Working with Your Legal Aid Lawyer

Working with Your Legal Aid Lawyer

Describes client and lawyer responsibilities to help them both know what to expect from a legal aid contract.

Also explains:

  • what the lawyer’s time on the case includes,
  • what the lawyer can’t do,
  • change of counsel requests by the client or the lawyer, and
  • where to find out about making a complaint.

Note that the French version includes recent updates that are in the current English version. All other language versions from 2021 don't include these recent updates.

Legally reviewed:

This resource is in clear language for people who don’t know about the law.

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