About PBO: One simple phone call can connect people with a lawyer, helping break down barriers to justice for low - income Ontarians who can not
access traditional legal services due to geography, disability, childcare obligations, or inflexible work schedules.
Not exact matches
The Louis M. Brown Award recognizes programs and projects that employ innovative means to enable affordable
access to
legal services for those of moderate income, who do not qualify for
legal aid yet lack the discretionary funds to pay the
traditional costs of
legal services.
Our unique approach gives you
access to a-la-carte
services designed specifically for those representing themselves - at a fraction of the cost of
traditional legal representation.
Participating in the working group on Non-Lawyers Working to Help Narrow the Justice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing
access to justice, not replacing
traditional legal services.
«The
traditional law practice business model constrains innovations that would provide greater
access to, and enhance the delivery of,
legal services.»
Despite best efforts of individual
legal publishers, there are many understandable reasons for incomplete databases: — problems with obtaining
access to cases available on one
service that are no longer available from the source, — copyright claims and the threat of litigation by
traditional print publishers respecting print law report series, — the control exercised by SOQUIJ over
access to Quebec cases, and / or — the lack of the will by the publisher to identify and and acquire missing cases identified by means of a database audit.
... the digital revolution and the modern social and economic forces it has unleashed are creating new modes of delivery of
traditional legal services, creating new demands and expectations for meaningful
access to justice, and eroding the fundamental assumptions upon which the
legal profession of the past was built.
However, the paper also suggests that there are reasons to believe that non-lawyer ownership will not lead to significant
access gains because (i) those in need of civil
legal services often have few resources and, for them,
legal aid is the answer, (ii) non-lawyer ownership is likely to be attracted to profitable sectors of the market, (iii) some
legal services require the individualized attention of an experienced practitioner who charges high rates and the
traditional worker owned partnership model may be the better approach in this context and (iv) there may be reasons other than price causing people not to address civil
legal needs.
However, direct
access does provide an alternative way for the public to
access legal services rather than via the
traditional route.»
the
traditional law practice business model constrains innovations that would provide greater
access to, and enhance the delivery of,
legal services;