Hot Bytes

Hot Bytes is the place for news, articles and notices geared towards lawyers working with Legal Aid Ontario. If you require further information on one of the items posted herein please forward your request to our Communications department.

2010:

• Legal Aid Ontario transforms services in Toronto
  Monday, March 1
• Implementation of Revised Tariff Rates and Enhanced Rate for Complex Criminal Cases
  Thursday, February 25
• CLE downloads now available
  Tuesday, February 9
• New materials developed for Aboriginal people facing bail or sentencing
  Tuesday, February 9
• LAO transformation includes more family law services in Newmarket
  - Fri. Jan.29
• Legal Aid Ontario - Transforming client service delivery in North York
  - Fri. Jan.15

2009:

• Mandatory Online Billing coming January 1, 2010 – help us pay you faster!
  Thursday, December 31
• Now available: Better, faster certificate acknowledgement
  Monday, November 23
• Technology allows lawyers to acknowledge certificates faster
  Thursday, November 12
• Expression of Interest to Tender: Criminal Litigation Counsel
  Wednesday, October 28
• Legal Aid Online Upgrade a Success!
  Monday, October 5
• Legal Aid Online Upgrade is Coming Soon!
  Friday, September 18
• Why do legal work for LAO?
  Wednesday, September 2
• Seminar for Criminal Lawyers representing Survivors of Domestic Violence and other forms of Trauma and Abuse
  Thursday, August 27
• Legal Aid Ontario announces Advocacy training for legal aid lawyers
  Friday, July 31
• Innovation allows lawyers to view client certificate information in real time
  Thursday, July 23
• Legal Aid Ontario Refugee and Immigration Services
  Friday, July 3
• Sentencing and bail submissions eligible for Gladue Certificate Extension
  Friday, July 3
• LAO seminars on domestic violence and its impact on clients - June 1 and June 8
  Friday, May 29
• Articling Fellowships help Legal Aid Ontario expand services to clients
  Wednesday, May 27
• 5 hour Gladue Certificate Extension now available
  Tuesday, May 4
• Lawyer's Annual Self-Report for 2009
  Monday, April 13
• Seminars for lawyers on domestic violence and clients
  Monday, April 6
• The Law Foundation Announces Linguistic and Rural Access to Justice Articling Fellowships
  Friday, March 6

2008:

• LSUC Client Identification Requirement Exemption
  Tuesday, December 30 (updated Feb.11 /09)
• Notice to Duty Counsel and Advice Lawyers - Change to PO Numbers
  Friday, November 21
• Before logging into Legal Aid Online
  Monday, October 27
• 2008 Legal Aid Ontario service satisfaction survey
  Monday, October 20
• Q-Newsletter for Spring '08 is now available
  Wednesday, July 15
• Lawyer Services and Payments Department is moving
  Thursday, July 10
• Annual Panel Self-Report is due June 30
  Monday, June 23
• LSP Focuses on Minimal Disruption to Lawyer Account Payments
  Thursday, June 3
• Podcasts available as SOAP rolls out to third party pilot group
  Monday, May 5
• LAO seeks exceptional nominees for Sidney B. Linden Award
  Tuesday, April 29
• Lawyer Services and Payments is Moving
  Tuesday, April 29
• Lawyers learn it pays to read the new Better Billing Bulletin
  Friday, April 4
• Annual Panel Self-Report: Online tool now available
  Wednesday, April 2
• Hardcap Detail Report on Legal Aid Online
  Thursday, March 20
• OLA still going strong, SOAP shows promise
  Wednesday, March 12
• Announcing the Launch of Targeted Examination, Post-Payment Examination
  Friday, March 7
• The new OLA Portal is going strong
  Friday, February 22
• LAO piloting new online services to improve access for clients
  Friday, February 15
• Online Certificate Acknowledgement enhancements
  Friday, January 25

For Hot Bytes articles from previous years please contact LAO's Communications department.