 
How does our pro bono program work?
The basic concept of the program is to provide a professional
setting in which lawyers give 2-4 hours of their time free
per month to help those who cannot obtain legal help elsewhere.
The key is to protect the lawyers' time and boundaries as
well as to facilitate high professional standards. The Society
works with various social and charitable agencies to arrange
and administer half-hour legal appointments.
Follow-up appointments are available.
Our pro bono lawyers give advice and help clients do the
work. They do not prepare typed legal documentation as would
normally be done for their office clients. They do not take
work home. The lawyers do not go into court or go on record.
They prepare the client to go into court, help the client
gain a winning attitude (with emphasis on preparation) and
take the fear out of the legal process.
The pro bono clients do not call the lawyers if they want
to follow up, they call our clinic.
What progress have we made
in delivering our services?
Video-conferencing
project:
We are now operating video-conferencing clinics to serve more remote areas of the Province.
Website:
Our website has a calendar system
for booking clients and lawyers and a system for storing
client information.
Resource manuals:
See our Lawyer / Legal Resources tab.
Volunteers & staff:
We have several full-time workers,
and over 100 non-lawyer volunteers who coordinate the
program and provide administrative, typing, clinic chaperone
and other services.
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