In brief: News for lawyers

We want to hear from you! Lawyers who have done certificate or duty counsel work for Legal Aid Ontario in the past year are invited to participate in Legal Aid Ontario’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey, which is open until March 31, 2024. At Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), we want to ensure that our services meet your…

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is continuing to raise the amount paid to lawyers who provide legal aid services in remote northern areas. On April 1, 2024, LAO is increasing the Guaranteed Daily Rate another five per cent for: Services rendered in fly-in locations or locations at least 200 km from a lawyer’s regular place of…

Legal Aid Ontario is continuing to raise the fees that it pays roster members to do legal aid work. On Oct. 16, 2023, LAO implemented the first set of amendments to the Legal Aid Rules. These amendments established the first increase to the hourly rate payable to roster members since 2015. LAO is pleased to…

Each year, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) closes duty counsel purchase orders and creates new ones for the upcoming year. ‘Old’ purchase orders are closed on March 29, 2024 and new purchase orders will be created to be effective April 2, 2024. Please prepare for this change by reviewing what you need to do. Per Diem Duty Counsel,…

Legal Aid Online will be unavailable this weekend to implement tariff amendments for March 4, 2024. To avoid any draft accounts from being deleted, please submit them by Friday, March 1 by 11:30 p.m.

We want to hear from you! Lawyers who have done certificate or duty counsel work for Legal Aid Ontario in the past year are invited to participate in Legal Aid Ontario’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey, which is open until March 31, 2024. At Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), we want to ensure that our services meet your needs.…

The annual self-report for 2023 opens on Jan. 3, 2024. As in previous years, the 2023 LAO Lawyer Self-Report is available through Legal Aid Online. All roster members who have been a member of the Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) roster for the entirety of the 2023 calendar year are required to complete and submit an LAO…

Following a consultation in summer 2023, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has implemented minimum experience requirements for the Ontario Review Board (ORB) roster. The introduction of meaningful requirements will support clients accessing high-quality legal aid services specific to their needs. These requirements were created in consultation with service providers, the public and experts in the provision…

The information on this page is out of date, please refer to the following page for the most up to date information. Updated instructions for submitting BOC forms. On November 2, 2023 LAO issued a B3: Better Billing Bulletin clarifying new requirements for billing the preparation and filling of the Basis of Claim (BOC) in…

Starting January 2024, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be introducing optional enhanced training for members of LAO’s roster geared to those who provide criminal legal aid services. This training will provide roster members the opportunity to further strengthen their knowledge and quality of service when providing criminal legal aid services to youth clients charged under…