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“Duty Counsel” lawyers can give you basic advice about your legal rights, obligations and the court process. You can also apply to Legal Aid BC to have a lawyer appointed to represent you for family, child protection, criminal matters and harvesting offenses. | “Duty Counsel” lawyers can give you basic advice about your legal rights, obligations and the court process. You can also apply to Legal Aid BC to have a lawyer appointed to represent you for family, child protection, criminal matters and harvesting offenses. | ||
https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/legalAdvice | [https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/legalAdvice legalaid.bc.ca] | ||
If you need help applying for a legal aid lawyer, Legal Aid BC '''Community Partners''' and Law Foundation of BC '''Legal Advocates''' can help with your application. They can also provide legal information and advocacy on a wide range of matters. Legal Advocates such as these provide free and confidential services throughout the province. | If you need help applying for a legal aid lawyer, Legal Aid BC '''Community Partners''' and Law Foundation of BC '''Legal Advocates''' can help with your application. They can also provide legal information and advocacy on a wide range of matters. Legal Advocates such as these provide free and confidential services throughout the province. | ||
For legal advocacy near you, see: | For legal advocacy near you, see: | ||
* https://povnet.org/find-an-advocate and | * [https://povnet.org/find-an-advocate povnet.org] and | ||
* https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/communityPartners | * [https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/communityPartners legalaid.bc.ca] | ||
== Legal aid eligibility == | == Legal aid eligibility == |