

Volunteers must…

BCCLA Report: Small Town Justice

BC Law Watch — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:25:10 +0000

As reported by Clicklaw, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has just released a report on the RCMP in northern and rural BC entitled “Small Town Justice“. The report’s principal researcher and author is David Eby.

The…

Rural Education & Access to Lawyers Program Receives Continued Funding

BC Law Watch — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:16:16 +0000

Legal Feeds reports that the Rural Education and Access to Lawyers (REAL) program, under the auspices of the CBA BC Branch, has received $150,000 from the Law Society of BC.

According to Legal Feeds:

“This summer, the

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Legal Aid Campaign Strategy Workshop

BC Law Watch — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:19:50 +0000

TLABC has issued an invitation to members of the BC bar to attend their upcoming legal aid campaign strategy workshop. Non-TLABC members are welcome at this event, which will map out the organization’s strategy to reform BC’s justice system.…

Pro Bono Going Public This Month

BC Law Watch — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:11:11 +0000

TLABC (@tla_bc) tweeted about a special event happening on September 9, Pro Bono Awareness Day.

Access Pro Bono is hosting a free legal advice-a-thon in three BC cities this month, called “Pro Bono Going Public 2011“:

“This September,

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