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2012:
February
LAO meets with lawyer groups in Ottawa and Kingston
Thursday, February 2
New legal information website surpasses 15,000 views in first two months
Wednesday, February 1
January
Coming soon: Legal Aid Online to accept late accounts
Monday, January 30
New! Electronic certificate documents available next week
Thursday, January 12
Register for block fee training sessions now
Wednesday, January 11
Family law centres score high with LAO clients
Wednesday, January 4
Annual poll: Clients happier with legal aid lawyers
Tuesday, January 3
2011:
December
LAO billing limit now measured in dollars
Friday, December 16
Legal Aid Ontario launches new legal information website
Thursday, December 8
Legal Aid Ontario response to Auditor General report
Tuesday, December 6
November
Notice to lawyers regarding block fee billing
Wednesday, November 30
Coming soon! New Legal Aid Online features simplify the certificate acknowledgement and billing process
Tuesday, November 29
Criminal amendment requests: When money seized is police property
Thursday, November 24
LAO enhancing family law services
Friday, November 11
October
Electronic certificate documents soon available through Legal Aid Online
Thursday, October 13
September
This weekend, Legal Aid Online will be… OFFLINE for major upgrades
Tuesday, September 27
Scheduled Maintenance: Legal Aid Online
Friday, September 23
August
LAO complaints process more transparent for clients
Wednesday, August 31
Electronic request forms coming to Legal Aid Online
Tuesday, August 30
Register for block fee training sessions now
Thursday, August 18
July
Lawyer accounts now paid to tariff maximum within 30 days
Friday, July 15
Billing tip: Submitting files to Legal Aid Online
Wednesday, July 13
June
The Q-Newsletter for Spring 2011 is now available
Monday, June 20
Nominations now open for the Legal Aid Leader Award
Thursday, June 16
Canada Post strike action plan: Payment deposit notices now available through Legal Aid Online
Monday, June 6
Request forms for criminal certificates now online
Monday, June 6
Reminder: annual self-report submission deadline is June 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 18
Five things lawyers should know about the block fee pilot
Thursday, June 2
May
Legal Aid Online error messages
Tuesday, May 31
Block fees phase 2 online billing implementation
Thursday, May 26
Legal Aid Online: Scheduled maintenance
Wednesday, May 25
Register for block fee training sessions now
Tuesday, May 24
Block fee information sessions coming to a city near you
Friday, May 20
LAO surveys lawyers on block fees
Wednesday, May 18
LAO announces phase 2 criminal block fee pilot rates
Monday, May 16
Submit your Phase 1 block fee draft accounts now
Friday, May 13
April
LAO speaks to the Ottawa Bar
Thursday, April 21
LAO introduces Phase 2 of block fee pilot on May 16
Friday, April 15
Legal Aid Ontario implements new duty counsel referral process
Friday, April 15
Legal Aid Ontario establishes Complex Case Rate panel
Friday, April 1
March
Legal Aid Ontario tariff rate increase
Tuesday, March 29
E-notifications give legal aid lawyers the upper hand with certificate acknowledgments
Thursday, March 3
LAO Launches Gladue panel standards March 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1
February
Legal Aid Ontario delivers news in a flash with RSS
Thursday, February 10
Better Billing Bulletin Volume 38 is now available
Friday, February 4
LAO to Launch Complex Case Rate – April 1, 2011
Tuesday, February 1
LAO now paying over 98 per cent of lawyers' accounts within 60 days
Tuesday, February 1
January
GATCC Meeting Schedule for 2011
Friday, January 14
Payment Schedule for 2011 now available
Tuesday, January 11
2010:
December
Dockets will become mandatory in January
Tuesday, December 21
Lawyers’ panel information now available on Legal Aid Online
Friday, December 17
LAO listens to lawyers on changes to block fees pilot
Friday, December 10
Legal Aid Online: Scheduled Maintenance
Friday, December 10
LAO introduces Gladue panel standards
Wednesday, December 1
November
New client update feature on Legal Aid Online
Tuesday, November 30
September
LAO amends block fee charge list
Wednesday, September 15
August
LAO reduces lawyer payment delays
Tuesday, August 31
Legal Aid Online will be unavailable this weekend from 12:00 midday Saturday, August 21 to 6:00 am Monday morning, August 23.
