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'''Settlement workers can NOT refer clients to a specific lawyer.'''
'''Settlement workers can NOT refer clients to a specific lawyer.'''


==Find legal help in your community==
==Find legal help in your community==
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Some services have restrictions on who they can help. For example, [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1053 Legal Aid] and [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1040 Access ProBono] provide legal advice services to people with lower incomes. Some services are restricted to certain areas of law. For more tips on using Clicklaw and Clicklaw’s HelpMap, visit http://clicklaw.bc.ca
Some services have restrictions on who they can help. For example, [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1053 Legal Aid] and [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1040 Access ProBono] provide legal advice services to people with lower incomes. Some services are restricted to certain areas of law. For more tips on using Clicklaw and Clicklaw’s HelpMap, visit http://clicklaw.bc.ca


'''Tools for Settlement Workers''' – [http://www.options.bc.ca/ Options Community Services] has developed one page Quick Links to Public Legal Information and Resources to help you navigate to resources on a variety of legal topics, including [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/family-law.pdf?sfvrsn=0 family law], [http://www.options.bc.ca/immigrant-services/settlement-integration-program wills and estates], [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/housing.pdf?sfvrsn=0 housing], and [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/legal-services.pdf?sfvrsn=0 legal services]. For more information on Options Community Services, visit http://www.options.bc.ca/immigrant-services/settlement-integration-program
'''Tools for Settlement Workers''' – [http://www.options.bc.ca/ Options Community Services] has developed one page Quick Links to Public Legal Information and Resources to help you navigate to resources on a variety of legal topics, including [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/family-law.pdf?sfvrsn=0 family law], [http://www.options.bc.ca/immigrant-services/settlement-integration-program wills and estates], [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/housing.pdf?sfvrsn=0 housing], and [http://www.options.bc.ca/docs/is-fact-sheets-jan2014/legal-services.pdf?sfvrsn=0 legal services]. For more information on Options Community Services, visit http://www.options.bc.ca/immigrant-services/settlement-integration-program


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