Advocating for legal aid advocates

Our website is in the process of being updated. More information will be available in 2021. 

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PROUD A.L.L. MEMBERS!

DIRECTORS

Join us now, if you haven't already!

The Association of Legal Aid Lawyers' Hardship Trust provides financial assistance to BC legal aid lawyers who are experiencing hardship due to the effects of the COVID-19

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BC Gov News: Greater stability for legal aid​
BC Gov News: B.C. announces agreement with legal aid lawyers

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The Province: Ian Mulgrew: B.C. government averts legal aid strike with interim deal
Global News: B.C. government, Legal Services Society announce deal to avoid legal aid strike 
CBC: ​Legal-aid job action averted as interim deal reached with B.C. government
The Star Vancouver: Legal aid strike stopped by interim funding plan, B.C. Attorney General announces

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DONATE! 

We are in the midst of an ambitious campaign to convince the government to do the right thing. We need your financial support to do so. Some of our members have contributed thousands of dollars. Click here and bring your generous donation to the effort.

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We have released "Restoring Funding for Legal Aid", our Proposal to the Attorney General 

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​We encourage everyone to read "Action, not more talk, on increased legal aid funding is needed now". Our information section contains links to many other documents, including Richard Peck's presentation to the LSBC legal aid committee.

An Association for all

We are pleased to report that even though A.L.L. is in its early stages, our membership numbers are significant, and growing daily. Our members include criminal, immigration and family lawyers, and ranges from more junior members of the bar to very senior lawyers.

Membership is open to all members of the Bar, and articled students. A.L.L.’s membership is not restricted to only those who do legal aid work as the Society recognizes that broad support from the Bar is crucial to our success.

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What we want to change:

The purposes of A.L.L. include:

To educate the public, legislators and policy‐makers concerning the need for properly funded legal aid services for British Columbians;

​To unite lawyers from all regions of British Columbia in a collective voice to support the
need for improved legal aid funding;

To advocate for increased funding for the Legal Services Society of British Columbia;

To negotiate with government for increased legal aid funding;

To advocate for increased legal aid funding in child protection matters as a means of reducing the number of children in care, particularly indigenous children;

To educate the public, legislators and policy‐makers on how the underfunding of legal aid adversely affects British Columbia’s indigenous peoples;

When and if necessary, to organize collective job action on the part of the legal aid Bar, as the potential for job action is expected to be a critical aspect of negotiations for improved legal aid funding;

To provide financial and other assistance to members of the Society who engage in job action.