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Student Legal Assistance: Pro Bono Law Alberta

Pro Bono Law Alberta: The sessions will allow victims access to brief legal consultations with members of Calgary Legal Guidance, Pro Bono Law Alberta, Legal Aid Alberta, Pro Bono Students Canada and Student Legal Assistance, according to CTV. With many people displaced from their homes due to the flooding, questions related to landlord-tenant, employment, mortgage, family and insurance laws have come up, says Leung. We want to help people understand what laws apply and what they can do from a legal standpoint and A group of University of Calgary law students have coordinated a series of pro bono legal sessions in Okotoks and Calgary for victims of recent flooding in southern Alberta. The sessions are being organized by Ben Leung student director-Student Legal Assistance U of C , Kevin Stenner president Society of Law Students and Eleanor Carlson program co-ordinator Pro Bono Students Canada . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.