UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)

• Criminal;
• Small Claims;
• Employment Standards;
• Residential Tenancy;
• WCB;
• Consumer Protection;
• Employment Insurance;
• Social Assistance;
• Wills and Estates;
• Immigration and Refugee;
• Incorporation of Non-Profit Socities; and,
• Civil Liberties.

In addition, we can offer representation on a case-by-case basis in such hearings as:

• Small Claims Court;
• Criminal Court;
• Welfare Appeals;
• Residential Tenancy Branch Arbitrations;
• Immigration and Refugee Hearings; and,
• Academic Disciplinary Hearings.

We can also draft certain types of legal documents, including: 

• Demand Letters;
• Wills;
• Powers of Attorney;
• Representation Agreements and Living Wills; and,
• Notice of Claims and Replies.

Our current policy is to do our best to provide summary legal advice to all clients. Depending on the circumstances of each client and issue, LSLAP may be able to offer more substantive assistance.

Who LSLAP CANNOT Help

You should also be aware that there are certain problems that LSLAP CANNOT assist with, including:

• Family Law issues, including divorce;
• Business and Commercial Law;
• Land/Property matters, including those with regard to wills and estates;
• Strata Matters;
• Personal injury law suits;
• Union issues;
• Probate or administrative matters over $15,000;
• Impaired driving charges or traffic offences;
• Criminal offences which are indictable, or criminal charges where the Crown has chosen to proceed by way of indictment;
• Summary conviction (non-indictable) criminal charges where a jail sentence is likely, or where the Crown is seeking a jail sentence;
• Criminal offences in youth court;
• Matters requiring appearances in or applications to a Superior level court (the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada).
• Complaints against lawyers;
• Complaints against doctors; and,
• Any file where the supervising lawyer makes a determination that a law student cannot properly assist the client under the circumstances.

Fax Line                                                                        1-604-822-1661

*To make an appointment, you must call the above number.  If you call any other numbers associated with LSLAP, you will be redirected to the 604-822-5791 number.

*LSLAP no longer accepts family law files.  Please see "LINKS" for family law referrals.

Please note that it is LSLAP policy not to give legal advice over the telephone, fax, or email. While you may have an extremely urgent question or legal problem, because we are students and not members of the professional bar, we simply cannot give legal advice over the telephone. There are, however, a number of services available which may be able to provide the answers you're looking for:

604-687-4680 or 1-800-565-5297 outside the Lower Mainland or www.dialalaw.org
Pre-recorded tape messages offering practical information on the law.

604-687-3221 or 1-800-663-1919 outside the Lower Mainland.
Referrals to lawyers by legal issue. Lawyers charge only $25.00 fee for half-hour consultation. During this time fees are negotiated, but some well-organized questions can get answers.

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