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Speaking like normal
people
Sarah McCoubrey
Executive Director
Ontario Justice Education Network
The problem
Remedy
Discovery
Recess
Detention
Consideration
Damages
Leave
Sentence
Accessory
Bar
Tort(e)
Tips
•Stop talking about our qualifications
•Listen before we talk
•Imagine feeling afraid and confused
•Use scenarios – not war stories
•Invite questions and interruptions
•Make it fun
L.I.F.E. Project
Legal Information For Everyone (LIFE): A collaborative project between
OJEN, the Law Society and Community Legal Education Ontario to both
encourage and improve the quality of public legal information sessions
delivered by lawyers and paralegals.
•CPD credit
•Video modules
•Print materials
•Referral information
•Checklists
•Podcasts
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