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Enhancing Access to Justice: Private Bar Lawyers and CALC Collaborations

Enhancing Access to Justice: Private Bar Lawyers and CALC Collaborations. Hastings County Law Association www.communitylegalcentre.ca/HCLA. Community Advocacy & Legal Centre 158 George Street, Belleville, Ontario www.communitylegalcentre.ca.

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Enhancing Access to Justice: Private Bar Lawyers and CALC Collaborations

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  1. Enhancing Access to Justice: Private Bar Lawyers and CALC Collaborations Hastings County Law Association www.communitylegalcentre.ca/HCLA Community Advocacy & Legal Centre158 George Street, Belleville, Ontario www.communitylegalcentre.ca

  2. HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  3. Understanding the Issues: Special Access to Justice Forum Supreme Court of Canada Justice Cromwell & National Action Committee (NAC) on Access to Civil & Family Justice

  4. HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  5. Private bar and pro bono lawyers University student legal clinics Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians Government, Courts & Politicians University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics University Student Legal Clinics Pro Bono Lawyers Pro Bono Lawyers Pro Bono Lawyers Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Law & Bar Associations Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics Community Legal Clinics NGOs & Law Foundation NGOs & Law Foundation NGOs & Law Foundation NGOs & Law Foundation NGOs & Law Foundation NGOs & Law Foundation Legal Aid Legal Aid Legal Aid Legal Aid Legal Aid Working with Access to Justice partners Creating strategic alignment and possibilities for increased collaboration Increasing Access to Justice Increasing Access to Justice HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  6. Justice Cromwell & the National Action Committee • A working definition of access to justice: People will have appropriate access to justice when they have the resources, skills and services to address their civil and family legal issues. HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  7. Access to Justice “Outcomes” Paradigms Old view of A2J vs. Emerging view of A2J • Clients obtain access to the justice system, civil liberties, equal protection and intended benefit of the law • Clients have increased security in achieving and protecting their basic needs, such as food, shelter, income, education, employment, health care, personal safety and family relationships • Holistic and transformative • Includes social justice • Social inclusion outcomes HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  8. Access to Justice (CALC View) Providing information about the law, legal rights, legal processes and the legal system; Increasing the amount of advice and “brief” services to help people understand and navigate the system Providing access to enforcement mechanisms, and appropriate legal representation at all stages of legal proceedings. Supporting methods to reform unjust laws and to encourage the adoption of new laws to promote justice; undertaking systemic advocacy to improve the legal practices of institutions HCLA AGM - Access to Justice 8

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  10. Supporting Pro Bono efforts

  11. CALC Pro Bono Survey (2006) HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  12. CALC 2006 Pro Bono Survey Results Many local lawyers: • Are quietly doing pro bono work • Are willing to help with: • Legal columns • Radio shows • “brown bag” lunches • Wills’ donations • LEARN legal info workshops HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  13. Celebrating Pro Bono volunteers (2007)!!! HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

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  17. 2012 – 2013 Wills & Powers of AttorneyPILOT Project HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  18. Shared Learning Opportunities Collaborating to increase the quality of legal services

  19. HCLA Lunch and Learn Series HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

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  22. Tips for Family Law Lawyers Assisting Clients on Social Assistance HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  23. Preventing Referral Fatigue Where Else to Go For Help Chart: When LAO-funded Services Can’t Help A comprehensive online list of referrals in our service area HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  24. Gary Malkowski / CHS Workshop on Working with the DeafMay 2013 HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  25. Compassion Fatigue Workshop HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  26. Special Interest workshops HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  27. Working with Community Partners to Increase A2J Enhancing the legal capability of service providers

  28. Public Libraries Project HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  29. Public Libraries Outreach Project - Collaboration with community partners HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  30. Family Law Information and Resource Sharing Workshop HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  31. Collaborating on LEARN LAW Workshops for service providers

  32. Learn Law Lunches HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  33. LEARN LAW Workshop:Legal Issues Encountered by Clergy HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  34. Collaborating to create a web presence A credible portal to legal information

  35. Creating/hosting new HCLA website HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  36. Collaborating to Reduce Legal Costs

  37. Family Law Checklist: What to Bring HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  38. Will Checklist: What to Bring HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  39. Tip Sheet: Estate Planning HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  40. Collaborating to Increase Legal Literacy in the Community

  41. LEARN LAW Newspaper Columns – Launched in February 2012 • Jointly produced monthly newspaper columns being published in rural newspapers throughout five counties in Eastern Ontario • Project of Five County LAO-funded Service Providers Network HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  42. Learn Law Column:Where Can I Find More Information About Family Law? HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  43. Learn Law Column:Why Make a Will? HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  44. Learn Law Columns: Powers of Attorney HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  45. Working with OJEN to Increase Legal Literacy in High Schools and the Community (LAW Day)

  46. Belleville-Kingston Regional OJEN Committee & Law Institute 2014 & Law Day 2013 HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  47. LAW DAY 2013 HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  48. Working with Legal Aid partners to provide more seamless service delivery

  49. Paths to Justice Report HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

  50. Introduction to Five County Network (FCN) • Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC) • Kingston Community Legal Clinic (KCLC) • Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) • Northumberland Community Legal Centre (NCLC) • Queen’s Student Legal Aid Society (Queen’s) • Rural Legal Services (RLS) HCLA AGM - Access to Justice

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