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It provides culturally appropriate services to aboriginal people and communities consistent with their needs. Their number is 604.985.5355 in Greater Vancouver, and toll free 1.877.811.1190 elsewhere in BC. Select “About Us” then “Our Team” from the website for a list of local numbers. | It provides culturally appropriate services to aboriginal people and communities consistent with their needs. Their number is 604.985.5355 in Greater Vancouver, and toll free 1.877.811.1190 elsewhere in BC. Select “About Us” then “Our Team” from the website for a list of local numbers. | ||
====The | ====The People’s Law School==== | ||
This non-profit organization sponsors free lectures on a great variety of legal topics, taught mainly by lawyers. To contact the People’s Law School, phone 604.331.5400, or see their website at [http://www.peopleslawschool.ca www.peopleslawschool.ca]. | |||
This non-profit organization sponsors free lectures on a great variety of legal topics, taught mainly by lawyers. To contact the People’s Law School, phone 604.331.5400, or see their website at [http://www. | |||
====The Public Library==== | ====The Public Library==== | ||
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You have a legal problem, or at least you think you do, and you need some free or inexpensive help. Then the following services may be able to help you: | You have a legal problem, or at least you think you do, and you need some free or inexpensive help. Then the following services may be able to help you: | ||
====Lawyer Referral Service==== | ====Lawyer Referral Service: [http://www.lrsbc.org www.lrsbc.org]==== | ||
It’s a public service offered by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, the same organization that operates Dial-A-Law. Call 604.687.3221 in the Lower Mainland or 1.800.663.1919 toll-free elsewhere in British Columbia. Explain briefly the type of problem, and the service will give you the name of a lawyer. Phone the lawyer and make an appointment. Tell the lawyer that Lawyer Referral Service sent you. | It’s a public service offered by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, the same organization that operates Dial-A-Law. Call 604.687.3221 in the Lower Mainland or 1.800.663.1919 toll-free elsewhere in British Columbia, from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Explain briefly the type of problem, and the service will give you the name of a lawyer. Phone the lawyer and make an appointment. Tell the lawyer that Lawyer Referral Service sent you. If available, the lawyer will give you up to a 30-minute appointment for $25 plus taxes. At the appointment, the lawyer will tell you if you have a legal problem. Then, if you and the lawyer agree, you can hire that lawyer at their normal rate. | ||
====Services provided by Legal Services Society (LSS): [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]==== | ====Services provided by Legal Services Society (LSS): [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]==== | ||
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:The Legal Services Society will pay for a lawyer to represent you if: your legal problem is covered by our legal aid rules, you meet the [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/doIQualifyRepresentation.asp financial guidelines], and you have no other way of getting legal help. Legal problems that may be covered by legal aid include [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/criminalLaw.asp criminal charges], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/mentalHealthAndPrison.asp mental health and prison issues], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/familyIssues.asp serious family problems], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/childProtection.asp child protection matters], and [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/immigrationProblems.asp immigration problems]. | :The Legal Services Society will pay for a lawyer to represent you if: your legal problem is covered by our legal aid rules, you meet the [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/doIQualifyRepresentation.asp financial guidelines], and you have no other way of getting legal help. Legal problems that may be covered by legal aid include [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/criminalLaw.asp criminal charges], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/mentalHealthAndPrison.asp mental health and prison issues], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/familyIssues.asp serious family problems], [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/childProtection.asp child protection matters], and [http://www.lss.bc.ca/legal_aid/immigrationProblems.asp immigration problems]. | ||
:To find a [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/legalAidOffices.asp legal aid location] near you, see the LSS website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca] and under “Legal aid,” click “Legal aid | :To find a [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/legalAidOffices.asp legal aid location] near you, see the LSS website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca] and under “Legal aid,” click “Legal aid locations”. Or you can call the LSS province-wide Call Centre at 604.408.2172 (Greater Vancouver) or 1.866.577.2525 (call no charge, elsewhere in BC). | ||
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