Information for lawyers
Forms Library
Here is Legal Aid Ontario’s forms library. Forms are grouped alphabetically by subject.
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Accounts & billing
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Expedite payment of account request |
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Guaranteed Daily Rate for northern lawyers |
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Form 50: Criminal certificate account form |
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Form 51: Civil certificate account form |
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Please note: Legal Aid Online is unable to accept forms containing macros. This includes Forms 50 and 51, which contain an “automatic adding” macro. If you are having trouble attaching forms to your account, try saving the form as a Rich Text File (RTF). To do this, select “Save as,” and select RTF under the “Save as Type” drop down, which appears under the “File Name.” Ignore the warning message that appears regarding saving macros; the information in your form will not be lost.
You can also “print” the document to a PDF. To check if you have this ability, select “Print,” and look for “Adobe PDF” in your list of printers. Select Adobe PDF, and then save the new PDF file to your desktop or folder. If you do not have a PDF writer, there are several options available, some free and some that you must pay for. For example: PDF Creator (free) and Adobe Acrobat (paid). Legal Aid Ontario does not support or endorse these products.
Block fees
Solicitors who have an active portal ID can submit an electronic request to add additional charges, make changes to an existing certificate or request a new certificate due to charges proceeding separately. Those who do not have a portal ID may complete the manual request form, print and fax it to the number shown on the bottom of the form.
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Request to add charges, to change an existing certificate or to request a new certificate for charges proceeding separately |
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Request for a mental health authorization |
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Request for Gladue authorization |
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Case Management and Litigation forms
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Criminal Mid-level Case Management Assessment - Preliminary Hearing |
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Family Case Management Assessment form |
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Big Case Management (BCM) |
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BCM Hearings Opinion Guideline |
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BCM Trials Opinion Guidelines |
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Complex Case Rate (CCR) |
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Complex Case Rate case eligibility application |
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Complex Case Rate panel application |
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Expert forms |
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Application for inclusion on LAO Vendor of Record |
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Application for enhanced expert rate |
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Survey - Enhanced rate services |
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Reference form (Experts) |
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Change of information
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Lawyer change of information form |
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Disbursement authorization forms
Requests for the following types of disbursements (authorized, additional funds) can be submitted by email (disbursements@lao.on.ca) or fax (416-204-4739 or 416-979-8562).
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» Read tips and instructions on how to use these forms
Discretion forms
In some cases, where exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated, a discretionary increase in payment of an account may be granted where an account has exceeded the tariff maximum for the certificate. If your account exceeds the tariff maximum, and you want to apply for discretion, attach the appropriate form when submitting the account:
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Request for Discretion - Family Law: Child and Family Services Act (CFSA) |
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Request for Discretion - Family Law: Support, Access, Custody |
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Request for Discretion – General: Use the general form for other case types |
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Request for Review |
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For more information on the use of these forms please refer to our Discretion Guidelines.
Lawyer's annual self-report
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2013 lawyer's annual self-report |
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Merit Assessment
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Merit Assessment - Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) |
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Panel standards application forms
Application forms to join the various LAO panels. For more information, see panel standards.
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Change in direct deposit authorization for business accounts |
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Criminal panel forms |
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Family/CFSA panel forms |
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Refugee application forms |
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Consent & Capacity Board application forms |
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Duty Consel panel forms |
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Duty Counsel Panel Application: Family Duty Counsel and FLIC Advice Lawyer |
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Duty Counsel Panel Application: Advice Lawyer - Domestic Violence |
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Releases |
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Release of information for Law Society of Upper Canada and/or other law society |
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Release of information form for Lawyer's Profssional Indemnity Company |
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