May 7: Free public legal information sessions on wills, Small Claims Court
Date Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Time 5:30 p.m. Wills; 7 p.m. Small Claims Court
Place The Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen St. West, Toronto, University & Queen W. (at Osgoode subway station)
Register Advance registration is required by May 3 to ensure a seat. Please register online or by phone: 416-947-3413/1-800-668-7380 ext. 3413.
In two, free, one-hour sessions, lawyers and paralegals will provide you with helpful information and explain common concerns about wills and Small Claims Court.
How to curb precarious employment
Many in the labour market do not have the same social and legal protections and security that other workers enjoy. This needs to change, say these authors.
Migrant farm workers inhabit precarious working world
If we are serious about reforming temporary worker programs, we should be building protections against exploitation, abuses, and unsafe work conditions for everyone, says this author.
May 14: UORAP training workshop, Toronto
Date Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Time 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Place Falconer Hall, University of Toronto Law School (on Queen's Park Crescent, right next to the Museum subway station)
Contact Emily Bates, UORAP Director
Email emily.bates@uottawa.ca
The purpose of this training is to assist community workers to help refugee claimants prepare for their refugee hearing.
Website aims to help teens emerge from the aftermath of 'sexting'
A new website aims to help teens regain control of their lives in the aftermath of 'sexting' or cyber bullying, an initiative spurred by the recent suicide deaths of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd.
PLEI Connect - 5th Webinar - Writing for the Web and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Apr 30, 2013 12:30 pm E.S.T. - English PLEI Connect - 5th Webinar - Writing for the Web and SEO
Apr 30, 2013 2:30 pm E.S.T. - Francais - La Connexion VIJ - 5e webinaire - La rédaction Web et le SEO
May 2, 2013 12:30 pm E.S.T. - English PLEI Connect - 5th Web Lab - Writing for the Web and SEO
May 2, 2013 2:30 pm E.S.T. - Francais - La Connexion VIJ - 5e weblab - La rédaction Web et le SEO
To register for the web labs, please visit: http://clbc.webex.com
PLEI Connect is a project to help organizations across Canada identify and share technology tools to effectively deliver public legal education and information (PLEI) services. Key components of this project are webinars and web labs in English and French. Register today for this month's webinar and web labs on writing for the web and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Holistic services the way forward for Ontario legal clinics
For lawyers, this means working more closely with their clients to address their systemic needs, not just their legal issues, according to the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario's strategic plan.
Right to know: Legal aid off limits to all but the poorest
A single person will not qualify for free legal aid if he or she makes more than $10,800 a year. The absolute cut-off for a four-person household is $24,067.
Grandparent rights bill will get public hearings in Ontario
Liberal backbencher Kim Craitor is making his fifth attempt to update the Child Law Reform Act to give grandparents more rights.
A Plea for More PLEI
On the occasion of Law Day (April 17), this writer discusses the importance of public legal education and information (PLEI) in meeting access to justice needs.
