Where do lowincome Ontarians get free or affordable legal help? Most people know that legal aid exists, but do you know how it actually works? Teachers, join us to dive into how Legal Aid operates, from a panel of lawyers who have been working in the system for years. We will review and explain the different types of help that Legal Aid offers, who can access them, and how. Including:

The certificate program
Duty counsel
Community legal clinics
Specialty clinics
Student legal clinics

Speakers: Simone Bern, Criminal Policy Counsel and Lead for the Bail Strategy at Legal Aid Ontario; Lenny Abramowicz, Executive Director, Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario; Rosanna Miu, Scarborough Duty Counsel

0:00 Beginning of webinar
2:52 Land acknowledgement
4:00 Speaker introductions
6:40 What is Legal Aid Ontario
10:47 Services that Legal Aid Ontario provides
16:42 Certificate services
19:26 Applicable tests for certificates
21:45 Other services
26:07 Community legal clinics
27:11 History of legal aid clinics in Ontario
34:40 Three fundamental principles of the community clinic model
39:10 The 72 community clinics of Ontario
40:50 Challenges facing community clinics
44:10 What is the role of youth criminal duty council
49:32 Youth criminal duty council case example
53:19 Extra Judicial Sanctions
55:30 Specific youth sentences
56:29 Section 119(2) Periods of access
59:16 Bail hearings
1:04:28 Why do lawyers choose to work in the legal aid system
1:08:57 What kind of support is there for young people in family law


OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar and so many other crucial projects possible.


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