Lawyer Panels

LAA established three specialized panels of roster lawyers with interest, aptitude and experience representing:

1. Young people facing criminal charges;
2. Children in high-conflict parenting matters; and
3. Complainants and witnesses who have the right to respond to applications in criminal prosecutions. This last type of case usually involves sexual offence trials in which the complainant’s medical or sexual history comes into question.

Creation of these panels increases the quality of representation, allows a select group of staff and roster lawyers to gain more experience in a unique area of practice, and ensures disadvantaged Albertans are represented by lawyers with specialized training and experience.

Quick facts

• Implemented in 2021

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At Legal Aid Alberta, we help some of Alberta’s most disadvantaged citizens. This is an impactful responsibility. By keeping our focus on staying accountable to Albertans, we’re innovating and re-imagining processes to deliver access to justice, making the best use of our expertise and resources, so that we can make the biggest possible impact in our province.

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