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Benefits for junior lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta:

• You will be introduced to new areas of law
• You will get trial experience that is hard to come by early in your career when you work in the private sector
• Access to mentors to assist you in building your knowledge base
• You can count on receiving payment for your work every time!
• A sense of fulfillment from giving back to those in need
• Students can now take their own cases and there is no longer a limit on the number of hours they can do on a lawyer’s Certificate

Lawyers who participate in legal aid share in common belief in the importance of good quality representation and advice at all levels to those who could otherwise not afford it. They have chosen to commit themselves to legal aid work despite the current lack of financial reward, because they want to provide a good quality public service within the justice system They believe that without access to justice, there can be no justice at all.