MEDIA ADVISORY - Ontario's Access to Justice Week offers free legal seminars and clinics from October 28 to November 1

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to attend Ontario's ninth annual Access to Justice (A2J) Week from October 28 to November 1, featuring a diverse offering of virtual programming for legal professionals, the broader justice sector and the public, free of charge. The immersive week of educational programming will focus on this year's theme, "Redefining Access to Justice." This all-encompassing theme allows us to reflect on access to justice in broader contexts — from the point of view of technology, accessibility or inclusiveness.

Visit TAG: The Action Group on Access to Justice website for detailed information about the full line-up of events, summarized below:

Monday, October 28

• Redefine access to justice in French
• Indigenous worldviews are transforming justice: What can it mean for A2J?
• Trusted Help Project in a retirement community in Ontario
• What's happening with AI regulation in Ontario?
• Legal Aid Ontario:  The premier path to a career in social justice
• Meet 10 paralegals in different legal practice areas who can help YOU with every day legal problems

Tuesday, October 29

• National Self-Represented Litigants Project's School for Family Litigants
• Roundtable of Legal Diversity Associations (RODA)
• Understanding the impact of A2J activities: Developing an Impact Assessment Framework for the Law Foundation of Ontario
• How to make pro bono legal services work for your firm or practice
• Thinking outside the box? (for paralegals)

Wednesday, October 30

• French Law Practice Program of the University of Ottawa free legal clinic
• Pathways and barriers to justice at Ontario's tribunals
• Redefining access to justice: The role of digital platforms to meet the need for access to legal information
• Generative AI: in the service of justice
• The missing middle: The rising cost of legal fees for individuals who do not qualify for legal aid
• Answers to your everyday legal questions

Thursday, October 31

• French Law Practice Program of the University of Ottawa free legal clinic
• Building a 'no wrong door' legal services delivery system

Friday, November 1

• Redefining Access to Justice through visual advocacy
• Indigenous perspectives on A2J in the north

Members of the media: Please confirm your attendance at any of the sessions, in advance, by contacting the media contact below. Thank you.

Ontario's A2J Week is hosted by TAG: The Action Group on Access to Justice in collaboration with the Law Society of Ontario and justice sector partners. TAG was established by the Law Society of Ontario in 2015 to facilitate better coordination and collaboration across the justice sector. With support from the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Foundation of Ontario, TAG works with a range of justice stakeholders to develop meaningful, public-centred solutions that advance systemic change. Read the backgrounder.

The Law Society regulates lawyers and paralegals in Ontario in the public interest. The Law Society has a mandate to protect the public interest, to maintain and advance the cause of justice and the rule of law, to facilitate access to justice for the people of Ontario and to act in a timely, open and efficient manner.

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Media contact: Julia Ballerio-Dupe, Bilingual Public Affairs Advisor; Policy, Equity and External Relations, [email protected].