Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic
Site: Windsor - Langlois Ave
Service: Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: WIN0275 | Last Modified: 06 Jan 2020 | Last Full Update: 30 Dec 2019 |
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 519-253-3526 Leamington Satellite Office: as requested |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-855-650-9716 - Integrated Legal Clinics' French Language Service Program for Southwest Ontario |
| Fax | 519-253-7874 |
| pinsonnk@lao.on.ca | |
| Website | www.blc-cjb.com |
| Primary Contact | Kevin J Pinsonneault, Executive Director, Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic; Phone: ext 4024; Email: pinsonnk@lao.on.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Amy Lavoie, Advocate, Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic; Phone: ext 4022; Email: lavoiea@lao.on.ca |
| Description and Service Details | |
| Description (Service) | Bilingual legal services * free advice, representation and referrals in both French and English to low-income residents * clinic engages in law reform activities, community outreach and public legal education * provides help filling forms through St. Clair College paralegal students *Centre for Integrated Legal Clinics' French Language Service Program for Southwest Ontario. French Legal Summary Advice Line * Areas of Law; Ontario Works Ontario Disability Support Program Housing (Tenant Rights) Employment Canada Pension Plan Human Rights Small Claims Court Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Click Here for Leamington Satellite Office Contact Information . Legal Health Check Up * an online check-up to help people who are living in poverty identify legal problems and get help * Many people do not think of their everyday problems as being "legal problems" and do not know that they can get help. * People living in poverty are more likely to report multiple problems such as bad health, unemployment, low income, poor housing and family breakdown. * Community Legal Services has created this check-up to help people who are living in poverty so they can identify legal problems and get help. Click Here for more information |
| Hours | Clinic Office hours: Mon-Fri, 9 am-4:30 pm Form Filling Clinic: Tue, Wed, Thu, 9 am-2:30 pm * Service Provided by St Clair College Paralegal Students * Call for details (Students only available during school fall and winter semesters) Integrated Legal Clinics' French Language Service Program for the Southwest: Mon-Fri: 9 am-5 pm Leamington Satellite Office as requested |
| Areas Served | Essex County |
| Eligibility | Persons with low income in need of legal representation or advice |
| Application | * Telephone advice and referral provided * Needs assessment required for representation; Appointment required |
| Languages | English ; French - officially designated bilingual ; Spanish ; Other languages - upon request |
| Fees | None |
| Agency Information | |
| Established | 1987 |
| Primary Executive | Kevin J Pinsonneault, Executive Director, Windsor-Essex Bilingual Legal Clinic; Phone: ext 4024; Email: pinsonnk@lao.on.ca |
| Funding | Provincial - Legal Aid Ontario |
| Elections | Annually |
| Agency Services | |
| Site Information | |
| Located In Community | Windsor |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Langlois Ave and Tecumseh Rd E |
| Bus Routes | Transway 1C |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible - Parking, Washroom, Ramp and Entrance |
| Other Details | |
| Print Material | Pamphlets; Newsletter |