Richard Zorza’s access to justice blog notes that the ABA is looking for director for its Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiative.
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Law Society CEO Set to Tackle Access-to-Justice Issues
An introduction to the new CEO of the Law Society of Manitoba and her vision to improve access to justice.
The Power of Bilingualism in the Legal Profession – Event Recap
The CFCJ has a recap of their recent event on the power of bilingualism.
Access to Justice Advocate – Janet Mosher
Recent reports have underscored the importance of innovation and imagination to the pursuit of access to justice. At the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, we understand that such efforts come down to people – to advocates. In an effort to spotlight the diverse range of individuals working across the access to justice landscape, we are pleased to present the Access to Justice Advocates blog series. Each month we will profile someone who brings a unique perspective and makes a valuable contribution to the issue of access to justice. Do you know an access to justice advocate? Let us know at communications@cfcj-fcjc.org.
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice had the wonderful opportunity to meet Professor Mosher at Osgoode Hall Law School to discuss her work in access to justice. As a researcher and teacher, Professor Mosher spoke to us about conceptualizations of access to justice that stimulate her work, as well as the ways in which the intersection between research and frontline advocacy can play a unique role on the access to justice landscape. Her conceptualization of access to justice redirects access to justice advocacy away from courts and towards broader understandings of justice, power and inequality.
The full length version of the interview can be found here.
Wigging Out About Access to Justice
Canadian Lawyer has this piece on the launch of the second year of Flip Your Wig for Justice.
Legislative Intelligibility and the Rule of Law
On SLAW, JP Boyd offers some thoughts on legislative intelligibility and the rule of law.
B.C. Lawyers Hope to End Their Monopoly on Practicing Law
In the Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew writes about the Law Society of British Columbia’s musings to open legal services to more competition.
What If…
On SLAW, Karen Dyck asks “What If…” – a sort of desiderata for improving access to justice. What would you add to the What ifs?
Bilingual Accès Justice Access Centre Now Open in Halifax
Great work by our friends in Nova Scotia! What’s new in access to justice for 2015: Nova Scotia’s first bilingual access to justice centre! The Accès Justice Access centre opened recently at 1663 Brunswick Street in Halifax, as an initiative of the Association des juristes d’expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse (AJEFNE). The centre offers services in both official languages on site and by telephone, email and online. Free consultations with a lawyer will be available by appointment.
Unified Family Courts: An Established Mechanism for Improving Access to Justice
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
Are unified family courts a magic bullet? J.P Boyd of the Canadian Research Institute for Law explores the potential on the CFCJ blog. http://ow.ly/FmW41