How to help when your client is facing family violence issues
November is Family Violence Protection Month – a time to raise awareness of this issue and take action to end it. Our clients are often struggling with difficult personal circumstances in addition to legal challenges. There are a number of ways roster can help clients facing family violence issues. First and foremost, anyone dealing with […]
Quality representation: Introducing new standards for designated sexual offence matters
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is introducing new Designated Sexual Offence Standards, effective Jan. 1, 2026. These standards will establish clear eligibility and training requirements for roster lawyers representing clients in sexual offence matters. Sexual offence cases are among the most complex and sensitive areas of criminal law, requiring strong legal and evidentiary skills. This […]
Careers at Legal Aid Alberta
Legal Aid Alberta is seeking lawyers for multiple roles. These positions will appeal to individuals who like to take initiative, are client-focused and exceptionally strong at delivering high-quality results. You will help drive the future of our organization and play an important role in developing a talented and diverse Legal Aid Alberta team province wide. […]
Supporting Albertans facing family violence matters
November is Family Violence Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of this serious issue, and the ways Legal Aid Alberta can support claimants and respondents in these matters. Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Jessica Chapman appeared on Global Morning News in Edmonton to discuss Emergency Protection Orders and other legal tools that can […]
Celebrating duty counsel – join the LAA duty counsel ranks
Legal Aid Alberta took time to recognize all duty counsel and the vital role they play in protecting access to justice, on Oct. 27 – Duty Counsel Day. In Calgary and Edmonton, LAA set up information stands sharing Duty Counsel Day cookies, candies and, most importantly, information about duty counsel and other services LAA […]
Register for Nov. 27 LAA Roster immigration webinar
Legal Aid Alberta is hosting a free professional development session to help roster lawyers learn more about the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Criminal matters and immigration consequences: What you need to know Date: Thursday, Nov. 27 Time: 12 – 1 p.m. Location: Online (via Microsoft Teams) Register for the Roster webinar Why attend: Refresh or […]
Lawyer Portal off line after hours Nov. 4
There will be a routine systems outage from 5 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 4, until 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Several LAA applications will be temporarily offline to implement upgrades to Client Gateway. Impacted systems: Lawyer Portal Client Gateway Lawyer Portal Application Form DC Portal Lawyer Directory Online Concerns Form This […]
Careers at Legal Aid Alberta
Legal Aid Alberta is seeking lawyers for multiple roles. These positions will appeal to individuals who like to take initiative, are client-focused and exceptionally strong at delivering high-quality results. You will help drive the future of our organization and play an important role in developing a talented and diverse Legal Aid Alberta team province wide. […]
October 27 is Duty Counsel Day – join the LAA duty counsel ranks
October 27 is Duty Counsel Day! It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of the vital role that duty counsel plays in protecting access to justice. Demand for duty counsel never stops. Last year alone, duty counsel assisted more than 135,000 Albertans across the province. Nationally, this figure rises to more than 1 […]
Updated immigration resources
Good things come in threes – that certainly applies to a trio of new resource documents for immigration roster that are now available on the LAA Roster Resources website. Immigration Invoicing Guide: This document is your guide to the Immigration Tariff. It will help you understand how the Tariff operates, and addresses common confusions […]