Friday, August 20
Reminder: Lawyer Service Centre hotline available
Friday, August 20
July
Block fees myths and misunderstandings
Wednesday, July 21
Block fees billing portal now live!
Tuesday, July 13
Block fees billing: training videos and job aids
Thursday, July 8
Block fee accounts coming soon to Legal Aid Online
Tuesday, July 6
June
Legal Aid Online unavailable July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 30
Better Billing Bulletin: Special Edition – Lawyer Payment Delays
Thursday, June 24
HST added to certificate services as of July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 9
Block fees billing portal delayed
Friday, June 4
May
Q-Newsletter
Monday, May 31 - The Quality Service Office's Winter/Spring 2010 newsletter is now available
Interested in Becoming an Area Committee Member?
Friday, May 21
Panel lawyers receive retroactive pay under new tariff
Monday, May 17
LAO reduces red tape for amending Criminal Certificates
Monday, May 10
Changes to Legal Aid Ontario’s Civil Litigation Coverage
Tuesday, May 4
Legal Aid Ontario Tariff Increase Update
Tuesday, May 4
April
What is LAO's Block Fee Program
Thursday, April 29
Block Fees start May 1st for most common criminal charges
Friday, April 16
Legal Aid Ontario transforms services in Scarborough
Friday, April 3
Annual Panel Self-Report: Online tool now available.
Thursday, April 1
March
Legal Aid Ontario transforms services in Peel Region
Friday, March 29
Legal Aid Ontario transforms services in Etobicoke
Friday, March 12
Legal Aid Ontario transforms services in Toronto
Monday, March 1
February
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
January
2009:
December
Mandatory Online Billing coming January 1, 2010 – help us pay you faster!
Thursday, December 31
November
Now available: Better, faster certificate acknowledgement
Monday, November 23
Technology allows lawyers to acknowledge certificates faster
Thursday, November 12
October
Expression of Interest to Tender: Criminal Litigation Counsel
Wednesday, October 28
Legal Aid Online Upgrade a Success!
Monday, October 5
September
Legal Aid Online Upgrade is Coming Soon!
Friday, September 18
Why do legal work for LAO?
Wednesday, September 2
August
July
Legal Aid Ontario Refugee and Immigration Services
Friday, July 3
May
Articling Fellowships help Legal Aid Ontario expand services to clients
Wednesday, May 27
5 hour Gladue Certificate Extension now available
Tuesday, May 4
April
Lawyer's Annual Self-Report for 2009
Monday, April 13
Seminars for lawyers on domestic violence and clients
Monday, April 6
March
2008:
December
LSUC Client Identification Requirement Exemption
Tuesday, December 30 (updated Feb.11 /09)
November
Notice to Duty Counsel and Advice Lawyers - Change to PO Numbers
Friday, November 21
October
Before logging into Legal Aid Online
Monday, October 27
2008 Legal Aid Ontario service satisfaction survey
Monday, October 20
July
Q-Newsletter for Spring '08 is now available
Wednesday, July 15
Lawyer Services and Payments Department is moving
Thursday, July 10
June
Annual Panel Self-Report is due June 30
Monday, June 23
LSP Focuses on Minimal Disruption to Lawyer Account Payments
Thursday, June 3
May
April
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
March
Hardcap Detail Report on Legal Aid Online
Thursday, March 20
OLA still going strong, SOAP shows promise
Wednesday, March 12
February
The new OLA Portal is going strong
Friday, February 22
LAO piloting new online services to improve access for clients
Friday, February 15
January
Online Certificate Acknowledgement enhancements
Friday, January 25
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