Legal Profession
BC Mediation Roster Societyhttp://www.mediator-roster.bc.ca/
A list of qualified mediators managed by the BC Mediation Roster Society. Mediation services are available to lawyers, judges, government agencies, and to any other organization or individual wishing to resolve a dispute.
Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch
http://www.bccba.org
Website of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, providing information on Dial-A-Law, a telephone service of taped information on legal topics, and the Lawyer Referral Service, a service that provides an initial consultation of up to a half-hour with a lawyer for $25 plus tax.
Canadian Bar Association – National
http://www.cba.org/CBA/Home.asp
The main website of the Canadian Bar Association.
Federation of Law Societies
http://www.flsc.ca/
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is the umbrella organization of the fourteen law societies in Canada. Each law society governs the legal profession within its respective province or territory. The website provides links to each province’s law society.
Law Foundation of British Columbia
http://www.lawfoundationbc.org
The Law Foundation of BC is a non-profit foundation created by legislation to receive and distribute the interest on clients' funds held in lawyers' pooled trust accounts maintained in financial institutions.
Law Society of British Columbia
http://lawsociety.bc.ca/
The Law Society is the governing body of BC lawyers. On the front page, click on ‘Public’ for general information about finding and working with a lawyer.
Trial Lawyers Association of BC
http://www.tlabc.org/
The Trial Lawyers Association of BC is a non-profit society, comprised of plaintiff lawyers who work to strengthen and preserve laws that protect the rights of individuals.