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LEGAL SERVICES S S SOCI CIET ETY Y (LEGAL GAL A AID B D BC) BCLA CONFERENCE MAY 2018 PATRICIA.LIM@LSS.BC.CA LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY (LEGAL AID BC) Who we are and what we do Legal information publications Legal information

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LEGAL SERVICES S S SOCI CIET ETY Y (LEGAL GAL A AID B D BC)

BCLA CONFERENCE – MAY 2018 PATRICIA.LIM@LSS.BC.CA

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LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY (LEGAL AID BC)

Who we are and what we do
Legal information publications
Legal information websites
How to work with Legal Aid BC

to serve your patrons

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

We provide legal aid in BC. The Legal Services Society provides free:

Legal Representation
Legal Advice
Legal Information

* Services in many languages

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Priority is to help people with

low incomes access legal services.

Many services are available

to all British Columbians.

WHO DOES LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY HELP?

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PUBLICATIONS

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Legalaid.bc.ca/read

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LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLI SH (LOTE)

Four main LOTE

Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Punjabi
Spanish

Also…

Arabic
Farsi
Tagalog
Kurdish
Dari
Pashto

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LEGAL INFORMATION WEBSITES

Family Law Website
Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC
MyLawBC

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familylaw.lss.bc.ca

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aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca

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WWW.MYLAWBC.COM

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WWW.MYLAWBC.COM

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Action plan

WWW.MYLAWBC.COM

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HOW TO WORK WITH LEGAL AID TO SERVE YOUR PATRONS

Credit: www.emsleys.co.uk

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Leg egal Information vs

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Legal A Advi dvice

Libraries can connect with local legal aid service providers

Legal information outreach workers  Terrace, Prince Rupert, and Vancouver  Legal information, referrals and training for community groups Aboriginal community legal workers  Duncan and Nanaimo  Legal support, information, & limited legal advice

Community partners

 33 communities around BC  Legal information, connecting people to legal aid services Legal aid offices  35 communities around BC  Accept legal aid applications and provide legal information.

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HOW TO FIND HELP NEAR YOUR LIBRARY

legalaid.bc.ca

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Leg egal Information vs

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Legal A Advi dvice

Libraries can refer people to legal aid services

Legal Aid – information, advice, and representation
Family LawLINE
Parents Legal Centre
Locations served: Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, and White Rock

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Ordering process

legalaid.bc.ca/read

Libraries can provide people with FREE legal aid publications

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Crown Publications

www.crownpub.bc.ca

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STARTER LEGAL DISPLAY KIT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Mailout project in

partnership with LawMatters

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Patricia Lim Publications Development Coordinator Patricia.Lim@lss.bc.ca | 604.601.6054