The Clicklaw Film Festival continues with the third episode of Clicklaw Charades now available on our YouTube channel. Do you know anyone in this kind of situation? Watch this 27 second video and let us know what you think of it, and the other Clicklaw Charades.
The Clicklaw Film Festival continues this week with our latest entry, “Clicklaw Charades, Episode 2″. Have a look on our YouTube channel to see if you can figure out the answer!
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We’ve noticed that Legal Help for British Columbians: A Guide to Help Non-legal Professionals Make Legal Referrals for Clients is a very popular title on Clicklaw! It is often the first title that appears when browsing by topic, which indicates that many visitors are clicking on that title to find out more about it. Here are two comments about the Guide we’ve received from Clicklaw visitors:
“I am a volunteer at 411 Seniors Centre. I frequently get questions about the client’s legal situation and find the legal guide helpful in providing answers that are concise and in plain language. I have photocopied the pages on representation agreements for some clients because the outline is clear and covers the subject well. The guide also covers a wide range of topics that can be of use to seniors.”
Dave Hibbard, 411 Seniors Centre Volunteer
“This guide has come to my aid in helping [non-lawyer] clients several times over the past couple of weeks. Three of the questions I received were identical to examples in Part 1: Common Legal Problems:
- The Ministry has taken my kids
- A debt collector is harassing me
- My car broke down and the dealer won’t fix itThe author provides clear and concise information on the steps you need to take and where to get help for each problem. The clients have been very satisfied and grateful for the information I passed on to them.
Part 2: Resource Guide is a nine page alphabetical list of sources of legal information, providing quick access to website addresses and phone numbers. To date, there has been only one number I needed that wasn’t on the list – the Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner (related to the debt collector question). I keep a photocopy of this list on the bulletin board for easy access.”
Denise Caldwell, Kamloops Branch Manager, Courthouse Libraries BC
Last week Clicklaw was featured in a jigsaw puzzle as part of the launch of our LawStartBC campaign.
LawStartBC Crossword Puzzle
This week Clicklaw was featured in another puzzle: a crossword puzzle that highlighted our LawStartBC display table at the 2010 BC Library Conference. The conference, held in Penticton this year, brings together librarians from across BC, from all types of libraries — public libraries, academic and schoool libraries, and special libraries (such as ourselves at Courthouse Libraries BC, where we like to think it’s a good thing to be called “special”).
A highlight of the conference was an award presented to the Law Foundation of BC for its support of public legal information and in particular our LawMatters program at Courthouse Libraries BC. Nominated by Surrey Public Library, the Law Foundation won the Keith Sacré Library Champion Award, presented to an individual, organization or business that has a record of support of libraries, literacy, and public access to information.
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| Mary Mouat accepting the Library Champion Award on behalf of the Law Foundation of BC, with Drew and Janet of Courthouse Libraries BC |
With our LawMatters program at Courthouse Libraries, we work with over 240 public libraries across BC to assist them in providing current legal information, including print versions of many of the plain language materials that are available through Clicklaw. We also provide training to public library staff to enhance their ability to answer legal reference questions from the public.
More photos from the BC Library Conference 2010:
Jamie and Gordon from Clicklaw contributor organizations Access Pro Bono and Peoples Law School
At Law Day 2010, we launched LawStartBC, a new promotion campaign from Courthouse Libraries BC. LawStartBC features Clicklaw, the HelpMap, LawMatters and Courthouse Libraries as four “pieces of the puzzle” for legal information and assistance for the public in BC.
At Law Day in Vancouver on Saturday there was a great tone to the day, with lots of community connections and questions from the public. A sampling:
This last question is actually the most popular “common question” on Clicklaw: “I am the executor of my mother’s will and am doing the work myself“. There are now 100 common questions on Clicklaw, and more coming as the site continues to evolve.
We weren’t the only ones fielding questions; the Attorney General was among those fielding some challenging questions during one of the public forums. More photos from Law Day 2010 here.
At Courthouse Libraries BC, we’re launching a new campaign for the public, called LawStartBC. The campaign showcases Clicklaw and the Clicklaw HelpMap as part of an integrated package of legal information and assistance for the public:
Fridge magnet puzzle for LawStartBC
We’re officially launching the campaign at Vancouver Law Day on Saturday, April 17: stop by our display table if you’re coming down to the Vancouver Public Library between 10:00 and 2:00!
On Saturday, April 17, the Clicklaw team will be at Vancouver’s Law Day events. The events highlight the British Columbia justice system and the many legal resources available to the public. We’ll be unveiling our new Courthouse Libraries BC promotion campaign called LawStartBC, which showcases Clicklaw and the Clicklaw HelpMap as part of an integrated package of legal information and assistance for the public.
Law Day will be held from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch at 350 West Georgia Street. The Law Day events include a mock trial, two free public forums and display booths (come and check out ours!).