Supporting clients at Indigenous courts with knowledge and passion
Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyers are uniquely positioned to deliver quality representation for clients at Indigenous courts Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Jay Gill says lawyers representing clients in Alberta’s Indigenous courts need to bring patience and knowledge into the court in order to give clients the best representation. “I’m here doing what LAA […]
Advising LAA of outcomes
When a matter is concluded, counsel are required to advise Legal Aid of the outcome of the matter on the final invoice. This information can then be gathered for statistical purposes. As a government-funded organization, business statistics are crucial for making informed decisions, optimizing resource allocation, and demonstrating accountability and effectiveness to stakeholders. However, if your […]
Lawyer Directory – Opt in today
Legal Aid Alberta is implementing a lawyer directory on its public website to better assist clients in selecting preferred counsel. Expanded travel guidelines, complemented by a user-friendly lawyer directory, will be transformative in ensuring clients can more easily find and choose a legal aid lawyer. The lawyer directory addresses a critical challenge for our clients, […]
Lawyer Portal Outage, May 25
When: May 25, 5 p.m. – May 27, 7 a.m. What: Lawyer Portal, DC Portal, and Client Gateway will be unavailable for updates. Thank you for your understanding.
Introducing Client Access and Service Enhancements
Client Access and Service Enhancements, or CASE, includes several initiatives, including travel expansion, DC Portal access for Duty Counsel, Client Gateway enhancements, and the Lawyer Directory. The legal needs of Albertans have always been and will continue to be the primary focus of innovation at Legal Aid Alberta. Client Access and Service Enhancements (CASE) will […]
Legal Aid Alberta wins 2024 Canadian Law Award
Legal Aid Alberta has won the Lincoln Alexander School of Law Award for Shaping the Future. Legal Aid Alberta has won the Lincoln Alexander School of Law Award for Shaping the Future at the 2024 Canadian Law Awards. In a social media announcement on May 9, event sponsor Canadian Lawyer Magazine posted: “Congratulations to […]
Ask A Lawyer: Ensuring fair treatment in court for people with mental health issues
Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyers have a key role in Edmonton’s Mental Health Court Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyer Justin Hjelsvold’s role as duty counsel in courtrooms in and around Edmonton brings him into contact with people worried about the legal challenges they’re facing. Often, there’s more going on than criminal charges. “Almost […]
Time reporting
Legal Aid Alberta requires all lawyers to maintain proper time records, for a number of reasons: to enable us to respond to client billing inquires, for manual review of invoicing in specific situations, and to support post-payment random and complaint-based audits. Thorough and accurate maintenance of time reports helps us better serve our clients, and helps […]
Immigration workshop May 16
Have you registered yet? Legal Aid Alberta Immigration Team Lead Ruth Williams is hosting an online review of LAA’s immigration training from over the last year on Thursday, May 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. The focus will be on key advocacy concepts and tips, along with practice management. Key Takeaways: Mastering advocacy strategies: Gain valuable […]
Introducing Legal Aid Alberta’s South Roster Liaison
Legal Aid Alberta is pleased to announce the addition of Ashkay Verma to our team as the Roster Relations Liaison for the south region. Based in Calgary, Akshay is a former LAA roster lawyer with a criminal defence background. He joins our current Roster Relations Liaison, Paul Welke, also a former member of the roster, […]