Lawyer Portal accounts for assistants
If you have a legal assistant or other support staff who need to access Lawyer Portal on your behalf, they need to have their own Lawyer Portal account. Once their account is set up and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled, you can link their account to yours using the token system. This allows you to […]
Correction: Isolated court location update
We wish to correct an error in a previously published notice regarding the recent isolated court location update. Isolated court location changes effective April 1, 2025 applies to all invoices moving forward, regardless of when the certificate was issued. For further inquires, please contact mailto:[email protected]
Child welfare training session available online
On March 26, nearly 170 roster and LAA staff lawyers attended (virtually and in-person) a day-long training session exploring the evolving landscape of child welfare law. Roster lawyers can now access this informative and engaging session online. Find the entire program in our Training and Events archive.
Holiday closure
Legal Aid Alberta offices will be closed on Good Friday, April 18 and Easter Monday, April 21. We resume operations during regular hours Tuesday, April 22.
Legal Aid Alberta helps immigration and refugee applicants
Moving to a new country is an enormous undertaking, and one that thousands of people choose when coming to Canada each year. Some have been planning their move carefully; others are fleeing repressive regimes where the rule of law is not in effect. All are seeking a better life and a new beginning in Canada. […]
Coming in April: Increased travel and disbursement rates for roster lawyers
Starting April 1, 2025, Legal Aid Alberta is formalizing the way Travel and Disbursement Guidelines have been applied to improve clarity and accountability for travel-related reimbursements and support roster lawyers’ work across the province. Key updates include: Higher reimbursement rates – Private vehicle kilometrage increase to $0.83/km. Increased meal allowances – Higher rates for meals […]
Changes to isolated court locations
(This article was corrected April 3, 2025, to accurately reflect the dates of certificates affected by this change.) Upon review of the current isolated court locations which were introduced April 1, 2023, and LAA’s commitment to reviewing our processes on a regular basis, we have determined the definition of Isolated Court Locations requires refinement. Therefore, […]
Lawyer Portal outage after hours on March 20
Several of LAA’s systems, including the Lawyer Portal, will be unavailable Thursday, March 20, from 6 p.m. – 12 midnight to support upcoming changes on April 1 to LAA’s travel and disbursement rates for roster lawyers and a changes to isolated court locations. Impacted systems: Lawyer Portal Lawyer Portal Application Form DC Portal Lawyer […]
Register now for Child Welfare training session
Register now for this informative and engaging virtual training session exploring the evolving landscape of child welfare law. This webinar is open to all roster lawyers. For Child Welfare Panel Members, the training will satisfy the panel’s annual requirement to complete six hours of continuing education in the area of child protection. This session will […]
Legal Aid Alberta celebrates 28 long-service employees
Year after year, “LAA has been there” to provide access to justice “Thank you for listening.” These are the most gratifying words Kevin Livingstone can hear in his long and accomplished career as a family lawyer with Legal Aid Alberta (LAA). For the past 20 years, Kevin has been on the frontlines […]