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Choice of Counsel Amendment
On April 6, 2010, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) implemented a change that saw the removal of choice of counsel. Since April, we have heard suggestions from the Ro...
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New Interim Billing Policy - REVERSED
On May 25, 2010, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) announced significant changes to our interim billing policy. Due to overwhelming feedback from the Roster, we ...
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Do You Need to Request Special Disbursements, etc.? New email address for Edmonton certificates
All lawyers who have a certificate issued from the Edmonton Legal Services Centre (formerly Edmonton Regional Office) are asked to submit any/all requests for...
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Legal Aid Pilot Projects Increase Access to Justice - Justice Minister accepts legal aid recommendations
March 30, 2010 Edmonton...Changes to Alberta's legal aid plan will focus on providing a broader range of services that are cost-effective and tailored to ...
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New initiatives at LAA - How might they affect you?
As you found out right here on our website, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) underwent a full review of the legal aid plan in 2009. Out of that review, options were p...
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Restructuring Immigration & Refugee Service Delivery
By way of a pilot project, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is working restructuring the offering of Immigration and Refugee legal services. Our revised outlook on th...
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Unbundled Legal Services Presentation - Resource Materials
Did you miss this highly anticipated event? Perhaps you were there, but are just eager to learn more about limited scope representation? Either way, Legal...
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Edmonton Family Roster Training Opportunity: Limited Scope Representation & Family Law
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is excited to announce the implementation of a limited scope service contracts pilot project set to launch in the Edmonton Provincia...
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Legal Aid Alberta Review Report Released
In partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Alberta, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is pleased to announce that it has completed the revie...
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LAA Introduces New Tariff
The 2009 LAA Tariff is the successor to the 2008 Tariff (issued February 2008). The modified Tariff is the product of comprehensive clarifications and correcti...
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LAA Review- Release of Stakeholder Consultation Report
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA), in partnership with Alberta Justice and the Law Society of Alberta, embarked on a major review of its operations and programs in 2...
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Special Disbursement: Mediation Program and Practice Note 7 Subsidies
Where Legal Aid Coverage is extended to clients for Queen’s Bench actions (Divorce Act/ Family Law Act) concerning custody, access, parenting time or con...
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Introducing QUAD - eBill Audit Process
Quality Account Determination (QUAD) is the audit process for eBill, which has been developed to ensure our eBill audit process is efficient, accurate, timely...
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Review of the LAA Program to Improve Access to Justice
In partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Alberta, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is pleased to announce that over the next few mont...
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CHANGE: EFT Payment Cut-off Date
In an effort to guarantee timely payment on EFT accounts each Friday, please note that the new cut-off date for eBill submissions is Wednesday. I.e. submission...
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Roster Lawyers Granted Access to LAO LAW Memoranda
In partnership with LAO LAW Online Services (a subset of Legal Aid Ontario) we are pleased to offer our roster and staff lawyers with access to the Legal Aid ...
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Client Services Staff Contact List Now Available
Requested for roster lawyers by roster lawyers, we have compiled the contact information (full name, title, email address, and phone number) for all of our Cl...
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Access to Justice Week - Celebrating Lawyers
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is pleased to announce Access to Justice Week taking place April 14 -17. The week-long celebration is the continuation of last year’s ...
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Lawyer Tax Summaries
We ask for your support in reducing mail and paper costs by obtaining your own tax summaries from e-Bill, LAA's new online billing service. In addition to do...
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Successful Lawyers Make a Difference
LAA, we set our lawyers up for success. Becoming an LAA Roster lawyer is not only an opportunity to gain experience, but to make a difference.