Staff Lawyer (8 months)

Legal Aid Ontario employees are committed to making a difference in the lives of our clients by ensuring that each client receives the access to justice afforded to them under the law.

Primary Function

The CRO provides high‑quality legal and other support services to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of legal action on behalf of clients of LAO‑funded community legal clinics and Student Legal Services Organizations (SLSOs). Services include individual file assistance, publications in key areas of clinic law, training for clinic and SLSO caseworkers, court litigation support, facilitation of communication and knowledge sharing among clinic practitioners, and support for inter‑clinic working groups and clinics in identifying systemic issues, conducting research, reforming law, and developing litigation strategies.

Key Accountabilities

• Providing court litigation support to clinic and SLSO lawyers and community legal workers in clinic ...