Sentences with phrase «of public legal education»

Other jurisdictions should give serious thought to adopting this model for the delivery of public legal education.

Based on the data, we will work with our partners to enhance training and distribution of public legal education and information materials.

The extremely positive findings of the evaluation support the continued use and further expansion of this innovative model of public legal education delivery.

It is wonderful to see such efforts not only to keep the legal community informed, but also to contribute to the advancement of public legal education and understanding of the judiciary's work.

I first became aware of the disconnect early in my career when I began work in the area of public legal education.

Legal information can be found on their website, as well as the time, dates, and locations of their public legal education programs.

The continuum of public legal education and information providers is wide and I strongly encourage readers to provide in the comments links to the many dozens of resources I will fail to mention here.

I have highlighted the supporting families fund and the development of public legal education and information materials.

Our mandate is to facilitate and promote the development and distribution of public legal education and information for people in BC.

«The 2017 CEDAW Report Card shows many areas where the BC government still hasn't stepped up for women, although certainly this year's grades are higher on average than in recent years,» adds Alana Prochuk, Manager of Public Legal Education at West Coast LEAF.

The 2010 annual meeting of the Public Legal Education Association of Canada will be held just before the conference.

«At least 80 % of the more than 35,000 BC children on welfare are growing up in single - parent families, the vast majority of them headed by women,» says Alana Prochuk, Manager of Public Legal Education at West Coast LEAF and also a participant in the Welfare Food Challenge.

Recently, I was tasked with organizing and implementing a series of public legal education seminars on housing issues for youth, funded by the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario.

In this regard, I have always had a particular admiration for the PLEIs — a.k.a the providers of Public Legal Education and Information.

This website is dedicated to the development of the theory and practice of public legal education in Canada.

PLEI Connect recently began a new series of public legal education webinars, some topics in English and others in French.

One of the deficits in the English civil justice system is the lack of public legal education.

An hour later, our Manager of Public Legal Education Alana Prochuk joined Magalie and Chelsea for an interview at CBC Radio Kamloops, which was aired on Monday of this week and is available on our website.

I've found it surprising that the Website of the Public Legal Education Association of Canada is «Under Construction» though details of its work can be found in Red Deer, Alberta.

2016 was another successful year for PLEA in the provision of public legal education and information to the people of Saskatchewan.

From pamphlets to booklets, self - help guides, and posters, publications are a staple of public legal education and now most are available to read online or download.

Second, the data on age suggests that some adjustments may be required on the part of public legal education groups, who may want to retool their publications to accommodate the declining visual acuity of their prime markets in their web and print offerings.

In 2009, Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS), a London based youth - led social policy think - tank, with the support of the Public Legal Education Network (PLENet) undertook a pilot study into young people's legal capability.

It seems to me that whenever we talk about litigants without counsel, the conversation inevitably veers toward the delays, costs and other inconveniences such litigants impose on court and counsel, and the sort of public legal education that might be provided to smooth the stormy seas.

Julie has led CLEO in carrying out a range of innovative initiatives, including several research projects that look at methods for improving the effectiveness of public legal education and information.

Julie is past President of the Public Legal Education Association of Canada, having completed three terms in this position.

In 2008, the relevant stakeholders of public legal education institutions agreed to standardize their curriculum and collectively produce legal textbooks to be taught in other public law schools.

As an early initiative, LawConnect will host the annual conference of the Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC), the national association of PLEI providers, here in Toronto in the fall of 2016.

The importance of public legal education and information in meeting access to justice needs was likewise an important theme arising out of the Manitoba Bar Association's 2010 - 11 Access to Justice Town Hall Meetings.

It's heartening to see the involvement of public legal education charity Law for Life and the Royal Courts of Justice CAB in developing information for unrepresented litigants.

But even among lawyers with an awareness of the presence and mission of the PLEIs, a dismissive attitude about the benefit of public legal education as a means of improving access to justice can surface.

He is a regular commentator on Fairchild Radio on issues of public legal education and information.

-LSB-...] Awareness that you've got a legal issue, though, doesn't have to be the endpoint of public legal education.

We have assisted tens of thousands of British Columbians over the years through law reform, test case litigation, systemic advocacy, delivery of public legal education, summary advice, workshops and representation of clients before administrative tribunals and the courts.

The sessions planned are panel discussions among members of the PLEI community in Canada and beyond, and target providers, intermediaries, and end - users of public legal education.

October 22, 2015 — Lorne Bertrand & Joanne Paetsch, Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family — New Study Supports the Wikibook Model of Public Legal Education

Anybody interested in Only Yes Means Yes is encouraged to contact Alana Prochuk, Manager of Public Legal Education at West Coast LEAF, to learn more.

The PLEIs have also been very good at raising the bar nationally, with regional events in Montreal (Colloque D'Educaloi — October 2010) and Vancouver (Justaclickaway — February 2011) culminating in fascinating collections of insights and best practices in the delivery of public legal education and the use of new media tools to do it.

The speaker, Alana Prochuk, is West Coast LEAF's Manager of Public Legal Education.