Over 300 attend Legal Aid Alberta webinar on Indigenous Courts and restorative justice
Over 300 people gathered online to learn about Indigenous people and the law, in a virtual event hosted by Legal Aid Alberta lawyers and staff whose work focuses on Indigenous Courts and restorative justice. LAA lawyers Grace Auger and Jessica Buffalo and justice navigator Stephen Shirt connected the historic and ongoing injustices against Indigenous […]
Legal Aid Alberta offers free public webinar to bust myths about Indigenous people and the law
There is a common misconception that Indigenous people “get off easy,” and Legal Aid Alberta lawyers want to set the record straight. “Considering the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in our prisons, I can’t imagine where that idea comes from,” said Jessica Buffalo, LAA staff lawyer who works in the Calgary Indigenous Court. She […]
Legal Aid Alberta lawyer takes the lead on LGBTQ2S+ group
Chuck Easton aims to grow membership and support for the Alberta Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community section. A Legal Aid Alberta lawyer has been appointed to lead a Canadian Bar Association section on sexual orientation and gender identity — and is hoping to increase its membership of LGBTQ2S+ and […]
LAA earns two nominations in Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential
The annual survey asks readers to nominate and then cast their votes for the profession’s best and brightest. Voting is open until June 25. At Legal Aid Alberta, our greatest asset is our people. In recognition of their contributions in the field of law, LAA President and CEO Gianpaolo (John) Panusa and staff lawyer Amna […]
Ask A Lawyer: Indigenous Courts and restorative justice
Indigenous Courts ensure fair treatment for Indigenous people in conflict with the law Legal Aid Alberta lawyer Jessica Buffalo appears on the June 1, 2021 episode of the “Ask a Lawyer” segment of the Global Morning Show in Edmonton. Watch: Indigenous Courts and Restorative Justice The discovery of the remains of 215 children […]
Confronting the truth
We put it upon ourselves, with Legal Aid Alberta, to continue our work providing access to meaningful, restorative justice for Indigenous people. By LAA’s Grace Auger, Stephen Shirt, and Jessica Buffalo The discovery of a mass grave of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is emotionally devastating. […]
Sharing the knowledge: LAA hosts day-long child welfare law seminar
“Ensuring that clients involved in the child welfare system receive high quality representation is very important to Legal Aid Alberta. Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) has hosted its first day-long virtual training session on child welfare law, with about 100 staff and roster lawyers from northern Alberta in attendance. “Child welfare is one of our priority areas in family […]
‘Locked down’ or not, Albertans still need legal help and access to justice: Legal Aid Alberta President and CEO
As Alberta works through the third wave, it’s time to remember those serving on the frontlines of the justice system. Courts are considered closed, but what does that mean for those seeking justice and legal help? “Domestic violence didn’t go away on lockdown. People still need legal assistance. What happens to vulnerable people […]
LAA’s frontline lawyers have a huge impact on the lives of domestic violence victims
Legal Aid is helping protect people from physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual abuse As we face a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Legal Aid Alberta family lawyers and Alberta courts are continuing to support families and individuals grappling with the domestic violence, substance abuse, isolation and economic and cultural struggles. Family lawyers on […]
Mental health and the law: How a therapeutic approach is making a difference
Legal Aid Alberta lawyer Amna Qureshi appears on the May 4, 2021 episode of the “Ask a Lawyer” segment of the Global Morning Show in Edmonton. Watch: Mental Health and the Law Qureshi explains the workings of Edmonton’s Mental Health Court, a therapeutic court that helps individuals in conflict with the law who are also […]