Justice Education Society of British Columbia

The Justice Education Society has produced a series of online resources along with Access Pro Bono, the Law Society of BC and Salvation Army Pro Bono Program. Videos, worksheets and a resource directory are available to prepare clients to receive pro bono and unbundled legal services and are in English, Chinese and Punjabi.

The Justice Education Society has produced a series of online resources along with Access Pro Bono, the Law Society of BC and Salvation Army Pro Bono Program. Videos, worksheets and a resource directory are available to prepare clients to receive pro bono and unbundled legal services and are in English, Chinese and Punjabi.

Web Resources

• Your Legal Problem (Chinese | Punjabi)
• Getting Help With Your Legal Problem (Chinese | Punjabi)
• How Lawyers Can Help (Chinese | Punjabi)
• Paying for a Lawyer (Chinese | Punjabi)
• Free Legal Services (Chinese | Punjabi)
• Getting Ready to Meet a Lawyer (Chinese | Punjabi)
• Representing Yourself in Court (Chinese | Punjabi)
  

Videos
Laws and the justice system can be very complicated. If you have a legal problem, these new videos, depicting a legal expert answering questions for a group of new immigrants, will help you determine what options are right for you.

Part 1 - Getting Legal Help
Watch Part 1 in Chinese and Punjabi.

Part 2 - Paying for Legal Services (Chinese | Punjabi)
Part 3 - Preparing to Meet a Lawyer (Chinese | Punjabi)

Worksheets

Meeting with a Lawyer
This worksheet will help you determine what documents to take to your first meeting with a lawyer and suggest some questions you might want to ask your lawyer. Some of these questions may not apply to your case. Also available in Chinese and Punjabi.

Representing Yourself
This worksheet will help you understand what is involved in handling your own legal case and what information you need to find out. It will also help you decide if you are capable of handling your own case. Also available in Chinese and Punjabi.

Unbundled Legal Services
Use a worksheet like this if you have agreed to handle some of your own legal work. It will help you keep track of what work you have agreed to do and what work the lawyer will be doing. Deadlines are very important. Also available in Chinese and Punjabi.

Legal Help Resources

An extensive directory provides information about and links to numerous online, in-person and phone-based resources. (Chinese | Punjabi)