Law offices: These appear in the telephone book. Another source of lawyers is the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). It is a free program of the Law Society of Alberta and is reached at 403-228-1722 in Calgary, or 1-800-661-1095 elsewhere in Alberta. The LRS operator can give you the names and telephone numbers of criminal-law lawyers in most areas of Alberta. (Not all areas of Alberta have lawyers who belong to the LRS.). The lawyers do not charge for the first 30 minutes of their appointment with you, and you may decide to hire any of the lawyers. For more information about the LRS, go to www.lawsocietyalberta.com/publicservices/lawyerReferralService.cfm.
Legal clinics: These clinics can give legal advice to people who qualify for it. Contact the clinic in your region to see what services it has and if you qualify to use those services:
- Calgary Legal Guidance - visit www.clg.ab.ca or call 403-234-9266;
- Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic (Red Deer) - visit www.communitylegalclinic.net or call 403-314-9129 or, toll-free, 1-877-314-9129;
- Edmonton Community Legal Centre - visit www.eclc.ca or call (780) 702-1725;
- Lethbridge Legal Guidance – visit www.lethbridgelegalguidance.com or call 403-380-6338;
- Student Legal Assistance (Calgary) - visit wcm2.ucalgary.ca/law/legalassistance/SLA/where or call 403-220-6637;
- Student Legal Services of Edmonton - visit www.slsedmonton.com or call 780-492-2226
Legal Aid Alberta: It provides affordable legal services for people in need throughout Alberta. Legal Aid may be able to appoint a lawyer for you. For more information on lawyer appointment and other services from Legal Aid, go to www.legalaid.ab.ca
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