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There are three kinds of legal help.
#'''More legal information''' may be available from an organization or a community advocate that specializes or knows more about the topic. For example, if the legal issue is housing, you may refer the client to the [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1085 Tenant Infoline] operated by [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1021 TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre]. Another useful referral is [http://www.cbabcclicklaw.orgbc.ca/helpmap/For-the-Publicservice/Dial-A-Law 1045 Dial-A-Law]. Dial-A-Law is an online library of print information and recordings prepared by lawyers. It offers general information on many legal topics in English, Chinese and Punjabi.
#'''Legal advice''' is available from lawyers or others who are qualified to give legal advice. For example, you may refer your client to a free legal clinic ([http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/helpmap/1052 Access ProBono]) or to see a duty counsel lawyer at a courthouse ([http://www.lss.bc.ca/ Legal Services Society]).
#'''Legal representation''' is when a lawyer or another qualified legal professional represents the client in their dispute. For example, you may show your client information about how to find a lawyer using the [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw] link [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Legal+help+%26+lawyers%7c1187&so=v Legal help & lawyers – finding legal help]. They would see services like the [http://www.cbaclicklaw.org/dev/BCbc.ca/initiativeshelpmap/mainservice/lawyer_referral.aspx 1044 Lawyer Referral Service], which is provided by the [http://www.cbaclicklaw.bc.org/dev/BCca/Homeorganization/mainhelpmap/default.aspx 1006 Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch]. They provide a half hour meeting with a lawyer for a fee of $25.
'''Settlement workers can NOT refer clients to a specific lawyer.'''