Information for Lawyers
Forms Library
Listed in this section is a collection of the various forms you may need while working for Legal Aid Ontario. If you have any problems with downloading or accessing any of these forms please contact the web team.
Forms are grouped alphabetically by subject
Last updated: May 2009
Accounts, Billing and Payments
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Duty Counsel Statement of Account and Services:
Calculates hours and amounts automatically
Print version: a clean copy to photocopy and completing by hand
Legend for statement of accounts and services
Guaranteed Daily Rate for Northern Lawyers
- duty counsel/certificate account form (PDF 35 KB)
For printing only - does not perform calculations
Big Case Management
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BCM Hearings Opinion Guideline
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BCM Trials Opinion Guidelines
Complex Case Tariff Application Form
Change of Information
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Lawyer Change of Information Form:
Only fill in the information that you are changing and leave the other sections blank.
Disbursement Forms
Disbursement Authorization:
Translations
Request for an Expert/Other Service Provider
Request for Paternity Testing
Request for Transcripts/Transcriptions
Discretion Forms
Request for Discretion
Should your account exceed the Tariff maximum and you wish LAO to consider paying the account billed with discretion, please attach this form when submitting your account or email it within 10 business days of submitting your account if you failed to do so orginally.
Request for Review
If you are dissatisfied with the disposition of an account, you may request a review within 60 days of payment.
Retroactive Discretion Request
If an account was settled at the Tariff maximum because you did not include a request for discretion with your account, you may submit a detailed discretion request for consideration of the outstanding balance within 60 days of settlement.
Attaching Documents
A short instructional video about how to attach documents when submitting your accounts.
Lawyer Empanelment Forms
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Lawyer Empanelment Form Package
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Lawyer Empanelment Form:
For more information please refer to Panel Standards
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Direct Deposit Authorization
Note: Lawyers must be registered for direct deposit in order to be entered onto the legal aid panels.
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Application form for Tier Level Increase
Lawyer's Annual Self-Report
Lawyer's Annual Self-Report
For more information regarding the report and instructions on how to submit it please refer to this link.
Panel Standards Application Forms
Criminal
Criminal Panel Application
Criminal Panel Lawyer Agreement to Acquire Experience
Family
Family Panel Application Form
CFSA Application Form
Agreement to Acquire Experience
Refugee
Refugee Panel Application Form
Duty Counsel
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Duty Counsel Criminal Application
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Duty Counsel Family and Family Law Information Centre Application
Duty Counsel Performance Feedback
Duty Counsel: Advice Lawyers
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Panel Application - Domestic Violence
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Panel Application - Mental Health, Refugee and Immigration, and Criminal Institutions
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Panel Application - Advice Lawyer - General
Extremely Serious Criminal Matters (ESM)
ESM Panel Application
Consent and Capacity
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Consent and Capacity Panel Application Form
Tier Level Increase Application Form
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Application form for Tier Level Increase