Kayla Black

Lois Shelton reflects on a career supporting frontline advocates across BC   In October 2022, the Foundation hosted the first in-person Provincial Advocates Training Conference (the “Conference”) since the onset of the pandemic, in partnership with Legal Aid BC. This annual conference brings together legal advocates, lawyers, and others working on the frontlines of access …

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The Law Foundation of BC is excited to share our 2022 annual report! Click HERE to read stories about work being done to provide access to justice to people in BC.

The Law Foundation of BC is excited to announce that the Legal Research Fund is now open for applications.   Eligible grant-seekers can apply for up to $25,000 to support research that has the potential to advance knowledge related to law, social policy, and the administration of justice.  The Law Foundation encourages applications where the proposed …

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About the role: The Program Director, Access to Justice is a member of a dynamic team that is working to create, amplify and support innovative solutions to difficult access to justice challenges and systemic inequities that affect the well-being of diverse communities in British Columbia. For more information on this position, please see the full …

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About the role: The Director of Legal Service Grants is part of a dynamic team working to create innovative solutions to difficult access to justice challenges that affect diverse communities in British Columbia. For more information on this position, please see the full posting on the Foundation’s hiring portal: https://lawfoundationbc.bamboohr.com/careers/42

About the role: The Project Manager, Finance Support will join a dynamic team that is developing innovative solutions to difficult access to justice challenges in support of a future where systems of law and justice support all people to live and thrive in dignity. For more information on this position, please see the full posting …

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About the role: The Data Management Specialist is part of a dynamic team that is working to create innovative solutions to difficult access to justice challenges that affect the well-being of diverse communities in British Columbia. For more information on this position, please see the full posting on the Foundation’s hiring portal: https://lawfoundationbc.bamboohr.com/careers/40  

Prisoners’ Legal Services – How one local organization is changing the face of prison advocacy The West Coast Prison Justice Society operates Prisoners’ Legal Services (PLS), the only program focused exclusively on prison-related legal advocacy in western Canada. “Prisoners’ Legal Services is unique in Canada because we administer all prison legal aid in our jurisdiction, …

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About the role: The Process and Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Indigenous Justice will join a dynamic team that is working – in partnership with communities – to support solutions to justice challenges that affect the well-being of diverse Indigenous communities, whether through Indigenous laws, Canadian law, or both. As an important part of existing efforts to …

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How West Coast LEAF’s Community of Practice creates an intentional space for those engaged in the child welfare system In 2019, the West Coast LEAF released the “Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare” report with funding from the Law Foundation of BC. The report came about as a result of a year-long …

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