Roster resources

Lawyers are expected to familiarize themselves with the LASA, 2020 Policies and process changes affecting the work that they do.

Stay updated on important news for roster lawyers.

Legal Aid Ontario is committed to accountability and transparency while continuously improving the delivery of legal aid services. LAO rules and policies provide guidance, limits and expectations and ensure high-quality services for our clients.

Legal Aid Ontario’s policies

Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) minimum experience requirements outline the legal experience that a prospective roster member must have before joining LAO’s roster of lawyers.

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Application, intake, case management, and other forms for roster lawyers can be found in the forms library.

Resources to help roster lawyers with billing from deadlines and payment schedules to submitting accounts and more.

To access your account, log into the lawyer portal via legalaidonline.on.ca.

For questions or concerns about billing, contact the Lawyer Service Centre.

LAO provides case management programs for lawyers authorized to provide criminal and family services who take on certain costly and complex cases and proceedings.

• Big Case Management (BCM)
• Mid-level case management
• Judge-led Intensive Case Management Court (JICMC)
• Family case management

Resources for lawyers providing legal aid services on criminal, family or immigration and refugee law cases, working with individuals experiencing mental health or addiction issues, or with Aboriginal clients.

• For Aboriginal legal issues
• For criminal lawyers
• For family lawyers
• For mental health lawyers
• For refugee and immigration lawyers

LAO LAW provides high quality research services to lawyers acting for legally aided clients (duty counsel, staff lawyers or private bar lawyers acting on a legal aid certificate).

• More about LAO LAW
• Login to LAO LAW at research.legalaid.on.ca

Legal Aid Online is the secure portal for roster lawyers to use to acknowledge certificates online, review the status of submitted accounts and statements, and more.

• More about Legal Aid Online
• Login to Legal Aid Online

Duty Counsel Authorization Renewal

Under Legal Aid Ontario’s new minimum experience requirements for roster members, all duty counsel authorizations have a time limit of 24 months from the day it is approved. Read more about duty counsel authorization renewal process changes.

Duty counsel for in-custody client with upcoming court appearances

Providing live duty counsel legal advice for in‑custody clients with upcoming court appearances and without legal representation for criminal matters, starting April 14, 2020. In‑custody clients calling the dedicated in custody line will be connected directly with a local duty counsel.