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Published February 10, 2016
LAO’s paralegal study LAO’s paralegal study, running from 2014 to 2016 in Ottawa, London, Brampton and Hamilton courthouses, will examine how inter-professional legal teams of lawyers, paralegals and legal aid workers can provide clients with better access to justice in a cost-effective manner. Paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the same…
Published January 28, 2016
Click here to download image. TORONTO- On February 25, 2016, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will celebrate the accomplishments of criminal lawyer Bob Richardson, the Sidney B. Linden award winner for 2015, at the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mr. Richardson has earned the respect of Ontario’s judiciary and Ontario’s most marginalized clients for his success…
Published January 21, 2016
LAO’s paralegal study LAO’s paralegal study, running from 2014 to 2016 in Ottawa, London, Brampton and Hamilton courthouses, will examine how inter-professional legal teams of lawyers, paralegals and legal aid workers can provide clients with better access to justice in a cost-effective manner. Paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the same…
Published January 18, 2016
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO)’s lawyer satisfaction survey for 2015 found that the percentage of lawyers who view LAO positively in all areas surveyed has increased, compared to 2014. For instance, 62.7 per cent of lawyers are happier with staff service, and 37.6 per cent are happier with billing, compared to 53.4 per cent and 29.9…
Published March 13, 2015
By Chad Kicknosway Chad Kicknosway is Ojibway and a graduate of law. He is currently a Gladue caseworker with Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto and has been authoring Gladue reports for the past four years. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688 The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Gladue is a significant recognition of…
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