Understanding the Legal Aid System in Ontario (Feb 2021)
Description
Where do low-income Ontarians get free or affordable legal help? Most people know that legal aid exists, but do you know how it actually works? Teachers, join us to dive into how Legal Aid operates, from a panel of lawyers who have been working in the system for years. We will review and explain the different types of help that Legal Aid offers, who can access them, and how.
Including:
The certificate program
Duty counsel
Community legal clinics
Specialty clinics
Student legal clinics
Speakers: Simone Bern, Criminal Policy Counsel and Lead for the Bail Strategy at Legal Aid Ontario; Lenny Abramowicz, Executive Director, Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario.
OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar and so many other crucial projects possible. Visit our website: http://ojen.ca/en/
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