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==Find legal information online== | ==Find legal information online== | ||
A good starting point is [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw], a website that helps you find legal information on everyday legal topics. The information found through Clicklaw is produced by trusted organizations such as the [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1006 Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch], [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1024 Legal Services Society] and [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1021 TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre] and is: | A good starting point is [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw], a website that helps you find legal information on everyday legal topics. The information found through Clicklaw is produced by trusted organizations such as the [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1006 Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch], [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1024 Legal Services Society] and [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1021 TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre] and is: | ||
* specifically written for people in BC, | * specifically written for people in BC, | ||
* written in plain language, and | * written in plain language, and | ||
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Examples of topics include debt, family law, health, housing, rights & citizenship, abuse & family violence and the court system. | Examples of topics include debt, family law, health, housing, rights & citizenship, abuse & family violence and the court system. | ||
You can search for information by [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems/alltopics topic] and by [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/content/languages language]. Searching by language can be helpful for clients who read languages other than English but it is important to know that the amount of legal information available in other languages is limited. The legal information your client needs may be available only in English. | You can search for information by [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems/alltopics topic] and by [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/content/languages language]. Searching by language can be helpful for clients who read languages other than English but it is important to know that the amount of legal information available in other languages is limited. The legal information your client needs may be available only in English. | ||
If you use a search engine like Google to find legal information, it is very important that you ask the following questions: | If you use a search engine like Google to find legal information, it is very important that you ask the following questions: | ||
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*'''Is the site asking you to pay a fee?''' Some websites provide legal information as a way to attract customers. The information may be limited. | *'''Is the site asking you to pay a fee?''' Some websites provide legal information as a way to attract customers. The information may be limited. | ||
When you use [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw] or see a result from Clicklaw in your Google search, you know editors and contributors have done this work for you. You can trust the legal information you find through Clicklaw. | When you use [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw] or see a result from Clicklaw in your Google search, you know editors and contributors have done this work for you. You can trust the legal information you find through Clicklaw. | ||
==Find legal information booklets and other print information== | ==Find legal information booklets and other print information== | ||
Most legal information booklets are available electronically on [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw]. Publications can be printed from the online version, or they can be ordered. For information on how to order print copies of booklets, brochures or pamphlets, check the inside or back cover. Or, check the website of the organization that produces the information. | Most legal information booklets are available electronically on [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw]. Publications can be printed from the online version, or they can be ordered. For information on how to order print copies of booklets, brochures or pamphlets, check the inside or back cover. Or, check the website of the organization that produces the information. | ||
For example, the [http://www.lss.bc.ca/ Legal Society Services of BC] provides information on how to order the booklet ''[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart]''. | For example, the [http://www.lss.bc.ca/ Legal Society Services of BC] provides information on how to order the booklet ''[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1058 Living Together or Living Apart]''. | ||
