You can receive 15 to 30 minutes of free consultation with an expert lawyer, notary or designated paralegal.

778-200-4478

(lower cost representation services) if you meet criteria below:

You can also receive referral to a supervised articling clinician at our Everyone Legal Clinic if you:

1. Have a family, tenancy, employment, wills/estates, civil or consumer law issue
2. Have the ability to pay for the clinician’s fixed-fee representation services
3. Are willing to work with the clinician by telephone or videoconference
4. Can communicate in English

If you meet all of the above criteria, you can call the ELC Client Line (778-200-4478) to schedule an initial meeting with a clinician by videoconference or telephone. Our articling clinicians work under the supervision of practising lawyers, and provide legal services on a lower-cost, fixed-fee basis.

To find out if you qualify for a legal aid lawyer, it’s best to phone the call centre or go into a legal aid location and inquire/apply. 

201-321 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC.

To get a legal aid lawyer to represent you:

• your legal problem must be covered by our legal aid rules,  and
• your net monthly household income and assets must be at or below the financial guidelines.

https://legalaid.bc.ca/services/do-i-qualify-representation

https://disabilityalliancebc.org/program/disability-law-clinic/

The DLC provides a Summary Advice and Referral Service which is a free, confidential legal service, directly to persons with disabilities from across BC, on certain disability-related areas of law, including:

Accessibility laws, Discrimination/human rights, Access to Services, Accommodation in the workplace, Post-secondary education, Transportation, Decision-making rights, Removing committee-ship, Public Guardian and Trustee and Long-term disability insurance.

Meet with a Lawyer and Aboriginal Community Legal Worker to privately discuss family law issues, including: children, separation, finances and support, abuse and family violence, assisting with court documents, and referrals to community resources. Contact Jessica or Dan at (250) 753-6578 To Book An Appointment

https://www.tillicumlelum.ca/programs/legal

Legal information about Wills and Estates, Work, Money and Debt, Home and neighbours, Health, Consumer, Cars and getting around, Rights and Citizenship, Resolving Disputes.

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