Sentences with phrase «on the access to justice crisis»

A program of lawyer supervision would have no impact on the access to justice crisis in family law, she wrote, adding that «only licensed and independent paralegals can offer meaningful competition to lawyers.»

It also integrates new research data on the Access to Justice crisis and the impact of self - represented litigants, and the adaptations and changes this challenge demands in these and other aspects of lawyering practice.

In an initiative the Law Society of Upper Canada's outgoing treasurer is touting as his legacy, the regulator brought some 100 members of the justice sector under the same roof for the first time this week to put their heads together on the access to justice crisis.

The Foundation is currently focused on the access to justice crisis; legal education — and more specifically the delta between academic training and market readiness; and how to harness technology to improve legal access and delivery, especially in the «retail» market segment.

I once memorably shared a stage at a public meeting organized by the Ottawa Writer's Festival on the Access to Justice crisis with the (then) Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Not exact matches

The Access to Justice Commission chaired by Labour peer Lord Bach released a damning interim report last week on «the crisis in the justice system of England and Wales&Justice Commission chaired by Labour peer Lord Bach released a damning interim report last week on «the crisis in the justice system of England and Wales&justice system of England and Wales».

Many access to justice efforts focus on crisis moments — serving an individual at a pressure point in their life such as eviction or deportation.

Why should a licensing candidate being paid pennies serving low - income clients suffering from the access to justice crisis have to pay the same as those articling on Bay St. earning + $ 60k a year?

Your analogy to fees being based on good character investigations and demands on the system is weak because such a system would not necessarily contribute to the access to justice crisis.

In light of this crisis, it seems worthwhile to look at a snapshot of cases involving issues concerning access to justice, the impact of self - represented litigants on the courts» resources, and how the courts have been handling such issues.

Here are a few back - of - the - envelope calculations to try to convey just how unrealistic it is for lawyers to focus only on legal aid / public funding and pro bono as a solution to the access to justice crisis.

Recent Canadian studies on access to justice describe it as being in a state of crisis.

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Before arriving at your host sites, the fellows will meet virtually to participate in the «Legal Access Innovation Curriculum», which is a series of eight webinars sessions over a two - day period designed to 1) increase fellows» understanding of the nature and extent of the access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host Access Innovation Curriculum», which is a series of eight webinars sessions over a two - day period designed to 1) increase fellows» understanding of the nature and extent of the access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host access to justice crisis 2) provide training on the varied uses of technology in delivering legal services, 3) gain exposure to different technology tools and platform they will use over the summer 4) provide context to the work at their host sites.

If we are to address the twin crises of articling and access to justice we must do so on our own.

A recent article points out that ``... focusing on technological solutions to the access - to - justice crisis risks letting policy - makers and the legal community off the hook.»

On top of this, our country is neck - deep in a seemingly perpetual access to justice crisis that has seriously undermined the public's confidence in the ability of the legal profession to respect and protect their interests.

Embedding pro bono and a commitment to social justice within the law curriculum is an important step towards ensuring pro bono extends beyond law school, but relying on «mandatory» volunteering is not the answer to our access to justice crisis.

Whether this ethical duty becomes a formal obligation may well depend on the profession's response to the growing access to justice problem that is already widely seen as a crisis.