Information for Lawyers

News on events, policies and procedures that may be of interest to our legal community.

As a part of LAO's commitment to ensure all clients receive high quality legal aid services we've established certain minimum experience and professional development standards.

The Big Case Management (BCM) program was set up to deal with some of the most costly and complex criminal trials funded by Legal Aid Ontario.

Information regarding submitting an interim or final account for all fees and disbursements incurred with each 12-month period of the certificate.

For your reference, this schedule shows timelines for the payment of accounts submitted through Legal Aid Online.

Information regarding LAO's random and targeted Post-Payment Examination policy.

Interested in doing legal aid work? This is a good starting point to see what legal aid offers to new lawyers.

Looking for some guidance in your legal career? LAO offers one-on-one, online and group mentoring opportunities.

A listing of some resources that may be of use to a practicing lawyer. This includes handbooks, manuals and helpful tips.

For your reference, here is a listing of useful forms.

As part of the Aboriginal Justice Strategy, LAO has now included an Aboriginal section to inform both lawyers and clients of the rights and options available to Aboriginal clients, including in some cases Aboriginal persons court (Gladue).

The Major Case Management Office employs experienced lawyers to provide high quality criminal defence services to legal aid clients in accordance with the legal, professional and ethical obligations required of criminal lawyers in Ontario.