Telephone Legal Information ServicesDial-A-LawCanadian Bar Association BC Branch (Information and Referral) In Lower Mainland Tel: (604) 687-4680 Toll Free: 1-800-565-5297
Law Line
Lawyer Referral Services
Video Legal InformationNote: The videos listed in this brochure can be borrowed from the Legal Services Society Resource Centre [call audio visual clerk 660-4665 (M,Tue,Th) or Fax 660-9579; 200 - 1140 West Pender, Vancouver, BC V6Y 2C3] or obtained from the specified distributors listed below.Being a Witness; BC Court System; and Welcome to Court Services: The People Who Make It All Work, Law Courts Education Society of BC Do I Really Need a Will?, 411 Seniors' Centre Helping Families Through Separation: Family Court Counsellors; and Young Offenders Act: A Canadian Approach to Juvenile Justice, Justice Institute of BC In Search of Safety; WCB -- How It Works for You (dated), Workers' Compensation Board of BC The Malcolm Matter: A Family Court Case (dated); Surviving as a Tenant, Legal Services Society Sexual Harassment on the Job: Management Responsibilities, Identification, Prevention and Penalties; Witness Preparation: For Labour Hearings and Tribunals, Canada Law Book "What We're All About:" Office of the Public Trustee, Office of the Public Trustee
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Additional Video ResourcesThe Law Society of BC created a series of one half hour programs on legal issues in 1989-91. Copies of Legal Wise episodes are available on loan from the Legal Services Society Legal Resource Centre.
Distributors of Videos:Canada Law Book Inc240 Edward Street Aurora, Ontario L4G 3S9
411 Senior's Centre Society
Justice Institute of BC
Law Courts Education Society
Office of the Public Trustee
Workers' Compensation Board of BC
Legal Information ClassesLaw Courts Education Society221 - 800 Smithe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2E1 Provincial Office: (604) 660-9870 (Offices in six regions; court orientation, including classes in several languages)
People's Law School
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Note: Many of these resources are available from the Legal Services Society Legal Resource Centre or Literacy BC, or contact the CBA BC Branch Plain Language Committee of the Law Practice Management Section for more information.How to Recognize if Your Client has a Literacy ProblemAdult Literacy Work in Canada, Richard Darville, 1992 (can be borrowed from Literacy BC)Literacy, Economy and Society, Results of the First International Literacy Survey, Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development and Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 1995, Toll Free Order Line:1-800-267-6677 Literacy, the Gift of Understanding, (video), BC Literacy Public Awareness Campaign, (can be borrowed from Literacy BC) Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Everyday Activities, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 1990, Toll Free Order Line: 1-800-267-6677
Adapting to Meet Client Needs
Plain Language Legal Writing, Cheryl Stephens, PlainLanguage.Com, Vancouver Canada Tel: (604) 739-6884 |
Legal Writing for Lawyers: Everything you wanted to know about legalese...but were afraid to ask, Plain Language Committee, State Bar of Michigan (video, with humorous approach -- can be borrowed from Legal Services Society, Legal Resource Centre) Plain Language for Lawyers, Michele Asprey, Grant & Sons, Florida, 1995, Tel: 1-800-942-8683 or Fax: (813) 778-5252 Writing in Plain English, Robert Eagleson, Australian Government Publishing Services, GPO Box 84, Canberra ACT 2601
Taking ActionLiteracy Audit for Social Agencies, 1992, Literacy BC, VancouverReading the Legal World: Literacy and Justice in Canada, 1992, Canadian Bar Association Task Force Report, copies available from BC Branch. Taking Down the Wall of Words: Community Agencies and Literacy, 1990, John Howard Society of Canada, 22 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5 Tel: (613) 728-1865 Fax: (613) 729-7715
On Line/Newsletters/PictionariesLegalpix, A Pictorial Journey Through BC's Criminal Justice System, 1995, Law Courts Education Society, Vancouver (first of a series to explain the justice system using pictures to illustrate common legal words)Plain Language On Line Centre: http://plainlanguagenetwork.org/ Plain Language On Line Training: http://plainlanguagenetwork.org/plaintrain/index.html
Rapport: News About Plain Language Literacy OrganizationsLiteracy BC622 - 510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8 Toll Free: 1-800-663-1293
ABC Canada
National Adult Literacy Database Inc (NALD)
National Literacy Secretariat
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Native and Multicultural Legal Assistance OrganizationsAffiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies (AMSSA) 385 Boundary RoadVancouver, BC V5K 4S1 Tel: (604) 298-0747 (umbrella organization, for resources and referral throughout the province)
Immigrant Information Program
Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISS)
Legal Services Society:
(2) Vancouver Aboriginal Justice Centre Society
(3) Community Law Clinic
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Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities (MOSAIC)
1522 Commercial
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC
Orientation Adjustment Services for Immigrant Society (OASIS)
United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (SUCCESS)
Lawyers For Literacy Project:Lawyers for Literacy ProjectPlain Language Committee Attention: Cheryl Stephens Law Practice Management Section Canadian Bar Association BC Branch P.O. Box 33813, Station D Vancouver, BC V6J 4L6 Tel: (604) 739-0443 Fax: (604) 739-0522 Email mail@cherylstephens.com
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