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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

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 websites • How to work with Legal Aid BC to serve your patrons
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
WHO DOES LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY HELP?  Priority is to help people with low incomes access legal services.  Many services are available to all British Columbians.
PUBLICATIONS
Legalaid.bc.ca/read
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLI SH (LOTE) Also… Four main LOTE  Arabic  Traditional Chinese  Farsi  Simplified Chinese  Tagalog  Kurdish  Punjabi  Dari  Spanish  Pashto
LEGAL INFORMATION WEBSITES • Family Law Website • Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC • MyLawBC
familylaw.lss.bc.ca
aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca
WWW.MYLAWBC.COM
WWW.MYLAWBC.COM
Action plan WWW.MYLAWBC.COM
HOW TO WORK WITH LEGAL AID TO SERVE YOUR PATRONS Credit: www.emsleys.co.uk
Libraries can connect with local legal aid Leg egal Information vs vs. L Legal A Advi dvice 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.
HOW TO FIND HELP NEAR YOUR LIBRARY legalaid.bc.ca
Leg egal Information vs vs. L 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
Libraries can provide people with Ordering process FREE legal aid publications legalaid.bc.ca/read
Crown Publications www.crownpub.bc.ca
STARTER LEGAL DISPLAY KIT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES • Mailout project in partnership with LawMatters
Patricia Lim Publications Development Coordinator Patricia.Lim@lss.bc.ca | 604.601.6054

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