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'''Settlement workers can NOT refer clients to a specific lawyer.'''
==Find Legal Help in Your Community==
For example, if you are looking for family law advice for your client in Surrey, enter “Surrey”, click on “GO” and then select “Family Law” and “Legal advice, representation or advocacy”. You can also narrow your search by the language that the service is offered in. Many of these services in other languages are provided over the telephone, where a 3rd party interpreter is brought onto the call.
Some services have restrictions on who they can help. For example, [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1053 Legal Aid ] and [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1040 Access ProBono ] provide legal advice services to people with lower incomes. Some services are restricted to certain areas of law. For more tips on using Clicklaw and Clicklaw’s HelpMap, visit http://clicklaw.bc.ca
'''Tools for Settlement Workers''' – [http://www.options.bc.ca/ Options Community Services] has developed one page [http://www.options.bc.ca/immigrant-services/settlement-integration-program Quick Links to Public Legal Information and Resources] to help you navigate to resources on a variety of legal topics, including [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/family-law.pdf?sfvrsn=0 family law, wills and estates, housing, and legal services.